When the Emperor Rudolph 2 was near death, he was asked by his friends whether or not he longed to depart. He replied: “When I was in Spain in my childhood, a messenger arrived from my father to accompany me on my journey home. I was so happy I could not sleep all that night for joy. Don’t you think I ought to rejoice now, when my heavenly Father is about to call me home to the everlasting mansions prepared for me by His Son, Jesus Christ.”
ML 04/04/1965