Preparation for Death: Considerations on the Eternal Maxims

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Eternity-focused reflections on life and afterlife.

If you've ever found yourself pondering the great beyond and the meaning behind our mortal coil, "Preparation for Death: Considerations on the Eternal Maxims" could offer you a contemplative experience. It's a compelling dive into timeless questions of existence, mortality, and ethics, written to provoke deep introspection about life's ultimate journey and its final destination.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Preparation for Death: Considerations on the Eternal Maxims

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ISBN: 9780895551740
Publisher: Tan Books
Date of Publication: 2010-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Religion
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Death viewed according to the senses terrifies and causes fear; but when viewed with the eyes of faith it consoles and becomes desirable. It appears terrible to sinners, but lovely and precious to the saints. In this popular abridgment of his monumental Preparation for Death, St. Alphonsus teaches the proper attitude toward death, which is one of readiness; of always having one's "debts cleared". He cautions against letting even one day pass without reflecting on the certainty of death, the shortness of time and the length of eternity. Each chapter is a short consideration on some aspect of death, divided into three points easily understood by people in every state of life. Each point is followed by reflections and prayers to help one persevere in his efforts to lead a holy life, St. Alphonsus prefaces each chapter with a quotation from Scripture designed to touch the heart of every reader. Death is the one journey every man must go through alone. This book demonstrates how only consistent, thoughtful meditation on this reality can set people on a more resolute path to holiness.
 

Eternity-focused reflections on life and afterlife.

If you've ever found yourself pondering the great beyond and the meaning behind our mortal coil, "Preparation for Death: Considerations on the Eternal Maxims" could offer you a contemplative experience. It's a compelling dive into timeless questions of existence, mortality, and ethics, written to provoke deep introspection about life's ultimate journey and its final destination.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.