“…from thence He shall
come to judge the living and the dead…”
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Catechism of the Catholic Church Lesson 157
Ave Maria series
157 Will we be brought to
judgment after death?
The so-called particular or personal judgment occurs at the
moment of death of the individual. The
general judgment, which is also called the Last Judgment, occurs on the Last
Day, at the end of the world, when the Lord comes again. [1021-1022]
Judgement came to St. Dismas on the day of his death. Condemned as a thief to die, Dismas defended
Jesus and earned Jesus words: “TODAY you will be with Me in Paradise.” ….. The St.
Dismas statue is located on a bridge in Březnice, Czech Republic, dated 1750. ……157
In dying every man arrives at the moment of truth. Now it is no longer possible to repress or
conceal anything; nothing can be changed.
God sees us as we are. We come
before his tribunal, where all is made right, for if we are to be in God’s holy
presence at all, we must be “right” with him—as right as God wanted us to be
when he created us. Perhaps we will
still have to undergo a process of purification, or maybe we will be able to
fall into God’s arms immediately. But
perhaps we will be so full of wickedness, hatred, and denial of everything that
we will turn our face away from love forever, away from God. A life without love, however, is nothing but
hell. 163
“Your place in heaven will seem to be made for you and you
alone, because you were made for it—made for it stitch by stitch as a glove is
made for a hand.” C.S. Lewis (1898-1963)
[1021-1022]
THE PARTICULAR JUDGMENT
1021 Death puts an end to human life as the time open to
either accepting or rejecting the divine grace manifested in Christ.(compare 2 Timothy 1:9-10)592 The New Testament speaks of judgment
primarily in its aspect of the final encounter with Christ in his second coming,
but also repeatedly affirms that each will be rewarded immediately after death
in accordance with his works and faith. The parable of the poor man Lazarus and
the words of Christ on the cross to the good thief, as well as other New
Testament texts speak of a final destiny of the soul--a destiny which can be
different for some and for others. (compare Luke 16:22; Lk 23:43; Matthew 16:26; 2 Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 1:23; Hebrews 9:27; Heb12:23)593 –Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition
1022 Each man receives his eternal retribution in his
immortal soul at the very moment of his death, in a particular judgment that
refers his life to Christ: either entrance into the blessedness of
heaven-through a purification(compare Council of
Lyons II (1274):Denzinger-Schönmetzer 857-858; Council of Florence (1439):DS
1304- 1306; Council of Trent (1563):DS 1820)594 or immediately,(compare
Benedict XII, Benedictus Deus (1336):Denzinger-Schönmetzer
1000-1001; John XXII, Ne super
his (1334):DS 990)595 -- or immediate and everlasting damnation.(compare Benedict XII, Benedictus
Deus (1336):DS 1002)596 --CCC
At the evening of
life, we shall be judged on our love.( St. John of the Cross, Dichos 64)597 –CCC
Statue St Dismas
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