Welcome to the St. Jose Maria Institute podcast.

On today's podcast, on Eternal Truths.

Father Peter Armenio, a priest of Opus Day, reflects on the four last things,

death, judgment, heaven, and hell.

He speaks of the importance of spiritual time management

and guides us in our prayer on how to make the most of our limited time here on

earth.

The name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen.

My Lord and my God, I firmly believe that you are here, that you see me, that you hear me.

I adore you with profound reverence.

I ask your pardon for my sins

and the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful.

My immaculate mother St. Joseph, my father, and Lord,

my guardian angel, and deceitful.

As we put ourselves in the presence of Jesus truly present with us in the Blessed

Sacrament, we ask you, Jesus, to help us talk to you about a series of truths that will involve virtually our entire life.

But it's a part of our life that will not be spent in this world.

These meditations, in many instances, are seasonal,

or maybe the better word is liturgical.

We're in November, at least in the Northern Hemisphere.

The month of November is a sacramental

of passing out of this world. In tropical rainforests, I don't know if leaves turn yellow

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