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What the Fathers say

Lamentations 3:17

Western Saints

Thomas Aquinas

"My soul is bereft of peace." Here is assumed a rejection: "My soul is bereft": of God's divine mercy. Like Psalm 89:39 declares: "Thou hast renounced the covenant with thy servant; thou hast defiled his crown in the dust." "I have forgotten what happiness is." Namely, due to the experience of evils. For, Sirach 11:27 claims: "The misery of an hour makes one forget luxury."

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