The soul is breathed into the natural
body at conception, animates the body until physical death, and then continues
its life journey to eternity. Death is the death of the body, but not the soul.
Death is a necessary tunnel through which we must pass on our journey into eternity. Compare this to a child in the womb about to be born. The warmth and protection of the womb is all the child knows, and yet, after nine months it is time to be born. A whole new world awaits the child outside the womb, just like a whole new world, (eternity) awaits us after we die.
Death is often feared, yet eternity waits for us on the other side. Death is a fact of life, but not the end of life.
A Catholic loved one who is confronting death should receive the Annointing of the Sick, for the possible restoration of body and, most importantly, the soul.
Other ways to help prepare the sick person for death are to pray the Holy Rosary (focusing on the Sorrowful Mysteries), the Divine Mercy Chaplet, to St. Joseph (the Patron of the dying) for a holy death, etc. -- with the sick person, if possible, or in such a manner that he can hear you. This includes audible prayer for the unconscious; never think that those who are unconscious or in a coma can't hear you.
Prayers for all your loved ones whom have died. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Death is a necessary tunnel through which we must pass on our journey into eternity. Compare this to a child in the womb about to be born. The warmth and protection of the womb is all the child knows, and yet, after nine months it is time to be born. A whole new world awaits the child outside the womb, just like a whole new world, (eternity) awaits us after we die.
Death is often feared, yet eternity waits for us on the other side. Death is a fact of life, but not the end of life.
A Catholic loved one who is confronting death should receive the Annointing of the Sick, for the possible restoration of body and, most importantly, the soul.
Other ways to help prepare the sick person for death are to pray the Holy Rosary (focusing on the Sorrowful Mysteries), the Divine Mercy Chaplet, to St. Joseph (the Patron of the dying) for a holy death, etc. -- with the sick person, if possible, or in such a manner that he can hear you. This includes audible prayer for the unconscious; never think that those who are unconscious or in a coma can't hear you.
Prayers for all your loved ones whom have died. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
From Love Being Catholic blogspot
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