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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
"The righteous cried, and the Lord heard them, and delivered them out of all their troubles" [Psalm 34:17]. Righteous were the Three Children; out of the furnace cried they unto the Lord, and in His praises their flames cooled. The flame could not approach nor hurt the innocent and righteous Children praising God, and He delivered them out of the fire. …
Thomas Aquinas
Then when he says, "The just cried out," the effect of divine providence is presented. And first, with regard to the good. Second, with regard to the wicked, at "The death of sinners." Concerning the first he does two things. First, he shows how the ears of the Lord are open to the prayers of the just. Second, how the eyes of the Lord are upon them, at "The Lord is near." Concerning the first he does three things. Because first he presents the prayer of the saints. …
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