Bereavement is the pain endured further to the demise of a beloved one. It represents a real wound of the heart. Should it erased once and for all? by Father Don Bertrand Lesoing, priest of the sacerdotal Community of St. Martin, and chaplain of the shrine of Our Lady of Montligeon, France. He holds a doctorate of theology, teaches at the community Mother House in Evron, France, and has published several books, the latest is entitled “Dernières nouvelles de l’au-delà (Le Cerf, 2019), particularly aimed at bereaved people.
Christians believe in the resurrection of the body and in life everlasting. Indeed, the deceased are well alive in heaven. Faced with death, one might doubt such a reality, especially so as most often demise is experienced as a breach in relationships. In such a context, after we die, will we see our loved ones?
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Notre société a tendance à considérer les personnes âgées comme inefficaces, voire comme des « déchets », comme l’affirme le pape François. Dans ce contexte, peut-on vieillir dans la joie ? A 80 ans, nos plus belles joies sont-elles devant nous ? Réponse de sœur Cécile pour RCF Orne-Calvados-Manche.
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We would love to know whether or not our deceased loved ones are in Heaven. Is praying for our deceased and hoping they are saved incompatible? If it is impossible to know, we must trust that they are in Heaven and pray for them tirelessly.
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