I pray you for the love of Jesus Christ to keep three things in mind, and they are: the hour of death, from which no one can escape; the pains of Hell; the glory and blessedness of Paradise.
–Saint John of God (1495-1550)
And yet, my dear brethren, I am going to tell you that none of these are bad deaths. Provided that a person has lived well, if he dies in his prime, his death will not fail to be valuable in God’s eyes. We have many saints who died in the prime of their lives. It is not a bad death, either, to die at the hands of the executioner. All the martyrs died at the hands of executioners.To die a sudden death is not to die a bad death either, provided one is ready. We have many saints who died deaths of that sort.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
Lay this body anywhere, and take no trouble over it. One thing only do I ask of you, that you remember me at the altar of the Lord wherever you may be.
— Saint Monica (331-387)
Do not be afraid. Death is only God who is passing by.
— Saint Jeanne-Marie Kerguin (1864-1900)
It is a loving act to show sadness when our dear ones are torn from us, but it is a holy act to be joyful through hope and trust in the promises of God… Thankful joy is more acceptable to God than long and querulous grief.
–Saint Paulinus of Nola (c. 354-431)
