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« on: March 16, 2015, 06:48:24 PM »
According to St. Anthony of Padua, God sends us afflictions for the following reasons: 1st to increase our merit, 2d to preserve in us the grace of God, 3rd to punish us for our sins, 4th to show forth His glory and His other attributes.
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Seek ye therefore first the kingdom of God, and his justice, and all these things shall be added unto you (Matth. 6:33).
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