The Resurrection

1. Reasons for why it is fitting

 Human nature is body and soul
 Deeds of man are in body and soul, so will their rewards be
 Conformation of the body with the Head (Christ)
 Eucharist is the seed of the resurrection

Veneration of saints: a manifestation of the faith of the Church in the resurrection

2. Christian meaning of death

 Death is the end of earthly life
 Death is a consequence of sin. Christ’s obedience conquered death and gained for us the
resurrection to eternal life
 Respect for the bodies of the dead
 Particular judgement after death.

3. eternal happiness in heaven

 for those who die in God’s friendship
 the beatific vision: the contemplation of God
 heaven is for those who remained faithful to God’s will
 to think of the reward of heaven is not selfishness nor a lack of generosity; an exercise of
HOPE

4. eternal condemnation in hell

 Mary showed hell to the street children “vast sea of fire...damned souls…
 For those

5. Purgatory
 In god’s friendship but imperfectly purified
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6. Children who died without Baptism
 Entrusted to the mercy of God
o God’s desire that all men be saved
o Jc’s tenderness with children
o Not to delay Baptism (the only means for children to erase original sin)
o God can
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7. New heaven and new earth
a. At the end of time, after the universal judgement
b. The fullness of the Kingdom of God
c. The righteous will reign forever with Christ glorified in body and soul
 Earthly progress and the fullness of God’s kingdom
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