Catechism #
946-1065
CPPoole,
Jr., October 20, 1999, revised July 24, 2005
1.
Ending of the Apostles' Creed
2. The
Four Last Things
3.
Death
4.
Particular Judgment
5.
Branches of the Church
6.
Purgatory
7.
State of Mortal Sin
8.
Final (General or Last) Judgment
9.
Resurrected Body
10. Additional Scripture Passages
1. Ending
of the Apostles' Creed
The
Apostles= Creed ends as follows:
He
descended to the dead
On the
third day he rose again
He ascended
into heaven
and is
seated at the right hand of the Father
He will
come again to judge the living and the dead
I believe
in the Holy Spirit,
the Holy
Catholic Church, the communion of saints
the
forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of
the body
and life
everlasting. Amen
2. The Four
Last Things
Death, judgment, heaven,
hell
We all have
to undergo these last things
It is
appointed for all to die,
after that comes the judgment Heb. 9:27
Human death
is a consequence of sin,
the sin of Adam, original sin
The Hail
Mary ending is - pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death
3. Death
The medical
definition of death is:
the permanent end of integrated brain
activity
The
theological definition is:
the departure of the soul from the body
The five Kubler-Ross stages are:
denial - anger - bargaining - depression - acceptance
The sacrament of
anointing, called the last rites, involves
anointing on the forehead and hands with
blessed oil
and saying the appropriate words
Confession
sometimes precedes, and Holy Communion
is often received after the anointing
4.
Particular
Judgment
We are
judged at the point of death
There are
three possibilities:
1. Go immediately to heaven
with
the continual presence of God,
the beatific vision
2. Spend
time temporarily in purgatory
atoning
for the sins during our life
3.
Permanent consignment to hell with
constant pain and mental anguish
because
of the loss of heaven
Hell is - not to love any more - Georges Bernanos
5. Branches
of the Church
Pilgrim Church here on earth
we struggle to live a good life
Suffering
Church in purgatory
making atonement for sins during lifetime
Triumphant
(Glorious) Church
in heaven
enjoyment of eternal bliss
Death is
the end of our pilgrimage
the end of our period of trial
We must
plan our life so we will attain heaven
We must be
ready when we are called from this life
6. Purgatory
Purgatory
is a place or state of purification
where we atone for past sins
a preparation to enter heaven
We should
repent and do penance now
and shorten our time in purgatory
We should
pray for the poor souls in purgatory
to shorten their time there
We can do
penance, pray, and have Masses
said for the poor souls in purgatory
7. State of
Mortal Sin
Mortal
sin has three
characteristics:
1. Grievous matter,
2. Sufficient reflection,
3.
Full consent of the will
It deprives
the soul of sanctifying grace
Dying in
the state of mortal sin means going to hell
An act
of perfect contrition
sorrow out of a pure love of God
removes
mortal sin from the soul,
but the sins still must be confessed
An act
of imperfect contrition
sorrow for a lesser motive
suffices for obtaining forgiveness in
confession
8. Final
(General or Last) Judgment
We will all
be judged together at the end of time
Each
person's relationship to God will be revealed
When the Son of Man comes in glory ..... all nations will
assemble before him, and he will separate
people one
from another as a
shepherd separates sheep from goats.
“I was hungry and you gave me food .....@
Mt 25:31-36
The second
coming of Jesus will be at the end of the world
everyone will recognize him as Lord of all
Each of us
will be permanently in heaven or in hell
9. Resurrected
Body
At death
our souls separate from our bodies
and our bodies decay - they return to
dust
We receive
incorruptible bodies at the second coming
The
Creed says: I believe in "the resurrection
of the body, and life everlasting.
Amen"
Attributes:
imperishable, glorious, spiritual, .... 1Cor: 15
We should
respect our own and the bodies of others
10. Additional
Scripture Passages
Whoever
lives and believes in me will never die Jn 11:25-26
At the judgment seat of Christ we are all seen for what we are, ...
each receives what he has deserved 2 Cor 5:10
Whoever
listens to my words, and believes in him who
sent me, has eternal life. Jn 5:24
Stay awake
as you know not the day nor the hour Mt 25:13
He who raised up the Lord Jesus will raise us up 2 Cor 4:14
There will
be no more death, mourning, ... or pain Rev 21:4
Eye has not seen, ear has not heard ..... all that God has
prepared for those who love him 1 Cor 2:9
CPPoole,
Jr., October 20, 1999, revised July 24, 2005
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