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Wednesday, 6 August 2025

Live every day as though it were your last! It might be!

 One certainty in life is that no one knows the exact hour, day, month or year when one will die. So it's very important to be in a state of grace at death. Therefore - at the end of each day it's important to examine one's conscience and make a sincere act of contrition for any sins committed that day, and for past sins

The Catholic Church teaches that when one dies, one's soul is judged immediately - and that soul either goes to Hell, Purgatory or Heaven. If you die with unforgiven mortal sins - the destination is Hell - for eternity. If one dies with venial - less serious sins - one goes to Purgatory - to be purged of those sins - in order to enter Heaven. A soul could spend a short or long time in Purgatory. A few souls go straight to Heaven for eternity.

Think about it - life on earth is but a pin prick of what's to come.

No one knows when one will die - you could be in a car crash - be shot by a madman in the woods - get a sudden incurable illness. We simply don't know. So be prepared for death - at all times.

If you need to get to confession, try to find  a validly ordained Catholic priest ( that is - a priest ordained in the pre Vatican 2 rite). If there are no valid priests in your area - make a perfect act of contrition. This is enough to get forgiven, but if a valid priest becomes available, then go to confession.

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