Facing Death: Being a Catholic Makes the Thought of Death Very Easy - By Pat Ryan
I am in the final stage of kidney failure, but do not seem to be getting any worse (if that is possible). I am hopeful that I will still be around in a month or two if it is God’s will. I try to be …More
I am in the final stage of kidney failure, but do not seem to be getting any worse (if that is possible).
I am hopeful that I will still be around in a month or two if it is God’s will. I try to be obedient to my family, but find it a great sacrifice. I make sure I don’t pray to get better only to do God’s Holy Will. This state of affairs guarantees that I pay proper attention to my night prayers.
Being a Catholic makes the thought of death very easy. All I have to do is welcome God’s decision when the time comes. Thank God, all my life I have honoured Mary.
Fulton Sheen narrates the story of a man who died and appeared at the gates of Heaven. St Peter was examining him about all the events of his life, when suddenly Peter heard a voice behind him saying “Let him in Peter”. St Peter turned round and saw the Lord. “Why should I let him in, Lord?” Jesus replied “I have heard my Mother speak of him”.
I suppose a number of people die without making peace with their relatives or neighbours.…More
I am hopeful that I will still be around in a month or two if it is God’s will. I try to be obedient to my family, but find it a great sacrifice. I make sure I don’t pray to get better only to do God’s Holy Will. This state of affairs guarantees that I pay proper attention to my night prayers.
Being a Catholic makes the thought of death very easy. All I have to do is welcome God’s decision when the time comes. Thank God, all my life I have honoured Mary.
Fulton Sheen narrates the story of a man who died and appeared at the gates of Heaven. St Peter was examining him about all the events of his life, when suddenly Peter heard a voice behind him saying “Let him in Peter”. St Peter turned round and saw the Lord. “Why should I let him in, Lord?” Jesus replied “I have heard my Mother speak of him”.
I suppose a number of people die without making peace with their relatives or neighbours.…More
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"Being a Catholic makes the thought of death very easy." Yes it does, even for those of us who aren't facing a terminal illness. There's nothing like completing a Marian devotion or adjusting your Brown Scapular and -knowing- with certainty the promises attached to both still apply.
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