For our heart rejoices in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 21. Broken. Their virtue which is denoted by the bones, ( Menochius.) shall not sink under torments. So Christ encouraged his disciples, by assuring them that a hair of their head should not perish. Matthew 10:30. Saint Augustine Calmet.—The elements of our bodies cannot be divided or destroyed by human force, so as to prevent their resurrection. The identical bodies shall rise again, though they may have been subject to many changes, reduced to ashes, or consumed by wild beasts. This mystery has often offended incredulous philosophers. Jesus Christ is the just, by excellence; and this prediction was fulfilled in his person, as Saint John (19:36) does not confine himself to the type of the paschal lamb. Bert.