The Lord will transform us and show us his face
and we shall be saved; all our longing will be fulfilled,
and our desires will be satisfied.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

Who can measure the happiness of heaven,
where no evil at all can touch us,
no good will be out of reach!

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

We look upon paradise as our country,
where a great crowd of our loved ones awaits us:
a countless throng of parents, brothers, and children,
longs for us to join them.

 
St. Cyprian, 3rd century

Lord, may we hasten to our true city,
and like Moses on the mountaintop,
possess it now in vision.

 
St. Ephrem, 4th century

May the angels lead you into paradise;
may the martyrs come to welcome you
and take you to the holy city,
the new and eternal Jerusalem.

 
Rite for Christian Burial

Jesus is waiting for us in paradise.
Never forget this supreme and consoling truth.

 
Bl. John Paul II, 20th century

In heaven, our desire will be satisfied with good things,
and there shall be nothing to ask for with sighs,
but only what we possess with joy.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

The heaven of the saints is our homeland,
the Father’s House where we are awaited.

 
Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity, 20th century