What happens to the just after they die?

“Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. From henceforth now, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors” (Revelation 14:13).

“The souls of the just are in the hands of God, and the torment of death shall not touch them” (Wisdom 3:1). 

He is not afflicted in leaving relatives; for he loved them only in God; and at death he recommends them to his heavenly Father, who lovest them more than he does; and having a secure confidence of salvation, he expects to be better able to assist them from heaven than on this earth. In a word, he who has constantly said during life, “My God and my all” continues to repeat it with greater consolation and greater tenderness at the hour of death.

He who dies loving God is not disturbed by the pains of death; but, seeing that he is now at the end of life, and that he has no more time to suffer for God, or to offer him other proofs of his love, he accepts these pains with joy. With affection and peace he offers to God these last remains of life, and feels consoled in uniting the sacrifice of his death with the sacrifice which Jesus Christ offered for him on the cross to his eternal Father. Thus he dies happily, saying “In peace in the self-same I will sleep and I will rest” (Psalm 4:9).

Read more: http://spiritualdirection.com/2015/02/26/death-of-the-just#ixzz3SrojSa1L

What do you plan to say to Jesus when you see him?

What do you plan to say to Jesus after you die?    Here’s a suggestion from St. Alphonsus Liquori.

O, my beloved Jesus, who, to obtain for me a happy death, hast freely submitted to so painful a death on Calvary, when shall I see thee?

The first time I shall behold thee, I shall see thee as my judge in the very place which I shall expire. What shall I then say? What wilt thou say to me?

I will not wait till that moment to think of what I shall say; I will meditate on it now.

I will say to thee:

“My redeemer, thou art the God who hast died for me. I have hitherto offended thee; I have been ungrateful to thee:

I did not deserve pardon; but afterwards, assisted by thy grace, I have entered into myself, and, during the remainder of my life, I have bewailed my sins; and thou hast pardoned me. Pardon me again, now that I am at thy feet, and give me a general absolution of all my sins.

I did not deserve ever again to love thee, because I have despised thy love; but thou in thy mercy hast drawn my heart to thee, so that, if I have not loved thee as much as thou dost deserve, I have at least loved thee above all things, and have left all to please thee.

I see that paradise and the possession of thy divinity in thy kingdom, is too much for me; but I cannot live at a distance from thee, now especially after thou hast shown me thy amiable and beautiful countenance. I therefore seek for paradise, not to enjoy greater delights, but to love thee more perfectly.

Send me to purgatory as long as thou pleasest. Defiled as I am at present, I do not wish to enter into the land of purity, and to see myself among those pure souls. Send me to be purified; but do not banish me forever from thy presence. I shall be content to be one day, whenever thou pleasest, called to paradise, to sing thy mercies for all eternity.

Ah, my beloved Judge! Raise thy hand and bless me; tell me that I am thine, and that thou art and shalt be forever mine. I will always love thee, and thou wilt forever love me.

Behold, I go to a distance from thee; I go to fire; but I go in peace, because I go to love thee, my Redeemer, my God, my all. I am content to go; but during my absence from thee, the greatest of my pains will consist in being at a distance from thee.

I go, O Lord, to count the moments that shall elapse before thou shalt call me. Have mercy on a soul that loves thee with all her power, and that sighs to see thee, that she may love thee better.”

This I hope, O my Jesus, to say to thee at death. I entreat thee to give me the grace to live in such a manner, that I may then say to thee what I have now meditated. Give me holy perseverance, give me thy love. Assist me, O Mary, mother of God; pray to Jesus for me.

Editor’s Note: This meditation is from St. Alphonsus Liguori’s “Preparation for Death” (1758).

Read more: http://spiritualdirection.com/2015/02/26/death-of-the-just#ixzz3Srp0Sc5Z

Be sure to do this today!

Be sure to pray for the departed.  

Pray for them!  

Don’t just remember them.  

Don’t just think well of them.  

Don’t just, as the case may be, resent or be angry at them.  

Pray for them!  

Prayer for the dead is a spiritual work of mercy.

~ Father Zuhlsdorf

Day of Wrath

Dies Irae

Written by an anonymous 13th c. Franciscan
(possibly Thomas of Celana, d. ca. A.D. 1255, biographer of St. Francis),
the Dies Irae is prayed during Masses for the Dead and on All Souls Day.

 

Latin version: English version: Dies irae, dies illa, solvet saeculum in favilla, teste David cum Sibylla. That day of wrath, that dreadful day, shall heaven and earth in ashes lay, as David and the Sybil say. Quantus tremor est futurus, quando iudex est venturus, cuncta stricte discussurus! What horror must invade the mind when the approaching Judge shall find and sift the deeds of all mankind! Tuba mirum spargens sonum per sepulcra regionum, coget omnes ante thronum. The mighty trumpet's wondrous tone shall rend each tomb's sepulchral stone and summon all before the Throne. Mors stupebit et natura, cum resurget creatura, iudicanti responsura. Now death and nature with surprise behold the trembling sinners rise to meet the Judge's searching eyes. Liber scriptus proferetur, in quo totum continetur, unde mundus iudicetur. Then shall with universal dread the Book of Consciences be read to judge the lives of all the dead. Iudex ergo cum sedebit, quidquid latet apparebit: nil inultum remanebit. For now before the Judge severe all hidden things must plain appear; no crime can pass unpunished here. Quid sum miser tunc dicturus? quem patronum rogaturus? cum vix iustus sit securus. O what shall I, so guilty plead? and who for me will intercede? when even Saints shall comfort need? Rex tremendae maiestatis, qui salvandos salvas gratis, salva me, fons pietatis. O King of dreadful majesty! grace and mercy You grant free; as Fount of Kindness, save me! Recordare Iesu pie, quod sum causa tuae viae: ne me perdas illa die. Recall, dear Jesus, for my sake you did our suffering nature take then do not now my soul forsake! Quarens me, sedisti lassus: redemisti crucem passus: tantus labor non sit cassus. In weariness You sought for me, and suffering upon the tree! let not in vain such labor be. Iuste iudex ultionis, donum fac remissionis, ante diem rationis. O Judge of justice, hear, I pray, for pity take my sins away before the dreadful reckoning day. Ingemisco, tamquam reus: culpa rubet vultus meus: supplicanti parce Deus. You gracious face, O Lord, I seek; deep shame and grief are on my cheek; in sighs and tears my sorrows speak. Qui Mariam absolvisti, et latronem exaudisti, mihi quoque spem dedisti. You Who did Mary's guilt unbind, and mercy for the robber find, have filled with hope my anxious mind. Preces meae non sunt dignae: sed tu bonus fac benigne, ne perenni cremer igne. How worthless are my prayers I know, yet, Lord forbid that I should go into the fires of endless woe. Inter oves locum praesta, et ab haedis me sequestra, statuens in parte dextera. Divorced from the accursed band, O make me with Your sheep to stand, as child of grace, at Your right Hand. Confutatis maledictis, flammis acribus addictis. voca me cum benedictis. When the doomed can no more flee from the fires of misery with the chosen call me. Oro supplex et acclinis, cor contritum quasi cinis: gere curam mei finis. Before You, humbled, Lord, I lie, my heart like ashes, crushed and dry, assist me when I die. Lacrimosa dies illa, qua resurget ex favilla. iudicandus homo reus: huic ergo parce Deus. Full of tears and full of dread is that day that wakes the dead, calling all, with solemn blast to be judged for all their past. Pie Iesu Domine, dona eis requiem. Amen. Lord, have mercy, Jesus blest, grant them all Your Light and Rest. Amen.

Why you should visit a cemetery this week

“An indulgence, applicable only to the Souls in Purgatory, is granted to the faithful, who devoutly visit a cemetery and pray, even if only mentally, for the departed.

The indulgence is plenary each day from the 1st to the 8th of November; on other days of the year it is partial.”

There are two types of indulgence:

Plenary (removes all temporal punishment) and partial (removes some punishment).

A partial indulgence can be for a specific number of days or years.

Catholics believe that when a person sins, they have two punishments to suffer – eternal (Hell) and temporal (punishment by suffering on earth or in Purgatory). Indulgences are special actions that a person can perform in order to reduce or remove the temporal punishment they are owed. The idea behind it is that certain acts of holiness can take the place of punishment. Indulgences must be declared by the Pope.

Order For Visiting A Cemetery - iBreviary

PROCESSION

GREETING

READING

LITANY OF THE SAINTS

PRAYER

CONCLUDING RITE

Prayer For One Person When Visiting A Cemetery

Almighty God and Father,

it is our certain faith that your Son,

who died on the cross,

was raised from the dead,

the first fruits of all who have fallen asleep.

Grant that through this mystery your servant (Name),

who has gone to his/her rest in Christ,

may share in the joy of his resurrection.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.  Amen.

Blessing Of A Gravestone or Monument

O God,

by whose mercy the faithful departed find rest,

bless this gravestone

with which we mark the resting place of (Name).

May he/she have everlasting life 

and rejoice in You with Your saints forever.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.  Amen.

(Holy Water is then sprinkled on the gravestone.)

Happy All Saints' Day - Litany of the Saints

Ora pro nobis!

Litaniae Sanctorum + Litany of the Saints / Litanie dei Santi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiM9uJIN64g

Litany of the Saints – Gregorian Chant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb23Z5X3uhA

Mix – The Litany of the Saints

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb23Z5X3uhA&list=RDjb23Z5X3uhA#t=67

Vladimir Putin on Muslims

             READ  and HEED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vladimir Putin on Muslims

No wonder he was selected by Forbes as the most powerful person in the
world.

This is one time our elected leaders should pay attention to the advice of
Vladimir Putin.       

I would suggest that not only our leaders but every citizen of USA and
Canada should pay attention to this advice. How scary is that?

It is a sad day when a Communist Leader makes more sense than our LEADERS
here in the U.S.A., Australia and Canada but here it is!


Vladimir Putin's speech - SHORTEST SPEECH EVER.

On August 04, 2013, Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, addressed the Duma, (Russian Parliament),
and gave a speech about the tensions with minorities in Russia

 "In Russia, live like Russians. Any minority, from anywhere, if it wants to
live in Russia, to work and eat in Russia, it should speak Russian, and
should respect the Russian laws. If they prefer Sharia Law, and live the
life of Muslim's then we advise them to go to those places where that's the
state law.

"Russia does not need Muslim minorities. Minorities need Russia, and we will
not grant them special privileges, or try to change our laws to fit their
desires, no matter how loud they yell 'discrimination'.
We will not tolerate disrespect of our Russian culture. We better learn from the suicides and
Problems of America,  England, Canada, Holland and France, if we are to survive as a
nation.

 The Muslims are taking over those countries and they will not take
over Russia. The Russian customs and traditions are not compatible with the
lack of culture or the primitive ways of Sharia Law and Muslims.

"When this honorable legislative body thinks of creating new laws, it should
have in mind the Russian national interest first, observing that the Muslims
Minorities Are Not Russians."

 The politicians in the Duma gave Putin a five minute standing ovation.

If you keep this to yourself, you are part of the problem!