No matter what religion you belong to, there is life after death. That is the core teaching of the great religions.
On the 3rd day after death, fingernails - feet begin to peel off.
On the 4th day after death, hair begins to fall out.
On the 5th day after death, the brain begins to dissolve and make food for the maggots.
On the 6th day after death, the skin begins to turn black and peel off.
On the 7th day after death, the fluids back up into the mouth and attract predators.
From 60 days after death, the whole person is completely decomposed, leaving only bones.
SO:
Too arrogant, Too greedy, Too jealous, Too weak, Too angry, Too selfish
FOR WHAT ?
BE HAPPINESS instead, remembering that:
This life is just fleeting, like an ephemeral flower that soon blooms and fades, especially during this pandemic.
And the life in the future depends on how you live your life today. Heaven & Hell are real.
So Let's:
Love God, Love your neighbor, Treat each other like brothers and sisters, Don't be too heavy with jealousy, hatred, Always do good when you can, Never take anything other people.
No matter what religion you belong to, there is life after death. That is the core teaching of the great religions.
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How Do I Know If My Soul Has Been To Heaven?
Question: Please help answer the following 2 questions:
1- When celebrating funeral Mass, some priests preached that: this man's soul, (this woman's) soul must have already gone to heaven, no need pray again! Please tell me is there any doctrine that allows to know and believe this or not?
2- When publishing an obituary with words such as: "sorrowfully announces the sad news that you have been called by God to the day and hour..." is that consistent with Catholic doctrine about the death and resurrection hope of Catholics? human or not?
Answer:
1- When someone dies, the Church only teaches the celebration of the Funeral Rite (Ordo Exsequiarum = Rite of Funerals), which includes prayer rites in the home or funeral home, funeral Mass rites church service, and a farewell ceremony outside the cemetery. These rites were approved by Pope Paul VI and announced by the Congregation for Divine Worship for the entire Church as of June 1, 1970.
Through all of the above rites, the Church prays for the souls of the deceased to be quickly accepted into the Kingdom of God to enjoy His Holy Face, the source of eternal happiness for those who are saved.
The Church prays for the dead because it believes in the resurrection of the dead through God's infinite mercy and forgiveness, as we profess in the Creed: I believe in the resurrection of the body, I believe in life. so. Amen.
The doctrine of the Church speaks only of the particular judgment of a soul after leaving the body as follows:
“Each man receives in his immortal soul his eternal recompense immediately after death in a personal judgment, according to his life toward Christ, for or to undergo a purification. , or immediately enter into heavenly happiness, or be immediately condemned to eternal punishment.” (cf. SGLGHCG, No. 1022).
That is, after the body dies, the soul will be judged separately to:
or must undergo further purification in a place called purgatory for a while before entering into the Face of God in Heaven.
· or be immediately admitted to Heaven for being holy enough.
or eternal punishment in a place called hell
The above result depends on the life that a person has freely chosen for himself while living in this world. It is the doctrine of the Church that we must follow. But what happens to a soul right after it leaves the body, only God knows and determines. The Church has no way of knowing, so it only teaches the faithful to pray for the forgiveness of all sins committed while still alive in order to be quickly accepted into the living water.
In other words, the Church has never immediately judged who went to Heaven, who had to be purified in purgatory, and who went to hell, no matter how holy the dead person was or how openly sinful. The Church canonize anyone who has to go through a rigorous procedure and an impartial investigation period as required by canon law, but never immediately declare who is saint and is in Heaven to no more praying for that person.
Thus, any priest, when celebrating someone's funeral, claims that his soul has already gone to heaven, then this is completely his "too subjective imagination" to honor that priest. the dead, and to please the bereaved family only. Absolutely no doctrine, doctrine of the Church allows anyone to make such a statement about a person who has just died, whether that person is a Pope, cardinal, bishop, priest or religious. Certainly! The Church only teaches prayer and entrusts the souls of departed believers to God's mercy only, and does not judge anyone's eternal destiny. (cf. SGLGHCG No. 958, 1032)
Besides, if you already know which souls have gone to heaven, why offer prayers, because the saints in Heaven do not need anyone to pray for, but on the contrary, they also pray to help and effectively intercede for the faithful. whether alive or suffering in purgatory. (communion of saints creed = communion of saints)
So let's keep praying for everyone who has passed away because we don't know where those people are now, Heaven, Confession or Hell. That is, do not rush to believe anyone's subjective claims to stop praying for the deceased.
2- When someone dies, it is common for people to use words like the question posed above to report sad news to relatives near and far.
In a sense, or rather in terms of people, death is indeed the saddest thing for a living relative. Thus, grief, news and condolences are just and consistent with human nature and psychology.
Jesus lived to the fullness of this human nature when he heard that his friend Lazarus had died (cf. Jn 11). But when Jesus saw the Jews coming to offer condolences to the sisters Mary and Martha, Jesus did not say to them: why condolence? Congratulations, but because death is to be freed from the painful life of this life...
On the contrary, it was the Lord who wept over Lazarus as he stood before his tomb, causing the Jews present to say to each other, "How he loved Lazarus!" (Jn 11:36). And to comfort the sisters Mary and Martha, especially to show that he is God, the life and the resurrection, Jesus commanded Lazarus to come out of the tomb, resurrect after 4 days lying here. In particular, the Lord told Martha then and all of us today this very important creed: “I am the life and the resurrection. Whoever believes in Me, even if he dies, will live." (Jn 11:25).
Thus, even though we are human nature to grieve over death, we must not forget to profess our belief in Christ as life and resurrection whenever we are faced with death, something no one can avoid. while taking the human form in this world.
This grief and expression of grief is in accord with humanity and not contrary to faith. However, in order to express our faith in the risen Christ, that is, to express our hope in the resurrection of the dead, we should not be so tragic about death that we do not inadvertently blame God as the cause of death. this great grief. The priest preaching at the funeral should not delve into the pain of death so much that he forgets to emphasize the dimension of hope and the joy of the resurrection of the departed.
Finally, in delivering the sad news to our loved ones, we should use language that expresses our resurrection faith more than our pure humanity, as some obituaries have heard recently.
For example, it should be written: In faith in the Risen Christ, please inform our relatives and relatives that our relatives are... have been called back by God (or have passed away in peace in the Lord) the date and date. year… That is, it should not be said: it is very painful to report the sad news that a loved one has been called back by God…
In the words of condolence, it is also not advisable to say: "very sad to hear that you have been called back by God". because saying that turns out to blame God for causing grief?
In fact, death is the result of sin, not what God wanted for anyone from the beginning: “For one man, sin entered the world, and death caused death. Thus death spread to everyone because one person had sinned. (cf. Rom 5:12).
Christ himself had to die for the sins of mankind, but through his death on the cross he overcame sin and death and gave us hope in a resurrection after a physical death, if we live and die like Christ. This is the faith, the joyful hope that we have to thank God even though we have to accept the suffering of death.
In short, in the face of death, as a human, everyone must grieve, cry, and share their condolences. But don't be so tragic about death that you unintentionally blame God for the cause. On the contrary, we must thank God for the hope of resurrection after death as a result of sin, as Saint Paul taught.
Praying for the dead is a charity that pleases God. But no one is allowed to draw any conclusions or judgements about anyone's salvation regardless of how good or "sinful" that person has lived. Only God knows and judges.