November 1
All Saints
he saints already
with Christ have drawn away the saints from among ourselves. Those who
were once with us have departed from us, returning to their true homeland
and leaving us orphans. They have passed from a state of corruptibility
to one of incorruptibility; they have gone from this world and risen again
in Christ, exchanging their tent-dwelling for the heavenly Jerusalem. Leaving
to us the emptiness of this life, they have attained to the bliss of heaven;
leaving to us our earthly worries, they have passed to a land without worry.
They have left behind the winds and waves of this world and have anchored
in harbors of perfect calm.
Yet even while they seemed to be with us they were not so in reality,
for their minds were turned to God. They lived on earth as citizens of
heaven. Having here no lasting city, they sought a heavenly one; having
no earthly riches, they sought the riches of heaven.
From John E. Rotelle, O.S.A., Tradition Day by Day: Readings from
Church Writers. Augustinian Press. Villanova, PA, 1994.
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