The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-12-30

pFSue tFlDuudI. IniS was V6flHe0 IN
the case of Jesus. They brought Him
before the Sanhedrin, the supreme
council and court of Justice among the
Jews. Having heard a few witnesses
whose evidence did not agree, the
high priest, wishing to settle the cues
ton once and forever, with impress
sive solemnity and with the supreme
authority Of his exalted Office, spoke
to Jesus saying. 4 adjure thee by the
living God, that thou tell us If thou
be the Christ the Son of God.'' Jesus
saith to him: AThou hast said IT.:
nevertheless / say to you, hereafter
you shall see the Son of man sitting
on the right hand Of the power of
God, and coming in the clouds of
heaven Then the high priest rent
his garments, saying: HE hath bias
phemed: what further need have we
of witnesses? Behold. now you have
heard the blaspheny. What think
your" But they, answering, said:
HE is guilty of death
Thus, before His friends. before the
public at large. before the high coun.
Gil of His nation, in life and in
death. to all and everywhere, Jesus de-
clared Himself to be the Son Of God.
This was His answer to the unayoida-
BILE question: Who art thou? What
sayest thou of thyself?p
The Final Proof.
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But there was q second, equally I'M
sparing question put to Jesus: What
sign dost thou show unto us?' What
works dost thou perform as a sign and
proof of thy divine mission? Thou
claimest to be the Son Of God, per
form then. in thy own name, with
THY own power, some divine work,
such as God alone can do. Then we
will believe thou are of God, Son of
God, God Himself. Jesus. who had
come into this world to enlighten ev.
cry man, to bring peace of mind and
heart to men of good win, took up the
challenge. In His own name. by His
own power, without any outside as
sistance. He performed various works
which clearly surpass all human pow
Ter. which God alone can perform.
L Thus. at the wedding of Cana. He
changed water into wine. AS the poet
expresses il. THE modest water saw
Its God and hlushed' On another
occasion, He multiplied the loaves OF
bread and the fishes. During a tenn.
pest at sea, by the scourge of His
word. He whipped the howlfng wind
and the raging waves into submission
and stiffness. In these different ways
He showed that iaanimate, lifeless
matter was subject unto Him as unto
God He cursed the fig tree and II
withered, thus proving that He was
the God who gives and takes the life
of plant and tree. He made the fsH
bring to Peter the penny of the tribute
He drew invisible swarms Of the I'm
ned tribe into the net of Peter. te
demonstrate that He had power ovel
the animal kingdom as no man, al
God alone, possesses. He cured thu
most obstinate diseases without medf
cine. care or treatment. often by Hi
word only: at times by the mere
touch Of the hem Of His garment. Hi
robbed the grave of its dead, restored
the dead to life again BY His word
lonly Young man. i say to thee
arise Lazarus, come forth There
by He proved that He was master 81
life and Of death. He drove the nm
willing. protesting spirits out Of thu
bodies of men to give evidence that. ii
the invisible spirit world. He welded
the power of the supreme spirit 81
1God
He performed these works III TIL
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