Saint Cardinal John Henry Newman

Today we celebrate the fifth anniversary of John Henry Newman's canonization which took place on October 13, 2019.

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"Arguably no theologian has had a greater impact on the Catholic Church in the past 150 years than St. John Henry Newman."

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Christian writer C.S. Lewis likened the process of sanctification to God building a house: “The explanation is that He is building quite a different house from the one you thought of—throwing out a new wing here, putting on an extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards. You thought you were being made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace. He intends to come and live in it Himself.”

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Newman’s beautiful poem, The Dream of Gerontius, is completed by the magnificent choral composition of Edward Elgar.

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This vision of purgatory from St. John Henry Newman is one of the most beautiful insights in English literature, and could only have come from the mature mind of an eventual saint.

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This gorgeous oratorio reaches a climax with the piercing notes of the refrain of Praise to the Holiest in the Height.

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Praise to the Holiest in the height, And in the depth be praise: In all His words most wonderful; Most sure in all His ways!

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The Soul (of Gerontius), we find, is comforted knowing that his Angel is clasping him.  Gerontius, safely with his Angel, is ready to pass the demons and receive his judgment. 

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Death is not the end; it is a passage into the next part of the journey, which also must be accompanied by prayer. It’s a reminder to us that prayer is conversation with God and it continues throughout our whole life and into the next. As we think of our family and friends who have passed through the veil of death, we accompany them by praying. It’s our way of life, our first instinct and our last breath. It’s what marks us as Christians.

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“The Dream of Gerontius” is St. John Henry Newman's longest poem which describes the dying moments of an old man (in Greek Geron), his coming before God's judgment, and his descent to purgatory.

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