It is interesting that the Gospel of the Mass I attended today had the reading of the sheep and the goats being separated at the end of time, in the Final Judgement. Here is what Anselm has to say in two parts.
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| S. Apollonare Nuov, Ravenna |
There is at least one famous priest who should meditate on these writings of the Doctor of the Church, instead of following von Balthasar. There are footnotes marked for you to go to the original site on line for these texts.
Again, from the Devotions of St. Anselm, His Meditations XIII
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| Galla Placidia, Ravenna |
A Meditation on the Day of Judgment, wherein the Goats shall be set on the Left Hand.
BUT who can say anything of that terrible sentence of the Last Judgment, whereby the sheep shall be set on the right hand and the goats on the left? How great shall be the trembling when the powers of the heavens shall be shaken?122 How great the confusion, the lamentation, the crying of those that howl, when they that neglect to do good shall be met by that terrible word, Depart from Me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire.123 Verily that day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, a day of the trumpet and alarm.124 Verily bitter is the voice of the day of the Lord; the mighty man shall be afflicted therein.125 For they that in the pride of their hearts despise the will of God, boast themselves now in the following of their own wills; but then shall they be cast into everlasting fire which shall not be quenched for ever, and the worm that dieth not shall feed upon them,126 and the smoke of their torment shall ascend up for ever and ever.127
And, a pastor reminded me that Christ never said "Feed my goats." Why?
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A Meditation on the Joy which shall be where the Sheep shall be set on the Right Hand.
BUT while these are in woe, and for distress of spirit are uttering the lamentable groanings of their hearts, what thinkest thou will be the joy and exultation of those blessed ones, who shall be set at the right hand of God and hear that most blissful voice which shall say unto them, Come, ye blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.128 Then verily shall the voice of joy and health abide in the dwellings of the righteous.129 Then shall the Lord lift up the head of the meek, who now refuse not to be counted vile and outcast for His sake. He shall heal the broken hearted, and console with everlasting joy them that weep for longing after Him in this earthly pilgrimage. Then shall be manifested their unspeakable reward, who for love of their Creator rejoice in the renunciation of their own wills. In that day shall a heavenly crown be set upon the heads of them that serve Him, and the glory of those that wait patiently for Him shall shine forth with splendour ineffable. There shall love enrich His faithful soldiers with the fellowship of angels, and purity of heart shall bless Creator.130 Then shall that song be sung by all them that love Him with the blessed vision of their Creator....Then shall that song be song by all the elect: Blessed are they that dwell in Thy house; they will be alway praising Thee.131 In which song of praise may He vouchsafe to make us partakers who with the Father and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth God, world without end. Amen.
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| The Tomb of St. Anselm in Canterbury Cathedral from the Catholics of Aosta |
