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"...regardless of condition or dignity, we are all subject to death. Death spares no one." "The Christian cemetery, always an eloquent sign for those who enter in faith and prayer, becomes indispensable to the heart when among those buried there rest the ashes of our beloved benefactors." "Many people in this world do not want to think of death. My sons, keep in mind that whether we think of it or not, death is unavoidable." "Three enemies of man are: Death, which overtakes him by surprise; Time, which keeps slipping by; the devil, who seeks to ensnare him." "Don’t fancy that your age can make you look forward to a long life. It is too uncertain, my dear boys. Rather, it is quite certain that some day you shall die and that a bad death brings eternal misery. Therefore, be more concerned with keeping yourselves in the state of grace in order to meet death than with anything else." "Money can buy anything, but it cannot bribe death." "If you happen to be doing some good, the devil and your own sense of self-satisfaction will tell you that you’ve probably done more than enough already; maybe people will even tag you as a fanatic and over scrupulous. At death, though, the good you have done will seem so slight that you will realize you have been deceived. Strive to be aware of this now." "When someone is critically ill, I don’t tell him to prepare for death, for such an approach would hardly allay his fears. Rather, I insist that we are all in God’s Hands, that God is the best Father we could possibly wish for; ever watching over us, ever knowing what is best for us. I urge the patient to abandon himself to Him, just as a child does with his father, and to be tranquil. This allays the patient’s fear of death. He is delighted by the thought that his fate is in God’s hands and he peacefully waits for God to do as He wills in His infinite goodness." "There are two things I fear: mortal sin, which kills the soul, and dying in mortal sin. I fear that some of you may fall victims of your own negligence of your spiritual welfare. Death skips no one…Be vigilant! Mors non tardat! [Death tarries not!] What follows but eternity?" "When the just man dies, God, whom he has loved and served, together with the Blessed Virgin, hastens to assist him, consoles him in his agony, fills him with courage, confidence, and resignation, and leads him triumphantly into heaven." "Making really good Communions often is the best way to make sure [that] you will die happy and save your soul." "My dear boys, you may suddenly leave this world through accident or sudden illness and it may be impossible for you to have a priest at your side. For these reasons, I exhort you to make frequent, even daily acts of perfect contrition and of perfect love of God also outside of confession. One such act, accompanied by the intention of confession would be sufficient at any time, and especially in your last moments, to wash away your sins and lead you to salvation."
"Life and death are in God’s Hands, He disposes of them as He sees fit." "Remember that at the hour of death we shall reap what we have sown in life. If we have done good works, we will be happy. Death will be a blessing because it will usher us into Paradise. Otherwise, woe to us! Remorse of conscience and the open jaws of hell will await us. “What a man sows, that he will also reap.” (Galatians 6:8)" "A man’s entire life should be a continual preparation for death." "Pray that you may always be ready for death, because you know that
it may well come at any moment. Mishaps – a fatal fall, a mugging, a drowning,
a heart attack, a stroke of lightning, and other things of this kind –
occur every day. If we are prepared, we need not fear death, no matter
how and when it comes." "Keep ready! One who is not ready for a good death today runs the
risk of dying a bad "I never stop to think that death may cut my plans short, and yet I do everything as though it were the very last thing I will ever do. When I start a new undertaking, I know that perhaps I shall not be able to finish it, but I don’t worry. I will do all I can, even if this should be my last day. I always work as if I had many years to live." "It is certain that sooner or later death will come to both of us and perhaps it is closer than what we could imagine. It is certainly evident that if we do not do good works during our life, we will not be able to reap their fruits at the moment of death, nor expect any of their reward from God." "Make hay while the sun shines. Let us not allow the devil to delude us into thinking we may put our conscience in order at the moment of death." "At death’s hour you will regret having wasted so much time to your soul’s detriment." "I have…seen many die, but I have never yet seen anyone who regretted at that moment that he had done too much good or who felt happy that he had lead an evil life. The reason is obvious, and you should never forget it, my dear sons. Evil may please momentarily, but it leaves us nothing but remorse. On the contrary, the good we do, not only gladdens us then and there, but also gives us a lifelong feeling of contentment. Which of the two will please us more at the moment of death?" "Let us…be prepared because the Lord may call us when we least expect
it. There are two ways of dying: unexpectedly or suddenly. Death is unexpected
when one is unprepared for it; it is sudden when it strikes without warning
one who is ready for it. We shouldn’t worry about a sudden death, but
may God deliver us from an unprovided death."
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"But
to those who are so much afraid of death, I say, “My children, do what
your are supposed to; do not indulge in foul talk, frequent the sacraments,
and do not give into gluttony. Death then will not frighten you.”"
"Things
look very different when death is near."
