It is folly…
It is folly not to think of death. It is greater folly to think of it, and not prepare for it.
–Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
Born to die, die to live…
We see the water of a river flowing uninterruptedly and passing away, and all that floats on its surface, rubbish or beams of trees, all pass by. Christian! So does our life. . .I was an infant, and that time has gone. I was an adolescent, and that too has passed. I was a young man, and that too is far behind me. The strong and mature man that I was is no more. My hair turns white, I succumb to age, but that too passes; I approach the end and will go the way of all flesh. I was born in order to die. I die that I may live. Remember me, O Lord, in Thy Kingdom!
–Saint Tikhon (1724-1783)
Death is nothing…
Death is nothing else but going home to God the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity.
–Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
Ask the Lord…
There are people who, when they encounter inability to understand, do not ask the Lord. But one must immediately say, “Lord, I am a sinful man and I don’t understand as I should. But give me understanding, merciful One, as to how I must proceed.” And the merciful Lord then inspires them as to what to do and what not to do.
–Saint Silouan the Athonite (1866-1938)
God’s providence governs…
God’s Providence governs all things, provides for everything, arranges everything, and turns everything to good.
–Blessed John Martin Moye (1730-1793)
The Catholic Church…
But what is also to the point, let us note that the very tradition, teaching, and faith of the Catholic Church from the beginning was preached by the Apostles and preserved by the Fathers. On this the Church was founded; and if anyone departs from this, he neither is, nor any longer ought to be called, a Christian.
–Saint Athanasius the Great (c. 296-373)
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