death of loved ones
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59Then he said to another, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.” 60And Jesus said to him: “Let the dead bury their dead. But you go and announce the kingdom of God.”
13And we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who are sleeping, so as not to be sorrowful, like these others who do not have hope. 14For if we believe that Jesus has died and risen again, so also will God bring back with Jesus those who sleep in him. 15For we say this to you, in the Word of the Lord: that we who are alive, who remain until the return of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16For the Lord himself, with a command and with the voice of an Archangel and with a trumpet of God, shall descend from heaven. And the dead, who are in Christ, shall rise up first. 17Next, we who are alive, who are remaining, shall be taken up quickly together with them into the clouds to meet Christ in the air. And in this way, we shall be with the Lord always. 18Therefore, console one another with these words.
38For I am certain that neither death, nor life, nor Angels, nor Principalities, nor Powers, nor the present things, nor the future things, nor strength, 39nor the heights, nor the depths, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
36For they can no longer die. For they are equal to the Angels, and they are children of God, since they are children of the resurrection.
16For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life.
6Jesus said to him: “I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
6Therefore, we are ever confident, knowing that, while we are in the body, we are on a pilgrimage in the Lord. 7For we walk by means of faith, and not by sight. 8So we are confident, and we have the good will to be on a pilgrimage in the body, so as to be present to the Lord.
23For the wages of sin is death. But the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
9The Lord is not delaying his promise, as some imagine, but he does act patiently for your sake, not wanting anyone to perish, but wanting all to be turned back to penance.
1Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is forever. 2Let Israel now say: For he is good, for his mercy is forever. 3Let the house of Aaron now say: For his mercy is forever. 4Let those who fear the Lord now say: For his mercy is forever. 5In my tribulation, I called upon the Lord. And the Lord heeded me with generosity. 6The Lord is my helper. I will not fear what man can do to me.
26Lastly, the enemy called death shall be destroyed. For he has subjected all things under his feet. And although he says,
13And we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who are sleeping, so as not to be sorrowful, like these others who do not have hope.