Chapter 6: Sixth Precept, in which Three Moral Virtues are Explained

"If then we wish to learn the Art of dying and living well, let us not follow the crowd who only believe and value what is seen; but Christ and his apostles must we follow, who by word and deed have taught us that present things are to be despised, and “the hope and coming of the glory of the great God and the Saviour Jesus Christ,” alone desired and expected. And truly, so great is that which we hope for at the glorious coining of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all the past glory, and riches, and joys of this world, will be esteemed as if they had not been; and those considered most unwise and unhappy, who in affairs of such importance, trusted rather to the foolish than to the wise."

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"The Art of Dying Well" by St. Robert Bellarmine

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Chapter 8.9: The Lunatic Child

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"Prayer: Its Necessity, Its Power, Its Conditions" by Fr. Ferreol Girardey

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Part 1, Chapter 2: On the Assaults of Satan at the Hour of Death

"Before expiring the Christian has yet to prove that nothing can avail to make him forsake his God. For this reason the evil enemy employs all the power he has received, and brings all his forces to bear upon a man when he is dying, in the hope of causing him to sin, and thrusting him down to hell. During our whole lifetime he attacks us fiercely, and neglects no means whereby he may deceive us. But all these perse, cutions do not bear comparison with the final on slaught with which he endeavors to overcome us at the last. Then he raves and rages, like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour."

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"The Four Last Things: Death, Judgement, Hell, Heaven" by Fr. Martin Von Cochem

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Chapter 8.8: Cure of the woman twelve years ill and the raising to life of the daughter of Jairus

"And a woman who was under an issue of blood twelve years, and had suffered many things from many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing the better, but rather worse. When she had heard of Jesus, she came in the crowd behind Him and touched His garment, for she said: If I shall touch but His garment, I shall be whole (cured). And forthwith the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the evil. And immediately Jesus, know ing in Himself the virtue that had proceeded from Him, turning to the multitude, said: Who hath touched My garments? And His disciples said to Him: Thou seest the multitude thronging Thee, and sayest Thou, Who hath touched Me? And He looked about to see her who had done this. But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before Him, and told Him all the truth. And He said to her: Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be thou whole (healed) of thy disease."

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"But Jesus, having heard the word that was spoken, saith to the ruler of the synagogue : Fear not, believe only, and she shall be safe. And when He was come to the house, He suffered no one to go in with Him but Peter, James and John, and the father and mother of the maid (girl) ; and He seeth a tumult and people weeping and wailing much. And going in, He saith to them: Why make you this ado (fuss) and weep? The damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed Him to scorn. But He, having put them all out, taketh the father and mother of the damsel and them that were with Him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying. And taking the damsel by the hand, He said to her: Talitha cuml, which means : damsel, (I say to thee) arise. And immediately the damsel rose up and walked; she was twelve years old; and they were greatly astonished. And He charged strictly that no man should know it; and com manded that something should be given her to eat."

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"Prayer: Its Necessity, Its Power, Its Conditions" by Fr. Ferreol Girardey

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Chapter 5: Fifth Precept, In Which the Deceitful Error of the Rich of this World is Exposed

"Let it, therefore, be a fixed rule for living well and dying well, often to consider and seriously to ponder on the account that must be given to God of our luxury in palaces, in gardens, in chariots, in the multitude of servants, in the splendour of dress, in banquets, in hoarding up riches, in unnecessary expenses, which injure a great multitude of the poor and sick, who stand in need of our superfluities; and who now cry to God, and in the day of judgment will not cease crying out until we, together with the rich man, shall be condemned to eternal flames."

Source:

"The Art of Dying Well" by St. Robert Bellarmine

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Chapter 8.7: The Ten Lepers

"As Jesus entered a certain town, there met Him ten men that were lepers, and they stood afar off, and lifted up their voice, saying: “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” When He saw them, “He said: Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And it came to pass, as they went, they were made clean. And one of them, when he saw that he was made clean, went back, with a loud voice glorifying God. And he fell on his face before His feet, giving thanks. And this man was a Samaritan. And Jesus, an swering, said: “Were not ten made clean? And where are the nine? There is no one found to return and give glory to God, but this stranger.” And He said to him: Arise, go thy way, for thy faith hath made thee whole."

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"Prayer: Its Necessity, Its Power, Its Conditions" by Fr. Ferreol Girardey

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Part 1, Chapter 2: Prayer for the Dead - Fear And Confidence

"Prayer for the departed, sacrifices, and suffrages for the dead form a part of Christian worship, and devotion towards the souls in Purgatory is a devotion which the Holy Ghost infuses with charity into the hearts of the faithful. “It is a holy and wholesome thought”, says Holy Scripture, “to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins.” l

In order to be perfect, devotion to the souls in Purgatory must be animated both by a spirit of fear and a spirit of confidence. On the one hand, the Sanctity of God and His Justice inspires us with a salutary fear; on the other, His infinite Mercy gives us boundless confidence."

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"Purgatory: Illustrated by the Lives and Legends of the Saints" by Rev. F. X. Schouppe

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Chapter 4: Fourth Precept: Containing Three Evangelical Counsels

"From these considerations it is evident, how great must be the negligence and ignorance, not to say the blindness and madness of the greater part of mankind, who, although so often warned by the Spirit of Truth itself, who cannot deceive, to prepare for death, (that great and most difficult affair, on which eternal happiness or misery depends;) yet few are there that are roused by the words, or rather by the thunder of the Holy Spirit. But some one may reply: “What advice do you give to teach us to watch as we ought, and by watching to prepare for a good death?” Nothing more useful occurs to me, than for us frequently and seriously to examine our conscience, that so we may prepare for death."

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"The Art of Dying Well" by St. Robert Bellarmine

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Chapter 8.6: The Woman of Canaan

"Jesus retired into the coast of Tyre and Sidon, and entering into a house, He would that no man should know it, and He could not be hid. For a woman, as soon as she heard of Him, whose daughter had an unclean spirit, came in and fell down at His feet. For the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophenician by birth, and she besought Him that He would cast forth the devil out of her daughter, saying: “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously troubled by a devil.” But Jesus answered her not a word. And His disciples came and besought Him, saying: “Send her away, for she crieth after us.” And He, answering, said: “I was not sent but to the sheep that are lost of the house of Israel.” But she came and adored Him, saying: “Lord, help me.” But Jesus said: “Suffer first the children to be filled, for it is not good to take the bread of the children and to cast it to the dogs.” But she said: “Yea, Lord; for the whelps also eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.” Then Jesus, answering, said to her: “O woman, great is thy faith; be it done to thee as thou wilt, for this saying (of thine); go thy way, the devil is gone out of thy daughter.” And when she was come into her house, she found the girl lying upon the bed, and that the devil was gone out."

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"Prayer: Its Necessity, Its Power, Its Conditions" by Fr. Ferreol Girardey

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Chapter 3: The Third Precept, Which is Concerning the Three Theological Virtues

"Now we shall point out wheat he must do who is dead to the world, in order that he may live to God; for in the first chapter we proved, that no man can die well, without having lived well. The essence of a good life is laid down by St. Paul, in his first Epistle to Timothy, in these words: “Now the end of the commandment is charity from a pure heart, and a good conscience, and an unfeigned faith.” The apostle was not ignorant of the answer our Lord gave to one who had asked Him: “What shall I do to possess eternal life?” He answered, “If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.” But the apostle wished to explain, in the fewest words, the end of the first commandment, on which the whole law, and the understanding of it, and its observance, and the way to eternal life, depend."

Source:

"The Art of Dying Well" by St. Robert Bellarmine

Translated from the latin by Fr. John Dalton

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