NOV. 2: ST. AMBROSE ON CHRISTIAN DEATH. Let us die with Christ, to live with Christ We see that death is gain, life is loss. Paul says: For me life is Christ, and death a gain. What does “Christ” mean but to die in the body, and receive the breath of life? Let us then…
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ON DEATH. THE FALLING LEAF.
ON DEATH THE FALLING LEAF “Have you seen the dead leaves fall in the sad autumn twilight? Thus souls fall each day into eternity. One day, the falling leaf will be you.” (St. Josemaría, The Way, n. 736) Death is an unquestionable, inescapable and indiscriminate reality. Yes, one day, it will be our turn: that…
ON DEATH. The Falling Leaf
ON DEATH THE FALLING LEAF “Have you seen the dead leaves fall in the sad autumn twilight? Thus souls fall each day into eternity. One day, the falling leaf will be you.” (St. Josemaría, The Way, n. 736) Death is an unquestionable and indiscriminate reality. Yes, one day, it will be our turn: that falling…