2 Maccabees, 5
14. And so, over three whole days, eighty thousand were executed, forty thousand were imprisoned, and no small number were sold.
14. And so, over three whole days, eighty thousand were executed, forty thousand were imprisoned, and no small number were sold.
“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