T:
Explain the seventh petition.
S:
In the seventh, we ask that God deliver us from present evil, that is, from
every affliction and misery, and from all vain prosperity, and temporal
advancement if He sees that it harms the salvation of our souls. (Robert
Bellarmine, A Short Catholic Catechism for Children [trans. Christian D.
Washburn; Praxedes Press, 2023], 15)
