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 tion ungranted,  conferred  on  us  some  other  real benefit.

Finally, when  the  refusal  of  our  prayer  is clearly  and  unmistakably  established,  the  reasons for this  may  be  the  following:  (a)  Perhaps  the person praying  was  wanting  in  effort,  or  in  cooperation with  graces  formerly  received,  a  deficiency which  can  not  be  repaired  by  prayer  alone.

(b) Or  the  prayer  itself  is  wanting  in  one  or  the other necessary  qualities,  especially  in  confidence.

(c) God  does  not  intend  to  refuse  the  desired grace, but,  for  reasons  of  His  own,  delays  it.

(d) God  gives  us  in  place  of  what  we  asked  some other grace  more  salutary  to  us.