Friday, April 24, 2020

Wisdom from Nicolas Diat

Our existence must be a novitiate for eternity. The entire liturgical life of a monk prepares him for the final hours. When the monks depart, I ask them not to forget us once they are in Heaven. Sometimes, I tell myself that our brothers are so happy near God that they neglect us a little. We are in profound communion with our dead. We think of them every day.

— Nicolas Diat
from A Time to Die: Monks on the Threshold of Eternal Life


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