April 20, 2025

Soldiers of the Immaculate with Fr. Isaac: [Lenten Mission] Heaven: Our True Home and Highest Goal

45 minutes

We were made for Heaven, and we must live with our eyes fixed firmly on that glorious reward. Don’t aim merely for purgatory—shoot for Heaven, for if you aim low and miss, hell awaits. Let nothing distract you from your eternal end. In Heaven, there will be no sickness, no suffering, no fear, no sin—only love, peace, and the beatific vision. Meditate on it often, speak of it with joy, and long for it with all your being! Unite your daily crosses to Christ’s Passion, cling to our Blessed Mother, frequent the sacraments, especially confession and Holy Communion, and strive for virtue. Remember, your glory in Heaven depends on your love for God here and now. So run the race well, carry your cross with joy, and bring souls with you—for no one goes to Heaven or hell alone.

Quotes from the Saints:

St. Maximilian Kolbe – “Aim higher.”

St. Francis de Sales – “Never speak or act when you’re angry.”

St. Paul – Multiple references from his epistles and his sufferings.

St. Bernard – “Do you wish to know what heaven is? There is nothing there that gives pleasure. There is everything that delights.”

St. Augustine – “He who sings well, prays twice.”

St. Alphonse (de Liguori) – Multiple quotes and references, including stories from Preparation for Death.

St. Bonaventure – “What measure men put into their love of God here will be the measure of their rejoicing in God in heaven…”

St. John of the Cross – Mentioned with admiration for his suffering and love of the cross.

St. Pio (Padre Pio) – “The more you are afflicted, the more you should exalt… a soul in the fire of tribulation will become refined gold…”

Books mentioned in this sermon:

Preparation for Death – St. Alphonsus de Liguori

The Four Last Things – (traditional Catholic book often attributed to Fr. Martin von Cochem)

The Book of the Apocalypse (Revelation), Chapter 21 – Holy Scriptures

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