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𝔗𝔞𝔨𝔢 𝔞 𝔟𝔞𝔱𝔥, 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔰𝔪𝔢𝔩𝔩 𝔩𝔦𝔨𝔢 𝔪𝔬𝔯𝔱𝔞𝔩 𝔰𝔦𝔫

Song - St. Catherine of Sienna by Hallowed

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♰Prepare for eternity ♰

“All praise be yours, my Lord, through Sister Death,
From whose embrace no mortal can escape.
Woe to those who die in mortal sin!
Happy those she finds doing your will!
The second death can do them no harm.
Praise and bless my Lord, and give Him thanks.
And serve Him with great humility.”

-Canticle of Brother Sun and Sister Moon, St. Francis of Assisi

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Catholic edit, music by me.

“Who except God can give you peace? Has the world ever been able to satisfy the heart?” - Saint Gerard Majella

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“If God suffers in the flesh when He is made man, should we not rejoice when we suffer, for we have God to share our sufferings This shared suffering confers the kingdom on us. For he spoke truly who said, ‘If we suffer with Him, then we shall also be glorified with Him’ (Rom. 8:17)...The outcome of every affliction endured for the sake of virtue is joy, of every labor rest, and of every shameful treatment glory; in short, the outcome of all sufferings for the sake of virtue is to be with God, to remain with Him for ever and to enjoy eternal rest”

- Philokalia, Vol. 2, St. Maximos-First Century of Various Texts, p. 170, 73

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“As life is, so will its end be.”

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Apocalypse 21:4 -

“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes: and death shall be no more, nor mourning, nor crying, nor sorrow shall be any more, for the former things are passed away.”

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St. Alphonsus (c. 1750): “This reflection, that with death all ends, caused St. Francis Borgia to resolve to give himself wholly to God.  The Saint had to accompany the body of the Empress Isabella to Granada.  When the coffin was opened, every one fled from the horrible sight and odor; but St. Francis, touched by Divine light, remained to contemplate in that corpse the vanity of the world; and gazing on it, exclaimed: ‘Art thou, then, my empress?’… Thus then, he concluded within himself… I will therefore from this day forth serve a master that can never die.” (Preparation For Death, pp. 13-14)

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“…Oh! hasten to apply a remedy in time, resolve to give yourself sincerely to God, and begin from this moment a life which, at the hour of death, will be to you a source, not of affliction, but of consolation. Give yourself up to prayer, frequent the sacraments, avoid all dangerous occasions, and, if necessary, leave the world, secure yourself eternal salvation, and be persuaded that to secure eternal life no precaution can be too great."

- St. Alphonsus di Liguori

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“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you.” (1 Peter 5:6)

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Proverbs 19:15 (DRA) 🕯🪶

“Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.”

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“Even while they live, they are not without bitterness, distrust, and fear of losing those pleasures which they possess; for these very things from which they derive their greatest enjoyment often repay them with unhappiness. And it is just that this is so; that inasmuch as they seek delight in inordinate pleasures, they should not find full satisfaction without confusion and bitterness.” - Imitation of Christ, Book 3, Chapter 12

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“God wants you to learn to suffer tribulation without comfort and, submitting yourself entirely to Him, to grow in humility through tribulation. No one so deeply feels what Christ endured as one who has had to suffer as He did. The Cross is is always ready and waits everywhere for you; you cannot escape it no matter where you turn.” - Imitation of Christ

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“And I see that all is vanity and vexation of spirit under the sun, and that the only good is to love God with all one’s heart and to be poor in spirit here on earth.”

- St. Therese of Lisieux