What Happens After We Die? | The 10 Stages of the Afterlife Explained

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In this powerful sermon for the 24th and Last Sunday after Pentecost, we reflect on the end of the liturgical year and the end of our earthly lives. What really happens after we die? What does the Church teach about guardian angels, judgment, heaven, purgatory, hell, the resurrection of the body, and the end of the world? Drawing from tradition and the classic spiritual work “The Four Last Things” by Fr. Martin von Cochem, this sermon walks through 10 realities every soul will experience after death—from meeting our guardian angel to the moment of the General Judgment. This message reminds us that earthly concerns fade, but sanctity lasts forever. We are not preparing for death—we are preparing for eternal life. 🙏 “Remember thy last end, and thou shalt never sin.” 00:00 – In the Name of the Father… Opening 00:22 – The Final Sunday After Pentecost 00:31 – The End of the Liturgical Year 00:48 – Gospel Readings on the End of the World 01:04 – Why the Church Ends Each Year With Judgment Themes 01:30 – Considering Our Own Death 01:56 – What Happens Right After We Die? 02:38 – 1. Meeting Our Guardian Angel 03:08 – 2. The Particular Judgment 03:59 – Demons Present at Judgment 05:03 – Terror Even for the Just 05:11 – 3. Heaven, Hell, or Purgatory 05:23 – Nature of Purgatory 06:05 – Working Off Purgatory in This Life 06:31 – 4. Entrance Into Heaven 07:28 – Communication in Heaven 07:48 – 5. The Beatific Vision 08:34 – Perfect Knowledge in Heaven 09:28 – Seeing Biblical and Historical Truth Clearly 10:07 – 6. We Will Not Know the Future 10:50 – Heavenly Discussion of God’s Plan 11:08 – 7. Missions of the Saints 12:13 – 8. The End of the World & Renewal of Creation 13:25 – 9. The Resurrection of the Dead 14:44 – Qualities of the Glorified Body 14:57 – Sufferings of the Damned Body 15:47 – 10. The General Judgment 16:03 – Christ’s Final Triumph 16:25 – Why Only Sanctity Matters 17:29 – Recommended Reading: The Four Last Things 18:11 – Preparing Not for Death, but for Eternal Life 18:43 – Closing Blessing 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Sensus Fidelium is your go to for sermons on the catholic church, faith, growing in holiness, study of the scriptures, anything and everything you need to be set on fire for the Lord and His Church. #Catholic #TraditionalCatholic #FourLastThings #CatholicSermon #CatholicTeaching #Afterlife #JudgmentDay #Purgatory #Heaven #EndTimes #CatholicHomily #GuardianAngels #Eschatology #LatinMass

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• Heaven & Eternity