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The Dominicans under the mantle of Mary
Turn then, most gracious advocate, your eyes of mercy toward us
Why did Jesus tell the paralytic not to sin again so that nothing worse would happen to him?
Good evening, dear Father Angelo, I am a 15-year-old boy, with a strong faith and love for the Lord. Looking at tomorrow's missal, in the liturgy of the Word, I read in John , chapter 5, about the healing of a man who had been sick for thirty-eight years. Here is my question: why does Jesus say: “do not sin any more, so that nothing worse may happen to you." I do not understand this sentence, because Jesus always speaks of a merciful Father who does not punish in earthly life, in fact “He makes His sun rise on the
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