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It is the palace of the poor, and a pledge for them of the splendours of their eternal home.
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The quote presents something as a “palace” for poor people: a place of dignity, welcome, and beauty rather than exclusion. It also describes this place as a pledge, or visible promise, of the greater splendours awaiting them in their eternal home. The wording links present comfort with future spiritual hope.
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- Australian Catholic Truth Society, “The Palace of the Poor”
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