CONTENTS I. "That was a Great Sabbath-day" 1 II. The Great Sabbath in the Palaces of Sion 18 III. The Great Sabbath in the Temple 31 IV. Prodigies connected with the Resurrection of Jesus 46 V. "Sitting over against the Sepulchre" 59 VI. The Resurrection of Jesus 70 VII. Jesus appears to His Blessed Mother 82 VIII. The Angels appear to the Holy Women 93 IX. Sr. Peter and St. John visit the Sepulchre 110 X. Jesus appears to St. Mary Magdalene 121 XI. Jesus appears to the Holy Women 136 XII. The Apparition to St. Peter 147 XIII. The Disciples of Emmaus (I) 156 XIV. The Disciples of Emmaus (II) 168 XV. The Apparition to the Disciples on Easter Evening 181 XVI. The Institution of the Sacrament of Penance 195 XVII. The Apparition of the Risen Saviour to St. Thomas 204 XVIII. Jesus appears to the Seven Disciples at the Sea of Tiberias 217 XIX. The Miraculous Draught of Fishes 229 XX. The Primacy conferred upon St. Peter 240 XXI. Jesus predicts the Martyrdom of St. Peter 254 XXII. Christ's Commission to His Apostles (I) 268 XXIII. Christ's Commission to His Apostles (II) 280 XXIV. Jesus leads His Disciples out to Mount Olivet 292 XXV. The Ascension of our Lord 304 XXVI. The Apparition of two Angels to the Disciples 315 XXVII. The Ministering Women (I) 326 XXVIII. The Ministering Women (II) 340 XXIX. "Persevering in Prayer with Mary, the Mother of Jesus" 354 XXX. The Day of Atonement in the Temple 366 XXXI. "A High Priest over the House of God" 385 XXXII. "Christ is the Head of the Church" 399 XXXIII. "He Sitteth at the Right Hand of God" 412 ILLUSTRATIONS The Resurrection Frontispiece Apparition of the Angels to the Holy Women Facing p. 96 Jesus appears to St. Mary Magdalene 122 Our Lord appears to St. Thomas 204 The Ascension 304 A High Priest over the House of God 366 Digitized by Google.

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