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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
"The Lord help him" [Psalm 41:3]. But when? Haply in heaven, haply in the life eternal, that so it remain to worship the devil for earthly needs, for the necessities of this life. Far be it! You have "promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come." [1 Timothy 4:8] He came unto you on earth, by Whom were made heaven and earth. …
Thomas Aquinas
"The Lord bring him aid." Here is set forth a prayer for the merciful person in adversity. And first he asks for divine help or support; second he alleges the necessity of this. He says therefore, "The Lord bring him aid upon his bed of sorrow." He prays for the merciful person, or for the just man, a son of Korah simply, that the Lord give him life and make him blessed upon the earth. Second, that he preserve him and not deliver him into the souls of his enemies. …
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