2 Maccabees, 4
44. When the king came down to Tyre, three men deputed by the Senate pleaded their case before him.
44. When the king came down to Tyre, three men deputed by the Senate pleaded their case before him.
“No tumulto das paixões terrenas e das adversidades, surge a grande esperança da misericórdia inexorável de Deus. Corramos confiantes ao tribunal da penitência onde Ele, com ansiedade paterna, espera-nos a todo instante.” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina