2 Maccabees 3:14-16

New Catholic Bible

¹⁴ And so, on the day he had designated for the purpose, he went in to draw up an inventory of the funds.

Distress of the Faithful. There was immense distress throughout the city. ¹⁵ The priests prostrated themselves in their priestly vestments before the altar and prayed to him in heaven who had issued the law governing deposits^[a] to keep those funds intact for those who had deposited them. ¹⁶ The appearance of the high priest pierced the heart of every beholder, for his expression and his changed color disclosed the anguish of his soul. Read full chapter