Choose a topic from Part 3 Suppl:
1. The sufferings of the damned will be perfectly known tothe saints or blessed in heaven, and will only make them the morethankful to God for his great mercy towards themselves.
2. There can, however, be no pity in the saints withreference to the damned. For, on the other hand, they know that thedamned are suffering what they chose and still perversely choose.On the other hand, pity is painful in the one who experiences it,and there can be nothing painful in heaven.
3. The blessed are in full conformity with the will of Godwho wills justice. The saints rejoice in the accomplishment ofGod's justice. To this extent it can be said that they joy inthe pains of the damned.
"Let persons in the world sanctify themselves in their own houses, for neither the court, professions, or labour, are any hindrance to the service of God."
St Philip Neri
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"Spiritual persons ought to be equally ready to experience sweetness and consolation in the things of God, or to suffer and keep their ground in drynesses of spirit and devotion, and for as long as God pleases, without their making any complaint about it."
St Philip Neri
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"Those who love God are always happy, because their whole happiness is to fulfill, even in adversity, the will of God."
St Alphonsus de Liguori
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