The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-29

shOuldSt see the glory or Zoo An,
Rabboni if might her heart cried
out. But her lips kept silent for
Mary's sake.
Through the shadows of the garden
they could descry at last the fiutter-
ing of a woman's garments. 1t was
Mary wife of Cleophas, and Salome.
cast, hopeless. No drawer were the
three who came after her-the other
Mary, wife of Cleophas, and Salome,
and Joanna. Together the dreamy lit
tie group made their way through the
dewy paths of Joseph's garden.
"It is where he would have loved
to lie." The words of Mary of Beth
any broke the silence. He loved a
garden. Dost remember, Martha, how
he loved our garden?"
A sob from Mary Magdalene hur-
ried Martha into practical speech, to
break the strain. "Didst thou tell me,
sister, the tomb was closed?"
YEA, verily-and a great stone
rolled across it's mouth"
Martha stood still aghast. And
who shall roll us away the stone?"
she cried in encouragement. ooh,
foolish not to have thought of that.
We are not strong enough" Then
in her heart an echo rang, 1.-THE glory
Of Cod; and the thought followed 1t,
perhaps there will be no need to
roll it away"
Come" she said to the others, who
also had stood still at her words. "It
may be one of the soldiers will use
his strength for us. We will see."
A turn in the walk among the trees
brought them in sight of the tomb.
Mary of Bethany peered beneath her
hand. to see whether the sight of her
eyes was true.
"The tomb is open," she cried,
evolves of priests! they could not
suffer him to be at peace in DEATH
1t was Mary Magdalene who raised
an exceeding bitter cry. ALIAS, my
Lord" she walled. Alas, they have
taken him away She turned aside
from the rest, tears flooding her
cheeks Il must go seek for him"
she said in half whisper, and before
they could stop her she darted away
among the trees of the garden"
"Poor SOUL" cried SaIome. "She is
half mad with grief. All night she
hath kept watch for dawn, weeping a
passion of tears" {
Let us go nearer" said Martha,
quietly. 1T may be some of the
twelve has come before us to see the
body" And in her heart the echo
still rang, Thou shalt see the glory
of God" and the questioning thought
Suppose he should be risen!"
So they drew nearer. Martha hur.
ried ahead, down the two or three
low steps; STOPPING she looked into
the small, low room. A single glance
and she turned back with bounding
step, her face alight.
There are angels there she cried;
then, as she saw look of doubt cross
the other faces. Look for your
Selves" she urged. Verify, he is
risen. felt death could not hold him.
The women trembled, stopped, peer
ed into the gloom The brightness at
it's farther end showed that the tomb
was empty.
cit is a dream" breathed Mary OF
Bethany. "Ah, how the light dazzles
my eyes!" 4
Then out of the bright cloud came a
voice: eye sorrowing ones, why seek
We the living among the dead? Jesus
of Nazareth truly was crucified; but
he is not here, for he is risen, as he
said"
Wondering, afrighted, the women
listened. SEQ, tell his diciples," the
voice went on, musical as Of heaven
cit is a vision" murmured Salome
'It cannot be. Grief has turned our
brains. 1t is dream"
''Rut see!" cried Martha, ''see where
his body lay! The place is empty!
That is no deception, no fruit of q
disordered mind. And five cannot see
one vision at one and the same time
if there is no reality present. Nay
but he is risen! Had we not been
dull of understanding we should have
remembered how he foretold it Of
himself, even as he foretold his DEATH
Little by little she urged them to {
similitude of her own faith, the faith
capacity for which is always more
vitality present in the man or woman
of action than in the man or woman
of thought.
Where are the eleven?" she asked
when doubt had changed to certainty
cat Marks house, where they att
! the Passover"
Go you and tell them Make then
believe and take courage I mus
speed to Bethany, to tell Lazarus the
good news. He is alone, sad, hope
; less, mourning his return to life
must let him know. And" with a re
turn to the care for necessary materia
+ things affecting the comfort of those
she loved, "he had no morning mea
to-day-he will be hungering ere this
The home cares call me- Go you ant
make the diciples glad and rejoice