Sunday Evangelium - Totus2us

Fr Andrew: "Jesus does not simply promise this thief paradise, a paradise which could be the Elysian Fields, but he says, “This very day you will be with me in paradise.” That clause, ‘with me’ marks the difference between the pagan and the Christian ideals of eternal life. The Elysian Fields, for all their beauty, have an emptiness that ultimately fails to satisfy. By contrast, the kingdom of heaven is not just paradise, but the place where God is, as described by the words of the Lords Prayer, “Our Father, who art in heaven.” It is friendship with God and the sight of God that satisfies the human soul forever. May God help us to avoid being seduced into pursuing false or incomplete notions of happiness, to follow him along the way of the Beatitudes, and come one day safely to the true kingdom of heaven." Music by Edwin Fawcett. Visit Evangelium.co.uk for more about the Evangelium project and Totus2us.com for more great podcasts. Totus Tuus ('All Yours') was Pope John Paul II's motto to Mary. Our Lady is als