1 Maccabees, 4
58. Thus was there very great gladness among the people, for that the reproach of the heathen was put away.
58. Thus was there very great gladness among the people, for that the reproach of the heathen was put away.
“O Senhor nos dá tantas graças e nós pensamos que tocamos o céu com um dedo. Não sabemos, no entanto, que para crescer precisamos de pão duro, das cruzes, das humilhações, das provações e das contradições.” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina