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Here is one of the most beautiful pages that Thomas More wrote in prison:17.4.23.

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Here is one of the most beautiful pages that Thomas More wrote in prison:

«Christ knew that many, due to their own physical weakness, would feel terrified at the idea of torture…, and he wanted to bring comfort to the spirit with the example of his pain, his sadness, his anguish, his his fear. And to the one who was physically constituted in this way, that is, weak and fearful, he wanted to say, speaking almost directly: ‘Have courage, you who are so weak; even if you feel tired, sad, frightened and overwhelmed by the terror of cruel torments, have courage: because I too, when I thought of the passion so bitter and painful that hung over me, I felt even more tired , sad, scared and oppressed by an inner anguish…