Part 3, Chapter 6: On the Loss of the Beatific Vision of God

"And then such an eager desire will take possession of our soul to gaze upon and enjoy this supreme Good, that she will be irresistibly drawn to God, and will long with all her powers to contemplate His ineffable beauty. And if on account of her sins she is deprived of this beatific vision, it will cause her the most intense anguish. No grief, no torture known in this world can be in any wise likened to it.

St. Bonaventure bears witness to this, when he says: "The most terrible penalty of the damned is being shut out forever from the blissful and joyous contemplation of the Blessed Trinity." Again, St. John Chrysostom says: "I know many persons only fear Hell because of its pains, but I assert that the loss of the celestial glory is a source of more bitter pain than all the torments of Hell.""

Please remember to pray for all who made these information available to you.

Source:

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

Read by John Brandon, Librivox https://bit.ly/3Wf24Fx

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