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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
As the Prophet testifies, "The poor man cried, and the Lord heard him" [Psalm 34:6]. He teaches you how you may be heard. Therefore are you not heard, because you are rich. Lest haply thou say, you cried and wast not heard, hear wherefore; "The poor man cried, and the Lord heard him." As poor cry thou, and the Lord hears. And how shall I cry as poor? …
Thomas Aquinas
Then when he says, "This poor man cried out," he presents the merit of being heard. And concerning this he does three things. First, he presents the merit itself. Second, he promises a similar benefit to others, at "The Angel shall encamp." Third, he exhorts them to experience it, at "Taste." He says therefore, "This poor man." This verse differs in nothing from the other, "I sought," except that there he speaks of himself, but here of a poor man. And therefore only this should be explained: who is this poor man? …
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