Strive now to live so that in the hour of thy death thou mayst rather rejoice than fear. Keep thyself as a pilgrim, and a stranger upon earth. Send thither thy daily prayers, with sighs and tears, that after death thy spirit may be worthy to pass happily to Our Lord. In heaven shall be found every good and every delight. But we must remember,' as Lescoubier observes in his 'Monthly Recollection,' 'that heaven is a reward promised to them that deserve it through their good works.
Heavenly glory is called a crown.
So that the way to heaven is the way of the cross. Bible quotations would be from the Douay-Rheims transation, unless otherwise noted. You can compare this version with more modern protestant translations at the BibleGateway . The two images are details from Michelangelo's Last Judgment. The first depicts the resurrection of the dead, and the second depicts two people being lifted into heaven by an angel.