Quotes about Heaven

Death? Translated into the heavenly tongue, that word means life!

This life soon be over, I say. Heaven last all ways.

Heaven is not to be looked upon only as the reward, but the natural effect, of a religious life.

Why should I ever resist any delay or disapointment, any affliction or oppression or humiliation - when I know God will use it in my life to make me like Jesus and to prepare me for heaven?

Some people pass through life soberly and religiously enough, without knowing way, or reasoning about it, but, from force of habit merely, go to heaven like fools.

God alone has the secret of eternal life and joy.

I will spend my heaven doing good on earth.

From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.

If Satan can get us to interpret our mission task as populating heaven with as many people as possible, we will resort to going only to those places of receptivity and harvest and neglect doing what is needed to reach the unreached and penetrate the dominions of darkness with the light of the gospel.

A short prayer pierces heaven.

Dear Lord, I would have loved to have held my babies on my lap and tell them about you, but since I didn't get the chance, would you please hold them on your lap and tell them about me?

Gloria in excelsis Deo. Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis [Glory to God in the highest. And on earth peace to men of good will].