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Quest’uomo era pio e timorato di Dio con tutta la sua famiglia, faceva molte elemosine al popolo e pregava Dio assiduamente.

Egli vide chiaramente in visione, verso l’ora nona[a] del giorno, un angelo di Dio che entrò da lui e gli disse: «Cornelio!» Egli, guardandolo fisso e preso da spavento, rispose: «Che c’è, Signore?» E l’angelo gli disse: «Le tue preghiere e le tue elemosine sono salite, come una ricordanza, davanti a Dio.

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  1. Atti 10:3 L’ora nona, cioè le tre pomeridiane.

He was a devout and God-fearing man, as were all the members of his household. He gave alms generously to the people and prayed constantly to God.

One afternoon about three o’clock,[a] he had a vision in which he clearly saw an angel of God approaching him and calling to him, “Cornelius!” He stared at him in terror and asked, “What is it, Lord?”

The angel said, “Your prayers and acts of charity have ascended as a memorial offering before God. Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Acts 10:3 Three o’clock: literally, “about the ninth hour.” This time period was a Jewish hour of prayer (see Acts 3:1).