Time Flies, Remember Death‏

About this sermon

St. Paul the Hermit was the originator of the eremitical life. That is a life of solitude in the desert where one leaves all in order to find the God of all. Paintings of St. Paul the Hermit always picture him with a raven that brought him his daily bread, as well as showing him holding a human skull in his hand. St. Paul the Hermit knew that life on earth was very, very short and that eternity awaited him. The pagans of old knew that death was near so they simply ate, drank, and were merry since tomorrow they would die. But for the believer...for true Christians, i.e., Catholics, the brevity of human life kept them focused on avoiding sin and gaining heaven. In this month of November, we not only consider and pray for those who have gone before us in death, but we also ponder our own inevitable deaths. Our time is short. Eternity awaits us. Modern men pride themselves on being able to measure and calculate all created things. But eternity is beyond the power of calculation. If you add a number to eternity, you will never increase its duration. If you take any number away from eternity, you will never shorten it. There is only one step between us and eternity. We are a heart attack away from facing Christ our Judge. Our eternity will depend on how we lived our life on earth. We will either enter into eternal delights or eternal woes. In a real way, we are masters of our own eternal destiny. We will either cooperate with grace or frustrate and abuse its wondrous works. The thought of eternity is a sure light that guides us in our thinking...in our discernment...in our moral deliberations. As the Sacred Scriptures record: Remember your end, and you will never sin. For more please visit http://www.reginaprophetarum.org & remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest

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• Heaven & Eternity