This week's Gospel is of Lazarus's resurrection. You can find a PDF version of the Catena here. St. Thomas gives us a curious coupling of Chrysostom and Augustine on the identity of Mary in this part of St. John's Gospel, curious because of their very apparent incompatibility:
Chrysostom. First we are to observe that this was not the harlot mentioned in Luke, but an honest woman, who treated our Lord with marked reverence.But the woman in Luke 7 is the "sinful woman" whom Our Lord forgives. Is she not then the harlot? Why would St. Thomas offer us two selections so at odd, one right after the other?
Augustine. John here confirms the passage in Luke, where this is said to have taken place in the house of one Simon a Pharisee: Mary had done this act therefore on a former occasion [Luke 7:38]. That she did it again at Bethany is not mentioned in the narrative of Luke, but it is in the other three Gospels.
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Thank you for giving this gift of the catenas to us every Sunday. It has truly enriched our study of the Gospel readings and insight. I am hoping to incorporate some of the Church Fathers in our rosary meditations for April.
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