27. But, leaning close to him, she spoke in their native tongue as follows, deriding the cruel tyrant: "My son, have pity on me. I carried you nine months in my womb, and nursed you for three years, and have reared you and brought you up to this point in your life, and have taken care of you.





“Quando Jesus vem a nós na santa comunhão, encontra alegria em Sua criatura. Por nossa parte, procuremos Nele a nossa alegria.” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina