The hour of death is the “hour of truth,” Spanish bishop exhorts
Imprimir Incrementar tamaño de fuente Disminuir tamaño de fuente

.- On the eve of the celebration of All Saints and a day before All Souls Day, Bishop Jesus Garcia Burillo of Avila, Spain, called on the faithful to face death, “the hour of truth,” courageously and to live in love in order to live for eternity.

In a program on the COPE Radio Network, Bishop Burillo recalled that “the hour of death we can say is the hour of truth.”  It is “the hour when only what is definitive counts.  Our admiration for success, power, and riches, sustained throughout our lives, fades away in a moment.  What has been the purpose of all our desires?  Our whole life will be relativized in an instant.”

During the program, Bishop Burillo spoke about what is really necessary for that moment.  He emphasized faith and hope in the resurrection of the dead and in eternal life, as well as the need to be prepared.

“The question is: how are we preparing for that final moment?  Or how are we cultivating this eternal life which we already possess but which has not yet culminated in the final encounter with the Risen One.  The answer should be: love is the only dignified way to live, only love carries us towards that final voice: come, you blessed of my Father.”

The bishop concluded his remarks calling for prayers “on All Souls Day for all those, who are on the journey of purification, awaiting their final reward.  Our prayers make their time of waiting shorter.”

Imprimir Incrementar tamaño de fuente Disminuir tamaño de fuente
ADD A COMMENT (Your e-mail will NOT be published):
NAME:
CITY/STATE/COUNTRY:
EMAIL:
COMMENT:
 
PLEASE ENTER THE SECURITY CODE DISPLAYED ABOVE:
Chars:
* Thanks for your comments. The number of messages that can be online is limited. Length should not exceed 1500 characters. CNA reserves the right to edit messages for content and tone. Comments and opinions expressed by users do not necessarily reflect the opinions or beliefs of CNA. CNA will not publish comments with abusive language, insults or links to other pages.
Latest news:
Related news :
Get CNA News on your email:
Your E-mail:
Subscribe HTML
Unsubscribe Text only
Headlines
Resources
read this
First Reading:
rss
read this
podcast
audio
Gospel:
rss
read this
podcast
audio
Saint of the Day
podcast
audio
Homily of the day
ADVERTISING
Place your ad here
Resources:
Columns:
News:
Documents:
Tools:
ACI Group:
ACI Prensa