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| The Lord will bless his people with peace. |
| Psalm 29:11 |
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In heaven, friends of God and coheirs of Christ,
we shall be subject to no evil desires or inclinations,
or to any affliction of body or soul,
for we shall have become divine.
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Hippolytus, 3rd century
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| This world, as we know it, is passing away. |
| 1 Corinthians 7:31 |
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The glory we look forward to is spiritual,
heavenly, not of this world,
for this world passes away, and all the glory of it.
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St. Venantius, 3rd century
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We wait for the happiness to come
when our great God reveals himself in glory. |
| Titus 2:13 |
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Our Lord is continually guiding our feet
out of the quagmire of preoccupation of present circumstances
to the solid ground of joy and thanksgiving in the eternal life of heaven,
helping us to rise again from our falls
and to press forward to the fullness of the resurrection
where our bodies will be glorified with Christ Jesus our Savior.
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St. Leo the Great, 5th century
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When God appears we shall be like him,
for we shall see him as he is. |
| 1 John 3:2 |
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This is the one, true, and only life of happiness,
that immortal and incorruptible in body and spirit,
we should contemplate the Lord’s graciousness for ever.
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St. Augustine, 5th century
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May you know the hope
to which he has called you,
what are the riches of his glorious inheritance
in the saints. |
| cf Ephesians 1:18 |
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The heaven of the saints is our homeland,
the Father’s House where we are awaited.
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Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity, 20th century
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| I go to prepare a place for you. |
| Jesus; John 14:2 |
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Our rest will be in heaven.
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St. Joseph Cafasso, 19th century
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| Come, blessed of my Father. |
| Jesus; Matthew 25:34 |
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When I am completely united to you, O Lord,
there will be no more sorrows or trials;
entirely full of you, my life will be complete.
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St. Augustine, 5th century
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It has not entered into the human heart
what God has prepared
for those who love him. |
| 1 Corinthians 2:9 |
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We shall be restored to the likeness of God,
and counted worthy of seeing him
face to face.
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St. Ambrose, 4th century
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