Third Sunday After Easter: On the Value of Time by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori.
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Third Sunday After Easter: On the Value of Time by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori. . “A little while, and now you shall not see me.” JOHN xvi. 16. . THERE is nothing shorter than time, but there is nothing more valuable. There is nothing shorter than time; because the past is no more, the future is uncertain, and the present is but a moment. This is what Jesus Christ meant when he said: “A little while, and now you shall not see me. ” We may say the same of our life, which, according to St. James is but a vapour, which is soon scattered for ever. ”For what is your life? It is a vapour which appeareth for a little while.” (James iv. 14.) But the time of this life is as precious as it is short; for, in every moment, if we spend it well, we can acquire treasures of merits for heaven; but, if we employ time badly, we may in each moment commit sin, and merit hell. I mean this day to show you how precious is every moment of the time which God gives us, not to lose it, and much less to commit sin, but to perform good works and to save our souls.
Third Sunday After Easter: On the Value of Time by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori.
Third Sunday After Easter: On the Value of…
Third Sunday After Easter: On the Value of Time by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori.
Third Sunday After Easter: On the Value of Time by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori. . “A little while, and now you shall not see me.” JOHN xvi. 16. . THERE is nothing shorter than time, but there is nothing more valuable. There is nothing shorter than time; because the past is no more, the future is uncertain, and the present is but a moment. This is what Jesus Christ meant when he said: “A little while, and now you shall not see me. ” We may say the same of our life, which, according to St. James is but a vapour, which is soon scattered for ever. ”For what is your life? It is a vapour which appeareth for a little while.” (James iv. 14.) But the time of this life is as precious as it is short; for, in every moment, if we spend it well, we can acquire treasures of merits for heaven; but, if we employ time badly, we may in each moment commit sin, and merit hell. I mean this day to show you how precious is every moment of the time which God gives us, not to lose it, and much less to commit sin, but to perform good works and to save our souls.