Passing Time: Comfort & Consolation for the Suffering, Dying, and Their Companions

By Michael A LaMorte

"Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return."

Have we forgotten how to die? With the advances in modern medicine, too often doctors and nurses and machines have replaced reflection, prayer, family, and clergy. All too often, people are left not knowing what to do when a life is coming to an end, whether its their own life or the life of a loved one. What do you do when you run out of prayers, or when you know you should be praying but you can no longer find the words?

The end of life is a time of passing that only happens once, and it is as unique as the life that was lived. For those who are suffering, dying, as well as those who attend to them, this is a time that can be very difficult. Passing Time is a treasury of over 300 pages of classical Catholic texts to help people prepare to die a happy death. It is also a resource for companions of the afflicted so they can comfort the sorrowful, counsel the doubtful, pray for the living, and pray for and bury the dead. A timeless resource for those looking for spiritual guidance, comfort, and consolation during the most difficult time of life, pulled from the depths of the Catholic faith. Divided into four sections-Suffering, the Hour of Death, Mourning & Remembrance, and Purgatory & Remembrance-it includes catechesis, meditations, and prayers from the saints, as well as traditions from the depth of the faith.

Beautifully designed and thoughtfully curated, Passing Time contains catechesis from Rev. Frances Spirago's The Catechism Explained, an abridged version of Why Must I Suffer? by Rev. F.J. Remler C.M., a selection of St. Alphonses de Liguori's Considerations on Eternal Maxims, St. Catherine of Genoa's "Treatise on Purgatory", and the all-new Rosary meditation: "The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus". It also has a number of prayers, litanies, and novenas, including the prayers of the last Sacrament, the Recommendation of a Departing Soul, Gathering in the Presence of the Body, Reflections at the Grave, the Litany and Chaplet for the Dead, and Litany of Prayers for the Holy Souls in Purgatory.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09TN1SN9H
• ISBN13: 9798985550931
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Catholic Treehouse
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"