In our gospel today Jesus focusses specifically on the sacrament of Holy Matrimony. The Sadducees ask the question of who’s wife will she be? Marriage he answers is a reality for this world, but not for the next. And that is because marriage has two purposes, Love and LIFE. Marriage has a purpose of sanctification of the spouses, and the procreation and education of children. In heaven, men and women will no longer need to be sanctified, and there will be no new children. But while there will be no intimate union of man and women in heaven, there will be love! Marriage in this life is meant to prepare spouses and children to enter into that love. In this month of November God wants to enkindle within us, and awaken a hunger for heaven, inviting us to live a deeper more personal relationship of love with Him, and enter into a deeper communion of love with him and our brothers and sisters. The stronger our desire to live with him in this love the more resolute we will be to stay on track and not be swayed by temptations that would knock us off this road to eternity. Our first reading today from the book of Maccabees illustrates this beautifully. We see this same faith and courage from all the martyrs throughout time leading into this present day. Christians today are being martyred by even greater numbers. I often think of the martyrdom of Christians in the Middle East by the Isis terrorist groups. So, today let us contemplate this reality of heaven, so that when we are called home and death comes knocking at our door, we will be ready to enter into the joys of heaven. To enter into the Love of God that will be stronger even than death. It is a love that will never end.