"Now when John had heard of the wonderful works of Christ," (Matt. ix. 2.)Sermon 2, Second Sunday Of Advent: On The Advantages of Tribulations"In tribulations God enriches his beloved souls with the greatest graces. Behold, St. John in his chains comes to the knowledge of the works of Jesus Christ: "When John had heard in prison the works of Christ." Great indeed are the advantages of tribulations. The Lord sends them to us, not because he wishes our misfortune, but because he desires our welfare. Hence, when they come upon us we must embrace them with thanksgiving, and must not only resign ourselves to the divine will, but must also rejoice that God treats us as he treated his Son Jesus Christ, whose life, upon this earth was always full of tribulation."✅ For the full text transcript, visit: https://mannaofthesoul.blogspot.com/2022/12/on-advantages-of-tribulation.htmlPlease remember to pray for all who made these information available to you.Source:"Sermons for all the Sundays in the year" by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, Bishop of St. Agatha and Founder of the Congregration of the Most Holy Redeemer. Translated by Rev. Nicholas Callan. Eighth Edition. Dublin. James Duffy & Sons. 1882Audio: Read by ancientchristian, Librivox https://bit.ly/3OUBz5j✅ Follow:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mannaofthesoulTwitter: https://twitter.com/mannaofthesoul✅ Listen / SubscribeYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@mannaofthesoulSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4cZlrDMREmR3giUJnTp3C3Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/manna-of-the-soul-catholic-audio/id1571060923?mt=2Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81ZTBjNTI0OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==Thank you for listening and God bless you and keep you!