1014. The Church encourages us to prepare ourselves for the hour of our death. In the litany of the saints, for instance, she has us pray: “From a sudden and unforeseen death, deliver us, O Lord”;586 to ask the Mother of God to intercede for us “at the hour of our death” in the Hail Mary; and to entrust ourselves to St. Joseph, the patron of a happy death.
Every action of yours, every thought, should be those of one who expects to die before the day is out. Death would have no great terrors for you if you had a quiet conscience …. Then why not keep clear of sin instead of running away from death? If you aren’t fit to face death today, it’s very unlikely you will be tomorrow ….587
Praised are you, my Lord, for our sister bodily Death,
from whom no living man can escape.
Woe on those who will die in mortal sin!
Blessed are they who will be found in your most holy will,
for the second death will not harm them.588
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
57. If God is omnipotent and provident, why then does evil exist?
194. What is the meaning of the “communion of saints”?
299. Do the baptized have need of conversion?
409. Where can one find the most complete realization of the common good?
251. How is Christian initiation brought about?
474. What duty do we have toward our body?
425. What is the relationship between grace and human freedom?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the importance of faith in the Christian life, according to the Bible?
What can we learn about the desire to always be with a loved one from Songs 3:1-5 and 6:1-3?
O que o livro de Cantares nos ensina sobre a beleza da mulher noiva e da mulher madura?
How Obedience to God Can Lead to Victory: An Analysis of the Siege of Jericho (Joshua 6)?
What lessons can we learn from Haman’s fall in Esther 7:7-8?
