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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Cosmas Indicopleustes
For they that are in the grave cannot praise thee, nor can the dead celebrate thee; nor can they that are in the grave hope for thy mercy. The living shall praise thee, even as I also do; meaning: For if Thou hadst not granted me still to live, how could I have been converted, or have repented and been saved, or have hope of Thy mercy, since the dead who are in the grave can do nothing of this kind, but in Thy compassion Thou hast graciously granted me this
Western Saints
Jerome
For neither the underworld will confess to you, nor death praise you: those who descend into the pit will not await your truth. For hell and death will not confess or praise you, according to what is written: For in death there is no remembrance of you (Psalm 6:5). And here confession is understood not for repentance, but for glory and praise, as we also read in the Gospel, I confess to you, O Lord, Father of heaven and earth (Matthew 11:25). …
Thomas Aquinas
Third, he assigns the reason for his liberation, and first, as to the uselessness of death: for hell, that is, the damned, or the grave; death, the devil, or the dead; your truth, the truth of his promises, or the Son: for there is no one in death, that is mindful of you: and who shall confess to you in hell? (Ps 6:5).
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