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 ways find in your heart a dwelling agreeable to Him! Endeavor, therefore, at all times, and especially during the holy season of Advent, to prepare it well for Him.

23. Whence do we know that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and true God?

We know it, 1. From the prophecies; 2. From the testimony of His Heavenly Father; 3. From His own testimony; 4. From the teaching of the Apostles; and 5. From the doctrine of the Catholic Church.

24. What do the prophets say?

They call the promised Redeemer: 'God, God with us, the Saint of Saints, the Wonderful, the Father of the world to come' (Isai. vii. 14, and ix. 6; Dan. ix. 24). Isaias (xxxv. 4) says of Him: 'God Himself will come and will save you'; and Jeremias (xxiii. 6) says: ' This is the name that they shall call Him, The Lord, our Just One.'

25. What is the testimony of His Heavenly Father? At the Baptism of Christ in the Jordan, and at His Transfiguration on Mount Thabor, a voice from Heaven was heard, saying: 'This is my Beloved Son. in whom I am well pleased' (Matt. iii. 17, and xvii. 5).

26. What is the testimony of Christ?

Christ, 1. Testified that He is the Son of God, and true God, like His Father; 2. He confirmed His testimony by the holiness of His life, as well as by miracles and prophecies; and 3. He sealed it with His death.