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If Heaven Be Your

Destiny

!

By

Rev. Wilfred G. Hurley, C.S.P.

The Paulist Press

New York 19, N. Y.



Nihil Obstat:

Imprimatur:

John M. A. Fearns, S.T.D.,

Censor Librorum.

Francis Cardinal Spellman,

Archbishop of New York.

New York, March 11, 1949.

Copyright, 1949
,
by

The Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle

in the State of New York.

printed and published in the u. s. a. by

THE PAULIST PRESS, NEW YORK 19
,

N. Y.



"Come, ye blessed of My Father

possess you the kingdom

prepared for you

from the foundation of the world.”

—St. Matthew xxv. 34.





If Heaven Be Your Destiny!

You are dying!

Dying? Yes!

Death, as it must come to all, has

come for you!

Suddenly, unexpectedly as always,

the moment is at hand.

Your eyes are slowly losing the power

of sight. Your ears becoming deaf to

all sounds. A heavy silence surrounds

you. Inexorable night closes in on all

your senses.

The persons surrounding you become

as silent shadows gliding by. The world

and all is melting away. You feel in-

credibly alone.

You think to yourself: "This is it!”

Yet in your heart there is no fear,

no anxiety. Only a deep and an abiding

peace. For you have done your best to

make yourself worthy of God's good-

ness to you. To make yourself worthy

of this priceless heritage of Heaven.

You have sincerely repented of your

sins. You have done penance. You have

frequented the sacraments of God’s

Holy Church.

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You begin to wonder: "What now?”

You begin to thrill as to a glorious

adventure.

A strange feeling comes over you.
It is death!

Your soul leaves the body, and you

pass out into the vast unknown.

But suddenly you are surrounded by

joyous angels. One angel, especially

radiant and joyous, is carrying your

soul up and up into the infinity beyond.

You feel an overpowering love and

affection for this angel. You wonder

why. Then you realize this must be

your Guardian Angel whom God sent

to you at your birth to watch over and

care for you through your life.

Onward and upward, in breathless

flight you are passing, far beyond the

shining of the farthest star.

And then?

Dazzling light! But more than light,

for it is Light blinding in its indescrib-

able bliss and happiness.

Music! And yet surpassing all music!

It is as a million mighty organs, and

millions of mighty symphonies, and

millions of mighty choruses. The sound

flows and reverberates in the solemn

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tones of thunderous and ecstatic praise,

throughout the height and depth and

breadth of eternity.

"Holy, Holy, Holy!”

And there before you, in all its

splendor and glory, surpassing all

imagination, incredibly beautiful and

breath-taking . . . the Great White

Throne of the Eternal God.

And to your soul come those words,

words as of pure flame, burning in their

love unutterable: "Well done, thou

good and faithful servant.”

And then?

Purgatory?

Probably!

"The eyes of God are too holy to be-

hold iniquity,” said the prophets of old.

"Nothing defiled can enter Heaven,”

cried the great Apostle of love, St.

John.

For your soul feels, as an unsupport-

able and an unbearable pain, even this

nearness to its infinitely good and Holy

God. The remnant and remains of sin

not totally wiped away by penance,

have left a darkness and defilement

within your soul. A blemish and a stain
clinging to its innermost being. Hence,

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in the overwhelming realization of your

unworthiness, you willingly, eagerly

desire the purgatorial pains to burn

away all that is dross, to cleanse away

all stain and blemish.

But what does it matter? Apart from

the happiness of Heaven there is no joy

comparable to that of the souls in

Purgatory.

Heaven is assured for you. You have

been weighed and found worthy of your

priceless heritage. Until eventually

there must come that moment when,

the last farthing having been paid, the

soul, cleansed and purified, will enter

into its eternal reward. Will enter into

its final destiny.

Heaven!

But what is heaven?

What kind of a life is it, living there?

And what will you do in Heaven?

Is it possible to know anything about

Heaven in this life? Is it possible for

you, here and now, to comprehend the

things of eternity? The Happiness of

Heaven? The extent and meaning of

its glory? The rapture of its bliss?

Perhaps you can not gain a com-

prehensive knowledge, or even a com-

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pletely satisfactory idea of your eternal

destiny there. But surely, in the light

of your God-given reason and intelli-

gence, illuminated by Faith, you can

learn somewhat of what Heaven is, and

what your eternal life will be in this

glorious Kingdom of God.

WHAT IS HEAVEN ?

Have you ever seen jewelers examine

some crystal gem? Have you ever

watched them as they turn it from side

to side, trying to catch its brilliancy,

trying to better realize its beauty and

worth? So, too, in like manner, you

may somewhat conceive of the glory

and the wonder of your eternal destina-

tion.

And even this limited knowledge will

thrill your soul to its very depths. Even

this halting approach to the reality of

the eternal things in the life to come,

must certainly change your attitude to

this life. For all the trials and sorrows

of this life are seen to be as nothing in

the realization of the eternity which

awaits you. The fear of death, and grief

for the departed, are seen to be as folly.

And any indifference or carelessness to

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your eternal happiness is seen to be as

utter madness.

For even in describing Heaven, words

fail completely. It has such splendor,

glory, beauty, magnificence and wonder

that the favored few whom Almighty

God in His love has permitted a brief

glimpse into His eternal realms, can

speak only in the most extravagant

phrases of what they have seen. And

even then, they tell us, they do not be-

gin to convey its stupendous, unbeliev-

able glory.

Thus Saint John in the "Apocalypse”

or "Book of Revelation,” in describing

his vision of Heaven, speaks of the

"streets of pure gold, transparent as

glass.” "The gates of pearl.” "Rivers

of crystal.” "The foundation stones are

of sapphire, topaz and emeralds.” But

all this beautiful imagery fails com-

pletely in giving a real and true under-

standing of its indescribable glory,

beauty and splendor. And no one

realized this any better than Saint John

himself.

So, too, with Saint Paul, with his

God-given gift of writing! After he

had been taken up into the third

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heaven, wishing to tell mankind of what

he had seen, and yet realizing how im-

possible it was to convey the wonder

and the glory of it all, St. Paul could

only cry out again and again in joyous

rapture: "Eye hath not seen, nor ear

heard, neither hath it entered into the

heart of man what things God hath

prepared for them that love Him”!

Or again, Saint Stephen, the first

martyr, in his terrifying martyrdom.

Cruelly stoned to death! Yet he felt

not those bruising, death-dealing stones,

he forgot his executioners, horribly in-

tent on killing him. He could only see,

hear, and feel the wonder and the

beauty of the Kingdom of Heaven

which was being opened to welcome

him.

Perhaps the best way to realize what

Heaven is, in all its magnificence, is

found in the inescapable fact that what-

ever God does, He does on a scale

worthy of Himself.

And Heaven must be on a scale equal

to the infinite glory of God, because it

is in union with God. And all this

grandeur, beauty, magnificence and

splendor which the Blessed share, is

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the grandeur, beauty, magnificence of

God Himself.

In an infinitely lesser manner, of

course, we know that Nature is God’s

handiwork. And as such it gives us a

glimpse, but a very slight glimpse, of

the enchantment of Heaven.

For have there not been moments in

every life when the soul was thrilled

in beholding the glorious works of God

in His world? Perhaps it was in early

childhood when you first had such an

experience. Before you knew anything

of the "pride of life.” When your heart

knew only truth, innocence, kindness

and love.

Thus you wandered out into the

summer fields in the stillness of a Sun-

day morning. On every bush the birds

were singing a hymn of praise to their

Creator. Along flowery paths you

wandered on, drinking in the fragrance

with eyery breath. With all the fresh-

ness and purity of childhood in your

soul you looked with ecstasy into the

great blue vault above. In the peace,

quiet and contentment, you could al-

most hear the sound of angel wings.

No sin, no sorrow, no care! Hours

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seemed as minutes! Minutes seemed as

seconds! Yet seconds seemed to last

forever!

In maturer years you may have had

such moments. Some summer night by

the ocean. For the ocean is an emblem

of eternity itself. The moon low over

the sea, hanging in the sky like a lamp

of gold. Its soft light reflecting on the

waves, and filtering through the tree-

tops. The stars gleaming, like scattered

diamonds, through crimson clouds. The

warm air floating by, heavily laden with

the scent of flowers and the fragrance

of the pine ^r fir trees. The calm of the

evening broken only by the murmur

of the waves, and a singing bird of

twilight pouring out its heart in a

torrent of song. It was as though Para-

dise had come back to earth again!

Surely many beautiful sights have

you seen as you have gone along your

way through life. A majestic mountain,
its snow-capped peak bathed in the

early morning light.

A vast plain, stretching mile after
mile, and as far as the eye can see, cov-

ered with a carpet of golden grain,

ripened and ready for the harvest.

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A beautiful valley between two lofty
mountain ranges, and filled with

orchard trees, their branches loaded

with opening buds, their red and white

tints softly shimmering in the sun.

Or standing on a little hilltop in the

mellow autumn and gazing at the

millions of stars joyfully twinkling

their message of God’s love to man-

kind.

The ever-alluring ocean, gently cares-

sing the silvery strand of the shore, a

limitless, liquid mass of greenish gold

in the mellow moonlight.

But all such beautiful scenes, all such

heart-stopping memories, all such up-

lifting and soothing recollections, are

but God-given inklings of the Heaven

which awaits you.

Yet they are only inklings. For in

all truth, if there could be added to-

gether all the glories of the Firmament,

all the splendors of the earth in all

the seasons, all the sparkling treasures

from the depths of the earth, and from

the hidden caves of the sea, and all the

wonders of human achievement, and all

this multiplied millions of times—still
it would be as nothing—compared to

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the wonder, glory and splendor of

your eternal home.

ETERNAL LIFE IN HEAVEN

But what is meant by "eternal life

in Heaven”?

Usually the first thing one thinks of,

in regard to Heaven, is that it is a

place of rest. And this is very true.

But does this mean that Heaven is a

place of idleness, wearisome laziness?

Not at all! Such an idea is nonsense!

What the word really means is, that

in this life you are, as it were, on a

journey. Constantly advancing on and

on. But upon your arrival in Heaven,

your journey is over. You have arrived

at your ultimate destination. Hence

you are at rest. There is no more of

the restlessness and uneasiness of being

on your way. From now on you will

be eternally at rest within yourself. At

rest with all creation. At rest with your

Creator Who has brought you to Him-

self. Thus the word "rest” means that

in Heaven all those things are absent

which disturb you. All those things

which bring you unhappiness in this

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world. Such as, for instance, sickness,

poverty, suffering, and death.

Furthermore, there is no more of the

misery from "man’s inhumanity to

man.” All that sorrow and grief which

comes from hate and envy, from lust,

avarice and pride, from ambition and

despair.

In Heaven all these things shall be

no more. No hunger or thirst. No more

tears. No more pain. No sickness or

sufferings. For all will have an abund-

ance and superabundance of the joy of

life.

Sin shall be unknown. No more re-

proach of conscience. No more sting

of temptation. Brother shall not rise

against brother. No wars nor rumors

of wars. No unkindness, no misunder-

standings, no falsehood, nor insincerity.

For all these evils shall have passed

away forever.

Hence the peace of Heaven. The un-

alterable love between all who live in

the Kingdom of God. Each soul re-

joicing in the other’s happiness and

glory. Each soul partaking and sharing

in the other’s joy and gladness. Under-

standing one another, loving one an-

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other, forgiving one another in all

tenderness, gentleness and affectionate

regard. Loving one another, even as

God loves them.

Moreover, remember that to all this

there shall be no end. Here on earth

the future must always loom before

you. The future with its fear of com-

ing sorrow and pain. Fear for yourself

and for those you love. But in Heaven

there can be no such anxiety or fear.

Only an eternal, overwhelming peace,

contentment, and freedom from all and

any sorrow.

Life on earth is ever a seeking, a

waiting, a wanting; a turmoil, a trying;

and an ever-renewed disappointment.

But in Heaven, there is only that per-

fect peace, because it is the peace of

God which He gives to His own.

Above all else, Heaven is a place of

Joy. Infinite, complete, ecstatic joy.

Joy the most pure, the most satisfying,

the most thrilling that the human heart

can possess. Joy in seeing God. Joy in

loving God.

And why is this so?

Because in Heaven you will enjoy

what is known as the "Beatific Vision.”

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And what is meant by this?

It means that in Heaven you will

have a knowledge and love of God to

which you could never attain here on

earth. A knowledge and a love that
is supernatural. A knowledge and a love
far beyond your powers as a human

being.

It means that you will know God as

He is!

Not simply think about Him, nor

commune with Him, nor adore Him,

but you will actually look upon His

unveiled Divinity, and gaze upon Him

‘'face to face.” Not only the glorified

humanity of Christ,—that vision also
you will see, and it will be to you a

sight bringing you incredible joy and

happiness,—but you shall see much
more. You will look upon, and into,

the Divine Essence Itself.

Can you realize what that means?

No! Such a realization is beyond

your human powers to conceive. Thus

as a blind man cannot see the sun and

its light. He may know that it is there.

He can feel its effects. He may hear

it all described in detail. He may reason,

and think about it. He may try to

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picture it in his mind as it is. But can

he really know the sun, know it as it

really is? Can he really know it, when

he is blind and does not have the faculty

of sight?

Thus it is with you as you are in

this life on earth, in regard to knowing

Almighty God!

"Whom no man hath seen, or can

see. Who inhabiteth the light inac-

cessible, says Saint Paul. And Saint

John confirms it. "No man hath seen

God at any time.”

Then how can this be for you in

Heaven?

Because in the Kingdom of God there

will be given you an added gift of God,

in order that you may thus look upon

Him. And Saint John tells us what this

gift shall be. "We shall be like to Him,

for we shall see Him as He is.”

You will be made like unto God!

Your human intelligence will be marvel-

ously strengthened by this gift of God

which theologians call the "Light of

Glory.” With this gift you can, and

will, look upon your Heavenly Father,

and live.

Then in all truth, you will be the

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living child of The Living God. In all

truth, He will be your Father, and

you will be His own. You will live in

His home. And all that He has will be

yours. For you are Christ’s and Christ’s

is God’s.

All which you see, you can count

as your own. You will look deep into

the depths of wisdom. You will be

enveloped in His glory. Adorned with

His beauty, and splendor. Upborne

by His infinite power and goodness and

love.

And this is all summed up in the

phrase: "The Beatific Vision.”

And this is why Heaven is a place of

joy. A joy far surpassing all human

imagination.

And while it may be that this truth

comes perhaps more from Faith than

from human reason, yet down in your

heart you know how true it is.

For what have been the moments of

real joy and happiness in your life?

Look back in your life and be honest

with yourself! Was it some moment

which you spent perhaps in some vile

sin? Or in some cheap, worldly ex-

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citement? Was it some moment when

God was far away?

Or was it some moment when God

was near to you? Some moment when

you could almost feel His Presence and

hear His Voice?

Surely now and then there have come

to you those moments when in the very

depths of your soul you realized that

truth of the Psalmist’s words: "What

have I in Heaven? And besides Thee

what do I desire upon earth? Thou art

the God of my heart, and the God that

is my portion forever. 7
’

Just the thought of God has made

the martyrs laugh at their torments and

tormentors. It has filled the saints with

ecstasy.

And if merely the thought of God,

or the ecstasy of a moment’s visitation,

can bring such supreme happiness here

on earth to souls, what must it be to

possess Him forever in the world to

come?

Hence the infinite joy of Heaven. To

know God as you are known by Him.

To love God as you are loved by Him.

To possess Him with no fear of losing

Him forever. To enter into His will,

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to share in His blessedness, makes

Heaven a place of truest happiness. A

place of infinite, eternal, immeasurable

and supreme joy.

A happiness and joy such that the

soul can desire nothing more. For it is

all-satisfying. It is ever-new. For God

is happiness and joy, inexhaustible and

infinite.

And now, if you will, consider one

more truth concerning Heaven.

Heaven is a place of glory. "Glory,

honor and peace,” says the Apostle, "to

every man that does well.”

Hence, while Heaven is a place of

God’s glory, it also is a place of glory

for all who are there. True it is, as the

Apostle says, we shall differ in glory, as

star differs from star. But all will

have glory to a superlative degree. For

it is God Who gives this honor and

glory to each. To each will be given

a special name known only to God.

Each will be a prince of this eternal

Kingdom of God, for they are the chil-

dren of its Mighty King.

Each will be given a certain jurisdic-

tion, a certain power of intercession, a

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certain place of honor in His high court

of Heaven.

And many other glories and honors

which Almighty God has not as yet re-

vealed.

And thus it is, that while no human

mind can fully know what Heaven is,

from these truths you surely can begin

to comprehend somewhat of its happi-

ness, glory, and magnificence. To be

free from all the trials and testing of

this life. To enjoy the fullest and most

sublime and complete happiness and joy.

To be given its honor and glory.

Yet this is but only a beginning.

Only a slight indication of what the

infinite love, goodness, happiness, splen-

dor, and all the other attributes of the

Infinite God, have in store for you.

For "infinite” means "without bounds

and without limits.” Remember?

WHAT YOU WILL DO IN HEAVEN

In what does your Heavenly life

consist?

In answering this question, it must

be always kept in mind that the all-

wise, all-good, eternal God always cre-

ates His creatures in perfect accord with

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the purpose for which He made them.

And all clear-thinking philosophers

agree that men with their God-given

desires have not been created for this

world alone. And in these same God-

given desires and wants, we have the

answer as to what you shall do in

Heaven.

For your God-given wants and de-

sires will be satisfied in Heaven in all

fullness and completeness. For instance,

you will constantly advance in knowl-

edge. For every human being yearns

for, and desires to know, to learn, and

to acquire knowledge.

Look around you and see how true

this is. All mankind seeking to know.

From the inquisitive child to the as-

tronomer in the observatory. See the

geologist in the mine, the chemist in

the laboratory, the sage with his books,

the crowd with the newspaper. All

seeking to learn, to know more about

those things in which they have their

interests.

But God is knowledge. All that can

be known is in Him. All the laws of

nature, and all the truths of science.

Every answer to every question. The

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satisfying of all curiosity. All is to be

found in the Beatific Vision. For see-

ing God "face to face,” your soul will

see all knowledge at its very source.

Will realize that all human knowledge

is but nothing, only slight and puerile

glimpses into truth, as compared to the

infinite wisdom of the Infinite Creator

Who made all things, Who directs all

things, Who governs all things, which

exist in time, and in eternity.

Thus for all eternity the soul will

advance in knowledge. Taught by Him

Who is infinite Truth, infinite Knowl-

edge, Himself.

The second great desire in the hearts

of all, is that desire and longing for

love. To be loved for yourself alone.

It is the very essence of your being.

The history of the whole human race,

and the story of each individual life,

proves this beyond all doubt. It is the

mainspring of all human action and

activity.

True it is, that oftentimes men’s love

has been debased and led into vile and

loathsome error. But nevertheless, even

then, it seems, such men were really

searching for love. Yearning and de-

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siring to be loved. They had simply mis-

taken the worthiness of what they loved.

For only in God is this God-given

instinct of love satisfied. Only in God

can your soul find true contentment

and perfect satisfaction. And only in

the Kingdom of God can you find the

fullness and completeness of love.

Thus the great philosopher and Saint

of the fifth century, Saint Augustine,

realized as he cried:

"Our hearts were made for Thee, O
God,

And restless must they be,

Until O God, this grace accord,
Until they rest in Thee.”

And the beloved Apostle Saint John,

after defying all the might and power

of the vicious Roman Empire, dying in

exile on the far-off, barren, and bleak

isle of Patmos, yet would leave as his

last words for all mankind, that truth

he had learned so well: "God Is Love.”

For all that is lovable is in God. All

parental and filial love, all marital love

and friendship, all love for the sublime

and the beautiful is in Him. All pure,

clean, wholesome love comes straight

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from His infinite heart. And hence

only in Him can love find its complete

fulfillment.

And the hunger of every human soul

for love is filled, and filled to its over-

flowing in Him Who is Love Itself, in

the Beatific Vision. For in this Vision

of God, loving and loved, cherished and

at peace, your soul rests in perfect

happiness.

Thus in eternity, face to face with

The Divine Essence, your soul as it

advances steadily in its knowledge of

God, must necessarily advance in its

love of God. For, as more and more

lovable God is seen to be, so much the

more and more must your soul respond.

And the more your soul loves God, the

more God is turn loves your soul.

Finally the third great desire which

you have in this world, is the satisfac-

tion of the senses. Your five senses are

God-given, and the things which sat-

isfy them are also from God. Hence

this is all good. It is the abuse and

misuse of these senses that is sinful and

evil. For instance, when you seek to

satisfy them apart from God, or con-

trary to God’s laws.

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And as the soul goes into eternity,

it takes with it all the senses which you

had here on earth. It is only the or-

gans of these senses that are left be-

hind. To remain here until the resur-

rection of the body at the Last Day.

Hence all the joys and delights of

the senses you will have in Heaven.

Freed from the limitations of the earth,

freed from all sin, your senses, pure

and untrammeled, will bring you the

true delight and happiness for which

God created them.

Thus as a man may be tone-deaf and

color-blind and miss much that is beau-

tiful in color and inspiring in music

and melody here on earth, so in Heaven

the senses thus set free from all limita-

tions of their present state, will find

new vistas and fields opened and un-

folded which will bring to you such

rapture and happiness as to be beyond

all imagination.

Then, too, you must not forget that

all beauty in nature and in art, all that

enchants and thrills in melody and

music, is but the handiwork of God.

And in eternity, as your soul grows in

knowledge and love, so will it exult,

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not only in the appreciation and en-

joyment of God’s handiwork already

known to you, but in the infinite new

delights and joys which He will con-

tinuously unfold before you for your

happiness.

And thus it will be with you in the

Kingdom of God until that Great Day

when Almighty God shall decree that

it is the end of time. That "Last Day”

when "The angel standing upon the

sea and upon the earth” shall swear

"that time shall be no longer.”

Your body resurrected, no longer to

know decay, fatigue, or death, shall join

your soul in Heaven. Your body now

spiritualized and glorified, clothed in

eternal light, is now a part of you.

Henceforth you will have all the facul-

ties of body and soul. And obviously,

this means for you, even greater happi-

ness and joy.

For instance, all the present incon-

venience of space and action shall cease

for you. That means that you can

traverse at will all those fields and realms

of light. Passing with the swiftness

of thought, through the boundless meas-

ures of space. From star to star.

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Through all the myriad orbits of the

empyreal sphere.

Wherever you go, new and unex-

pected beauties will open before you.

And yet, wherever you wander, the

great white throne of the Eternal God

shines ever near you. And from His

throne the Heavenly Father smiles lov-

ingly upon you. For you are His own

for all the endless ages.

Crowds of exulting spirits will meet

you at every turn and you will know

them all, for there are no strangers in

Heaven. And you will love them all,

and be loved by all, for you are all in

God, and God is in all.

And as you meet in these regions of

bliss, and happily hail one another, your

soul will thrill in the wonder and the

glory of your Heavenly companions.

They throng in thousands from every

side. Yet all differing in beauty and

glory.

There are the nine choirs of angels

with Gabriel, Michael, Raphael and the

other archangels at their head. There

are the Cherubim and Seraphim, the

Principalities and the Powers. Virtues,

Thrones and Dominations. There are

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the great Saints of the earth. Saints of

whom you have read and hailed in the

litanies of the Church. The great Saint

Joseph, the Apostles, the Martyrs, the

Founders of the Religious Orders. There

are the beloved Saints to whom you

prayed, asking their intercession with

Almighty God. And who, in response

to your request, pleaded with Him so

faithfully and well. There are many

shining Saints of whom the world never

heard because of the obscurity of their

lives, but now, known and honored by

all. And above all these Saints, the

Blessed Mother of Christ, to whom you

have been very close and precious, and

who has prayed so much for you. All

know you, honor you, and love you; as

you know, love and honor them.

And here, too, adding to your great

happiness and joy, you will be with all

those so close to you on earth. Your

relatives, friends and companions so

dear to you in this life. Brothers and

sisters, parents and children, relatives

and friends, all whom you loved so

dearly, will rejoice in one another. For

every soul in Heaven will have a special

affection for those souls that were

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united with it on earth. And will con-

tinue to love them with a most special

love for the relationship, friendship, and

companionship in the joys and suffering

shared here on earth. For all upright

love continues in the hearts of all those

in the eternal Kingdom of God.

For such is the Kingdom of Heaven!

Such is your eternal destination!

"The Kingdom prepared for you

from the foundation of the world.

”

Such are the truths concerning your

everlasting life.

And remember these truths are not

based on pious imagination. Nor on

sentimental hope. But they are truths

firmly and solidly based on Holy Scrip-

ture. Truths handed down in unbroken

tradition from the earliest ages of Chris-

tianity. Truths confirmed by your

God-given reason and intelligence, il-

luminated by Faith.

This is the eternal life which Al-

mighty God has destined for you in

the Kingdom of Heaven.

It is yours!

If you are worthy!

If you accept God’s help!

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