Meditations on Death
Thomas à Kempis
Thinking on death is the most profitable meditation we can make.
Indeed, Our Lord’s most holy passion and death offers us the greatest meditation, but pondering our own imminent death can bring us great fruit as it prepares us for the most important thing we will do: enter into eternity.
“Remember man that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
By meditating on their deaths, many have renounced this fleeting world for the monastery and cloister. By meditating on their deaths, many have conquered the flesh, the world, and the devil. By meditating on their deaths, many have climbed the ladder of holiness in a brief time.
To keep death daily before your eyes is one of the greatest secrets to sanctity, for death is the only certainty in this life. And those who ponder the hour of their death daily will not be surprised when that moment comes; rather, they will have prepared for it their entire lives and will be ready to meet their Creator.
In this soul-jarring work, Thomas à Kempis guides the reader to consider the last four things: death, judgment, heaven, and hell. One of the devil’s favorite words is tomorrow. But God’s is today. Meditations on Death is like a mini-retreat that will redirect your heart to eternal things rather than passing things. For to contemplate the hour of your death is to already have one foot in heaven.
Duration - 1h 31m.
Author - Thomas à Kempis.
Narrator - Kevin Gallagher.
Published Date - Friday, 19 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2022 TAN Books ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Thinking on death is the most profitable meditation we can make. Indeed, Our Lord’s most holy passion and death offers us the greatest meditation, but pondering our own imminent death can bring us great fruit as it prepares us for the most important thing we will do: enter into eternity. “Remember man that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” By meditating on their deaths, many have renounced this fleeting world for the monastery and cloister. By meditating on their deaths, many have conquered the flesh, the world, and the devil. By meditating on their deaths, many have climbed the ladder of holiness in a brief time. To keep death daily before your eyes is one of the greatest secrets to sanctity, for death is the only certainty in this life. And those who ponder the hour of their death daily will not be surprised when that moment comes; rather, they will have prepared for it their entire lives and will be ready to meet their Creator. In this soul-jarring work, Thomas à Kempis guides the reader to consider the last four things: death, judgment, heaven, and hell. One of the devil’s favorite words is tomorrow. But God’s is today. Meditations on Death is like a mini-retreat that will redirect your heart to eternal things rather than passing things. For to contemplate the hour of your death is to already have one foot in heaven. Duration - 1h 31m. Author - Thomas à Kempis. Narrator - Kevin Gallagher. Published Date - Friday, 19 January 2024. Copyright - © 2022 TAN Books ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duración:00:00:51
Translator's Note
Duración:00:08:47
1. Consideration of One's Own Death
Duración:00:10:38
2. The Torments of Hell
Duración:00:14:48
3. The Final Judgment
Duración:00:06:31
4. The Joys of Heaven
Duración:00:06:26
5. Mindfulness of Death: A Sure Remedy to the Vices
Duración:00:08:07
6. A Lament over Time Wasted
Duración:00:05:08
7. Regrets Concerning the Deferral of Repentance and Reformation
Duración:00:08:55
8. The Uncertainty of the Last-Minute Repentance and Conversion
Duración:00:04:17
9. The Unreliability of Human Assistance in the Hour of Death
Duración:00:04:28
10. A Final Exhortation to Those Who Still Live
Duración:00:06:44
11. A Canticle on the Joys of Heaven and the Choirs of Angels
Duración:00:02:36
12. A Canticle to the Angels and Saints in Heaven
Duración:00:01:57
Ending Credits
Duración:00:00:51