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I am a pilgrim on earth.
Psalm 119:19
 


The servant of God
acknowledges no other country but heaven.

 
St. Philip Neri, 16th century

 
 
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Come, blessed of my Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you.
Jesus; Matthew 25:34
 


Listen cheerfully to the Word of God, observe it faithfully.
Then, at the end of time,
you may rejoice to hear these consoling words.

 
St. Norbert, 12th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
God has made everything beautiful
in it’s time.
Ecclesiastes 3:11
 


Come then, Lord, and help your people,
and bring us with your Saints to everlasting glory.

 
' Te Deum'

 
 
  Word of God  
 
When shall I come
and behold the face of God?
Psalm 42:2
 


We are travelers on a journey; we are on our way,
yet not in our native land.
Let us continue on our way
so that we may ultimately arrive at our destination.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

 
 
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Our citizenship is in heaven.
Philippians 3:20
 


The access to heaven is through desire.
The path to heaven is measured by desire, not by miles.

 
'The Cloud of Unknowing', 14th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
I go to prepare a place for you.
Jesus; John 14:3
 


This life must be a continual preparation for the next.

 
Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
If we endure
we shall also reign with him.
2 Timothy 2:12
 


Endure with Christ, suffer with him,
if you wish to reign with him.

 
'The Imitation of Christ'; Thomas a Kempis,15th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Come, Lord Jesus.
Book of Revelation 22:20
 


Continue to keep your heart peaceful
and turned toward heaven.

 
St. Paul of the Cross, 18th century

 

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