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If we realise the magnificence of Christ's love, and Christ's glory, in His Presence amongst us, we will be encouraged to act reverently in church, and to see that we are all sinners before Him.

Many people neglect their duties towards God and their neighbour. They fight and argue until death - when there is no spirit of charity in them to bring them up to Heaven.

A person who is too preoccupied with his own interests - even good things - and who does not listen to those who deserve his love and loyalty, is like a swimmer with a snorkel who chooses to cut himself off from his friends nearby.

Where people listen to the Church, and thank God for their children, and put the needs of family before their own ambitions, a home is like an oasis of light; old people and the sick are valued and cared for, as if in an oasis of light amidst the gloom of an uncaring society.

A soul who is absorbed in itself, devoid of warmth towards its fellow creatures, is in a dangerous state. It resembles the frozen wastes of the Arctic, where there is little life or joy or hope.

Whoever is willing to abandon prayer to attend to a needy neighbour is, as she reaches out to help, reaching out to Christ, who looks on with love and gratitude. The greatest love for God is shown in doing His Will, whether in prayer or service.

A person who, for love of God, loves and serves her neighbour, walks a hard road towards Heaven, with steep climbs; but as she arrives, it is Christ Himself Who will kneel, wash her feet, then put a white robe over her head, for the feast of Heaven.

A person who, for love of God, loves and serves her neighbour, walks a hard road towards Heaven, with steep climbs; but as she arrives, it is Christ Himself Who will kneel, wash her feet, then put a white robe over her head, for the feast of Heaven.

The blessed soul who has persevered to the end, in love of Christ and her neighbour, is led by the hand by Christ, to meet the Heavenly friends who are gathered to welcome her into their company. Like them, she now wears a 'wedding garment': a white robe.

At the end of time, Christ who rose from the dead in glory will judge all people. How fortunate will be those 'little ones' who have loved Him, and loved all who are weak, hungry, persecuted and slandered.

Each of us must one day stand before God, to give an account of our life on Earth, for our 'particular judgement'. Each person who is a true child of God will enter Heaven, or be helped to prepare for Heaven. Those who have no love for God or their neighbour cannot enter Heaven or Purgatory. Their journey ends in the Abyss.

It is essential that we love God, and love our neighbour. There really will be a Last Judgement, when those who have put their trust in Christ are rewarded and those who were disobedient and rebellious will be sent away to Hell. By our freely-made choices in everyday life we are each moving towards the heights of glory or towards the torments of the damned.

The union between Christ and myself is so close that whoever hurts me must hurt Christ. Each of us must remember that. It we hurt another human being it is as though we hurt Christ, through whom the world and all that is in it were made. Everyone is precious.

A man shows real love if he visits his mother and helps her. Yet he also shows love if he makes time to sit with her, in conversation or a compassionate silence. And so it is with us, and Christ; He deserves our adoration as well as our service and work.

Showing Love for Christ: When we show love to Christ's 'little ones' we show love for Christ; yet Christ wants us to know that such service should not be a substitute for showing love directly to Him, in the Holy Eucharist. Every active person needs to find time for prayer and adoration.

Showing Love for Christ: When we show love to Christ's 'little ones' we show love for Christ; yet Christ wants us to know that such service should not be a substitute for showing love directly to Him, in the Holy Eucharist. Every active person needs to find time for prayer and adoration.

Wherever people follow Christ, and try to do His Will, there are fewer sick people neglected, fewer orphans abandoned, fewer weak people pushed to the margins, and greater love shown to all women, children and men.

Life is a gift from God: but so too is the power of God in human hearts: the power and love given when we receive the Holy Spirit, Who urges us to care for the poor, sick, weak and needy.

Christ is pleased when we reach out to strangers, however unattractive they may be - the needy stranger is Christ in disguise.

Anyone who dismisses an elderly person as being not worth caring for is treating a precious, unique individual, made by God, as a 'thing' or a non-person.