Open Wide the Door to Christ, Second American Edition

In his book, Open Wide the Door to Christ, S.C. Biela reassures the reader that there is a specific spiritual path that leads to a time when Christ will no longer have to knock persistently on the door of our hearts because our interiors will be fully open to Him. The author demonstrates how the "key" of spiritual poverty will unlock the door through our imitation and the intercession of Mary, the lowly handmaid of the Lord. Then there will no longer be two, but One, otherwise known as the transforming union described by two Doctors of the Church, St. Teresa of Avila, and St. John of the Cross. When transforming union happens, we will not be able to live without the Divine Light of Love. This Light will embrace us and transform us in Itself, where we will find true life.

Quotes from Open Wide the Door to Christ:

Eucharist: "Christ Himself will unite your life with the Sacrifice offered on the altar so that it may become an offering to your brethren. You yourself will see that everything good that happens in your life is not yours; rather, it is His work. Therefore, in your heart, the space of poverty will deepen. As a result, Christ will be able to act in you so that the fruit of the Redemptive Sacrifice can be realized more and more perfectly in your life." (90)

Mary, Mother of Humility: "She, by interceding on behalf of her children, knows that, on her own, she can give them nothing. Her humility and her awaiting everything from God calls upon His presence and His action. If Mary is united with God and full of grace, then it is only because God looked upon His handmaid's lowliness and He was delighted by her humility." (195)