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Show CThHIIeaiiiiio ofSei The True Gladness of the Easter Day By Rev. William Byrne. (Catholic Vlcnr-Ocnrrnl Archdiocese of IIoHton.) RASTER Sunday Is tho day on ir which tho church commemorates tho resurrection of our Lord from tho dend. . . . I)y raising Himself from tho dead, Christ triumphed over all His enemies, ene-mies, nnd gavo tho most convincing proof of His divinity. Ho foretold fore-told Ills resurrection. "Tho Son of Man shnll bo threo days and threo nights In tho heart of tho earth." (Matt, xll, 40.) Speaking of tho torn-plo torn-plo of His body, Ho said: "Destroy this temple, and In threo days I will ralso It up." (John II, 19.) "On tho third day Ho shall rise again." (Matt, xx, 19.) "I lay down my llfo that I may tnl;o It again. I hnvo power to lay It down and tnko It up ngaln." (John x, 18.) Tho resurrection of Christ wns a miracle: that Is, something beyond tho power of nny created being to olTect. Christ by His dlvlno powor recalled Ills soul to His body, and arose from tho tomb glorious and Im mortal. Ho appeared frequently to His apostles and disciples nftor His resurrection; and to euro tho doubting doubt-ing mind ot St. Thomas, allowed him to touch tho wounds. Tho true significance of this festival festi-val Is well expressed In tho gradual und sequence of tho Easter liturgy. "This Is tho day tho Lord hath mado; let us rejoice nnd bo glad. Christ, our Pnsch, Is Immolated." "Let Christians offer prnlso to tho Pnschnl victim. The Lamb has redeemed re-deemed the llock. Tho sinless Christ has reconciled sinners to his Father Death and Life waged a wondrous conflict. Tho Lord of Llfo by dying lives nnd reigns." . . . Tho resurrection of Christ Is tho model of our spiritual regeneration and tho plcdgo of ' 0 our lmnior- |