“For a Christian, death is not annihilation, describing it as a passage from time into eternity. Even amid grief, the light of the Resurrection remains burning.

“The Dormition is not the end; it is a passage into the fullness of life in Christ,

“not to corruption, but to life; not to despair, but to Resurrection; not to isolation, but to eternal communion in the Kingdom.

“when confronted with the reality of death, the essential question concerns not only when and how a person will die, but above all how one lives one’s life

“the Church does not seek to provide easy answers to the mystery of death, but instead stands beside those who mourn and offers them the hope of the Resurrection.

“their story illustrates that death is like sleep, from which the faithful will awaken at the Last Judgment.

“the Church does not regard this moment as one of despair, but as a testimony to the victory of life

“does not mourn a death, but celebrates a translation from death to life

Archbishop Makarios of Australia ›

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