Commentary on 15th Sunday after Pentecost: Lk 7: 11-16; Raising of Widow's Son of Naim
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Naim is a city of Galilee, within two miles of mount Tabor, and “Our Lord was invited to the city” when this miracle occurred, so says St. Cyril. St. Maximin informs us that Holy Scripture records seven resurrection miracles prior to that of our Lord’s Resurrection (three in O.T. and four in N.T.). The raising of the widow’s son was the fourth resurrection miracle to occur in Holy Scripture, the first in the New Testament. It occurs in the seventh chapter of St. Luke, and the number
Commentary on 15th Sunday after Pentecost: Lk 7: 11-16; Raising of Widow's Son of Naim
Commentary on 15th Sunday after Pentecost: Lk…
Commentary on 15th Sunday after Pentecost: Lk 7: 11-16; Raising of Widow's Son of Naim
Naim is a city of Galilee, within two miles of mount Tabor, and “Our Lord was invited to the city” when this miracle occurred, so says St. Cyril. St. Maximin informs us that Holy Scripture records seven resurrection miracles prior to that of our Lord’s Resurrection (three in O.T. and four in N.T.). The raising of the widow’s son was the fourth resurrection miracle to occur in Holy Scripture, the first in the New Testament. It occurs in the seventh chapter of St. Luke, and the number