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”;586to 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
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357. How is the Christian moral life bound up with faith and the sacraments?
65. What is the relationship between the work of creation and the work of redemption?
243. What is the Liturgy of the Hours?
204. What is the relationship between the Resurrection of Christ and our resurrection?
390. What are the fruits of the Holy Spirit?
421. Where does one find the New Law?
438. What importance does the Church give to the Decalogue?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What does the Bible say about God’s judgment and justice?
How does Ruth’s story teach us about integrity and honesty?
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?
What does the Bible teach about God’s final judgment, and what does Malachi 3:18 tell us about it?
What is the importance of humility and repentance according to the book of Baruch?
