Start
Courses and Ebooks
Magazine
Podcasts
Articles and news
Virtual chapel
About us
Make your donation!

Courses Reconquest > The Secret to Dying Well > Module 1

Module presentation 1 - Where would I go?

We will all die one day, and preparation for death cannot be left to the last moment—especially since we do not know when that moment will come. Therefore, before anything else, let each one ask: If I were to die today, what would my eternal destiny be?

This module invites you to face this decisive question with sincerity and courage, awakening a deeper awareness of the importance of living well in order to die well. It calls the soul to vigilance, reflection, and a firm resolution to walk the path that leads to eternal life.

Conteúdo

Module presentation

Module lessons

Bibliographic references

Comments

Module lessons 1

1. And me, where would I go?

This is a course that could change your life and, more importantly, your eternal destiny. It brings to you the experience of a priest who has been blessed with the opportunity to care for a great many souls, without neglecting his own soul — because it’s impossible to give to others what we ourselves do not have. The primary goal of this course is precisely what Our Lady spoke of when she appeared in Fatima: the salvation of souls and the conversion of sinners. If you embark on this journey with your mind and heart open to what the Sacred Heart of Jesus wishes to tell you, you will somehow hear His divine message throughout the course — a message intended to save your soul.  

2. Abandoning oneself in God’s hands

This lesson will address the difficulty that many people claim to have that prevents them from keeping the Commandments. What errors are at the root of this difficulty? How can we worthily abandon ourselves in God’s hands? How can we discern God’s will in our lives? Is it right to ask, “What does God want from me?” Have you ever felt disappointed with God or dissatisfied with some turn of events, thinking that He should have arranged things differently?  

3. My attachments

Are you aware of the importance of detachment from creatures and things? Do you realise how undue attachments wreak havoc in our relationship with God? Are you able to identify the attachments that may be harming your life? Are you attached to specific relationships or material goods? To prestige or physical appearance? The poor use of the goods we receive from God, forms a tremendous weight that keeps us from soaring to Him. And these attachments that bind us to this earth, can later drag us to eternal perdition.  

Bibliographic References

BRANDÃO, Ascanio. O breviário da confiança. [The Breviary of Confidence] Lorena: Cléofas, 2013.

CHAUTARD, Jean-Baptiste. The Soul of the Apostolate. Charlotte: TAN Books, 2012.

LEHODEY, Vital. Holy Abandonment. Charlotte: TAN Books, 2004.

MICHEL, Jean, S.J. A Treatise on Despondency in the Pursuit of Piety. London: Wentworth Press, 2016.

RODRIGUES, Afonso. Practice of Perfection and Christian Virtues. Chicago: Loyola University Press, 1929.

ROYO MARÍN, Antonio, O.P. The Theology of Christian Perfection. Eugene: Wipf and Stock, 2012.

BIBLE. Revised Standard Version. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2006.

SAINT-LAURENT, Thomas de. O livro da confiança. [The Book of Confidence] São Paulo: Petrus, 2019.

TERESA OF AVILA (Santa Teresa de Jesus). Way of Perfection. London: Sheed & Ward, 1999.

______. The Autobiography. Charlotte: TAN Books, 2011.

THÉRÈSE OF LISIEUX (Santa Teresinha). Story of a Soul. Charlotte: TAN Books, 2010.

ALPHONSUS LIGUORI (São Afonso de Ligório). Treatise on Prayer. West Monroe: St. Athanasius Press, 2009.

______. The Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ. San Francisco: Blurb, 2021.

______. Selected Writings. New York: Paulist Press, 1999.

______. The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ. Amherst: Aeterna Press, 2010.

JOHN OF THE CROSS (São João da Cruz). Ascent of Mount Carmel. Brewster: Paraclete Press, 2010.

TANQUEREY, Adolphe. The Spiritual Life: A Treatise on Ascetical and Mystical Theology. Rockford: TAN Books, 2000.

TISSOT, Joseph. How to Profit from Your Faults. Strongsville: Scepter Publishers, 2004.

See also

Spirituality

A Spiritual Retreat
Spirituality

Why must we suffer?
Mariology

The Universal Mediation of Mary
History

Understanding Old Testament History
Join over 150,000 faithful.
Receive our content!
Subtitles