Fr. Martin von Cochem
Fr. Martin von Cochem (1630-1712) was a celebrated German
theologian, preacher and ascetical writer who was a renowned professor of sacred theology.
How the Blessed Will Go Up Into Heaven After the Judgment: (Part II)
Next will come the choir of archangels, and with them those saints who have deserved a place in this second angelic choir. God-fearing married people, devout widows, besides other pious persons who have lived in the world, will, adorned in marvellous beauty, laud and magnify God with the archangels. In the third place will come…
How the Blessed Will Go Up Into Heaven After the Judgment: (Part I)
WHEN the earth has opened and swallowed up the lost souls, then the angels and the blessed will exult and rejoice. They will extol the justice of God, and confess that the reprobates fully deserved their fate. St. John, in Revelation, gives a beautiful description of how the blessed will rejoice and magnify the justice…
77 Graces and Fruits to Be Derived from Devout Attendance at Holy Mass (PART II)
Meditation on the Holy Eucharist 45. It is the best means whereby to venerate the Passion of Christ and obtain a share in its fruits. 46. It is also the best means of venerating the Blessed Mother of God and increasing her joy. 47. By hearing Mass you can give greater honor to the Angels…
77 Graces and Fruits to Be Derived from Devout Attendance at Holy Mass (PART I)
A Meditation on the Holy Eucharist 1. For your salvation, God the Father sends His beloved Son down from Heaven. 2. For your salvation, the Holy Spirit changes bread and wine into the true Body and Blood of Christ. 3. For your sake, the Son of God comes down from Heaven and conceals Himself under…