1 Maccabees, 7
34. But he mocked them, and laughed at them, and abused them shamefully, and spake proudly,
34. But he mocked them, and laughed at them, and abused them shamefully, and spake proudly,
“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