ACC ~ Luke 7 v11 - 12

THE DEAD RESTORED TO LIFE

CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA: Observe how he joins miracle to miracle. In the former instance, the healing of the centurion’s servant, he was present by invitation, but here he draws near without being invited. No one summoned him to restore the dead man to life, but he comes to do so of his own accord. He seems to me to have purposely made this miracle also follow upon the former. COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 36. [1]

[1] CGSL 153*.

THE VIRGIN’S SON MEETS THE WIDOW’S SON

EPHREM THE SYRIAN: The Virgin’s son met the widow’s son. He became like a sponge for her tears and as life for the death of her son. Death turned about in its den and turned its back on the victorious one. COMMENTARY ON TATIAN’S DIATESSARON 6.23. [1]

[1] ECTD 126.

THE DEAD MAN MEETS THE LIFE AND THE RESURRECTION

CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA: The dead man was being buried, and many friends were conducting him to his tomb. Christ, the life and resurrection, meets him there. He is the Destroyer of death and of corruption. He is the One in whom we live and move and are. [1] He is who has restored the nature of man to that which it originally was and has set free our death-fraught flesh from the bonds of death. He had mercy upon the woman, and that her tears might be stopped, he commanded saying, “Weep not.” Immediately the cause of her weeping was done away. COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 36. [2]

[1] Acts 17:28.

[2] CGSL 153*.