1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Matthew 11:21 | *Wo to thee, Corozain, wo to thee, Bethsaida: for if in Tyre and Sidon the mighty works had been done that have been done in you, they would long ago have done penance in sack-cloth and ashes. Luke 10:13. | Woe to thee, Corozain, etc. These four verses shew us how dangerous it is to resist the divine graces, and not to make good use of those favourable opportunities which the divine Providence hath placed us in, of working our salvation and of improving ourselves in virtue and sanctity. (Witham) --- Sack-cloth and ashes, etc. It was the custom for those who were in mourning, to be clothed with sack-cloth, and sit in ashes. (Menochius) |