[Fr. Frank]

I am Resurrection and I am Life, says the Lord.
Whoever has faith in me shall have life, even though they die.
And everyone who has life, and has committed themselves to me in faith, shall not die for ever.

As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives and that at the last He will stand upon the earth.
After my awaking, He will raise me up; and in my body I shall see God.
I myself shall see, and my eyes behold Him who is my friend and not a stranger.
For none of us has life in themselves, and none becomes their own master when they die.
For if we have life, we are alive in the Lord, and if we die, we die in the Lord.
So, then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's possession.
Happy from now on are those who die in the Lord!
So it is, says the Spirit, for they rest from their labors.
Amen.