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God the  Creator  of  the  world  1—9;  words  of  the  Machabee  brothers  365 ; of St. Paul at  Lystra  784;  at  Athens  794.

God maintains  the  world: “Behold  the  birds  of  the  air,  for  they  neither sow” &amp;c. 478; God  works  continuously  500;  the  annual  multiplication of bread  529.

God governs  the  world  no  202. See “Providence”.

God suffers  evil  and knows  how  to  turn  it  to  good:  Guidance  of  Jacob  78; Joseph 93;  Joseph’s  words  114;  destruction  of  Israel  294;  the  cockle among the  wheat  508;  the  sin  of  Judas  637;  the  hatred  of  the  Pharisees 675;  the  unbelief  of  Thomas  724;  the  sealing  of  our  Lord’s sepulchre 708;  the  persecution  of  the  Christians  in  Jerusalem  761. Why there  is  so  much  suffering:  Abraham  69,  Joseph  in  Egypt  98; his brethren  107;  Job  126;  oppression  of  the  Israelites  182  201; David’s trials  245; Solomon’s  magnificence  260; overthrow  of  Israel 294; of  Juda  326 ; trials  of  Tobias  296  306;  the  paralytic  man  467; persecution of  the  Christians  761.

Divine Providence: Esau  and  Jacob  78;  Joseph  103  114;  Jacob  in  Egypt 1 17; Ruth  208;  Saul  218;  Aman’s  murderous  plot  frustrated  355; guidance of  mankind  376;  the  enrolment  at  Bethlehem  400;  rescue of the  Child  Jesus  419;  our  Lord’s  word’s:  “Be  not  solicitous”  &amp;c. 478; and “The  hairs  of  your  head”  &amp;c. 522.

Creation and  fall  of  angels  9 — 13. The sin  of  angels  greater  than  that of Adam  27.

Office of  the  good  angels:  They  are  God’s  messengers  10;  Gabriel’s message to  Zachary  382;  to  Mary  385;  to  Joseph  387  417;  message of the  angel  to  the  shepherds  402; and  to  Philip  the  deacon  759. They praise  God  402  (“Glory  to  God  in  the  highest”).

They come  to  our  aid:  Lot  66;  Tobias  298;  the  three  children  336; Daniel in  the  lion’s  den  344;  Judas  Machabeus  369;  Peter  in  prison  778.

They pray  for  us:  Jacob’s  ladder  83;  words  of  Raphael  305.

They exhort  us  to  what  is  right: Raphael’s  words  to  young  Tobias  300.

Belief in  guardian  angels:  Tobias  the  elder  299  305;  Judith  321. The doctrine taught  by  our  Lord  548  550;  and  believed  by  the  first Christians 779.

The evil  spirits  lay  snares  for  us  out  of  hatred  and  envy:  Fall  of  Adam and Eve  19;  Job  122  127. Our Lord’s  temptation  429;  the  possessed 458; Judas  Iscariot  639. They cannot,  however,  injure  us,  if  wTe, following our  Lord’s  example,  resist  their  temptations  433.