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Lead a life worthy of God,
who calls you into his own kingdom and glory. |
| 1 Thessalonians 2:12 |
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The general rule for a good death
is to lead a good life.
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St. Francis de Sales, 17th century
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I am the way, and the truth, and the life;
no one comes to the Father, but by me. |
| Jesus; John 14:6 |
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The One who is our very Life
descended into our world and bore our death,
and slew it with the abundance of his own life.
Thundering, he called out to us
to return to him in heaven.
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St. Augustine, 5th century
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O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting? |
| 1 Corinthians 15:55 |
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Christ did away with the everlasting character of death
so as to make death a thing of time,
not of eternity.
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St. Leo the Great, 5th century
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| Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. |
| John 3:36 |
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What is there to fear in death?
It is a return, a going home to the God and Father
who first created us.
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Fr. Walter Ciszek, prisoner in Russia 23 yrs., 20th century
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If we have grown into union with him
through a death like his,
we shall also be united with him
in the resurrection.
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| Romans 6:5 |
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The resurrection of Christ
announces the happiness of the life to come.
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St. Augustine, 5th century
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If anyone keeps my word,
they will never see death. |
| Jesus; John 8:51 |
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Christ has come to heal life's wounds and to restore meaning
to death itself.
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Pope John Paul II, 20th century
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Come, blessed of my Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you... |
| Matthew 25:34 |
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When the day of our homecoming puts an end to our exile,
frees us from the bonds of this world, and restores us to paradise
and to a kingdom, we should welcome it.
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St. Augustine, 5th century
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Watch therefore,
for you know neither the day nor the hour.
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| Jesus; Matthew 25:13 |
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A person must always be ready,
for death comes when and where God wills it.
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St. John Neumann, 19th century
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