2 Maccabees, 11
17. 'John and Absalom, your envoys, have delivered to me the communication transcribed below, requesting me to approve its provisions.
17. 'John and Absalom, your envoys, have delivered to me the communication transcribed below, requesting me to approve its provisions.
“Subamos sem nos cansarmos, sob a celeste vista do Salvador. Distanciemo-nos das afeições terrenas. Despojemo-nos do homem velho e vistamo-nos do homem novo. Aspiremos à felicidade que nos está reservada.” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina