Questions for a Dying Person

[Francis]

@DisorientingSneeze

http://www.catholictradition.org/Classics/4last-things1b.htm

THE FOUR LAST THINGS ---- DEATH, JUDGMENT, HELL and HEAVEN
FATHER MARTIN VON COCHEM, O.S.F.C.

Father Martin von Cochem was born at Cochem, on the Moselle,
in the year 1625, and died at Waghausel in 1712.

“Remember thy last end, and thou shalt never sin.”

HOLY REDEEMER LIBRARY

Nihil Obstat: Thomas L Kinkead, Censor Liborium
Imprimatur: Michael Augustine — Archbishop of New York (New York October 5, 1899)

Copyright, 1899, by Benziger Brothers

PART I. ON DEATH.

II. On the Assaults of Satan at the Hour of Death.

ALTHOUGH death is in itself most bitter, yet its bitterness is not a little enhanced by the vivid remembrance of the sins of our past life, by the thought of the judgment to come, of the eternity before us, and by the assaults of Satan. These four things fill the soul with such terror, that it would infallibly despair unless strengthened by the help of God.

We will enter into some explanation of each of these four things, and also indicate some means of combating the fears they inspire.

With regard to the assaults of Satan, know that the all-just God permits him to have great power to assail us at the hour of death ; not indeed for our perdition, but for our probation. Before expiring the Christian has yet to prove that nothing can avail to make him forsake his God. For this reason the evil enemy employs all the power he has received, and brings all his forces to bear upon a man when he is dying, in the hope of causing him to sin, and thrusting him down to Hell. During our whole lifetime he attacks us fiercely, and neglects no means whereby he may deceive us. But all these persecutions do not bear comparison with the final onslaught with which he endeavours to overcome us at the last. Then he raves and rages, like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour…READ ON …

 

[DisorientingSneeze]

Thank you. This may be helpful for focusing my husband at this time.

 

[Francis]

https://www.osv.com/OSVNewsweekly/S...3567/ArticleID/10572/Why-Wear-a-Scapular.aspx

Regulations
There are specific regulations for wearing a scapular, including “investment” (the blessing of the scapular by a priest) and, if applicable, enrollment in a confraternity, which must be done by a priest with the authority to enroll. Investment can be as simple as a priest’s recitation of the appropriate and applicable prayers, along with a blessing. This blessing is required only for one’s first scapular.

Scapulars must be made of wool and must be worn constantly (though they may be removed for short periods of time). Worn-out or damaged scapulars should be buried or burned (as with any sacramental), and subsequent scapulars need not be “reblessed.”

Alternatively, it’s also acceptable to wear a scapular medal, which must be blessed along with the wool scapular it is replacing. The medal must have the images of Jesus and His Sacred Heart on one side, and the Blessed Mother on the other.

Perhaps the most popular scapular is that of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, or the “Brown Scapular.” (See “A Palette of Scapulars,” Page 27.) Wearing the Brown Scapular expresses devotion to the Mother of God, trust in her intercession, submission to her spiritual maternity, and a desire to emulate her faithfulness. In return, wearers may hope, in faith, to receive the privileges and promises associated with the wearing of the scapular.

Occasions of Grace
As with any sacramental, a scapular does not offer magical protection. But it can be spiritually powerful, due to the blessings bestowed on it through the Church’s intercession. Sacramentals, which both symbolize holiness and actually become holy through the blessing they receive, dispose us to receive graces.

Wearing a blessed scapular indicates, first and foremost, the conscious effort of one who is motivated to live as a true disciple of Christ. In this way, a scapular offers many occasions of grace. It acts as a reminder to pray regularly, to ask the intercession of the Blessed Mother, and to live a faith-filled life. What it cannot offer is an unconditional guarantee of salvation.

What, then, do a scapular’s promises mean? The Brown Scapular, for example, carries with it the promise (traditionally believed to have been made by Mary in an apparition to St. Simon Stock) that “he who dies in this will be saved.” It also offers us the Sabbatine Privilege, or the assurance that a properly disposed wearer will benefit from the Holy Virgin’s intercession, especially on the Saturday (thus “Sabbatine”) following one’s death.

“Properly disposed” is a key phrase here. Regarding sacramentals, the Church has always taught that one must be properly disposed for them to be effective…READ ON

 

[SonofJoseph]

Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet in his presence. Our Lord promised St. Faustina that when the Chaplet is said in the presence of a dying person, He will stand between that Hia Father and the dying person “not as a just judge but as a Merciful Savior.”