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 after seven  years'  trial,  failed  to  accomplish. A celestial fire  must  have  radiated  from  His  eyes,  and  the majesty of  the  divinity  shone  in  His  countenance."

Brethren, it  is  characteristic  of  the  Gospel  history of Our  Lord's  life  that  seemingly  trivial  incidents such as  the  foregoing  are  found  on  closer  inspection to be  replete  with  deep  dogmatic  truth. This is  further illustrated  by  two  other  circumstances  closely allied to  the  subject  of  to-day's  Gospel. A few days later  Our  Lord,  wishing  to  celebrate  the Passover and  institute  the  Blessed  Eucharist, sent Peter  and  John  ahead,  saying:  "  Go  ye  into the  city  and  when  you  shall  see  a  man  carrying a  pitcher  of  water  say  to  him:  The  Master  saith, Where  is  my  refectory  where  I  may  eat  the  pasch with  My  disciples?  And  he  shall  show  you  a  large dining-room,  and  there  prepare." That the  event transpired just  as  He  foretold  goes  to  show  that  the forecast was  the  exercise  of  no  mere  human  knowledge but  a  calling  into  play  of  the  divine  gift  of prophecy,  and  the  promptness  with  which  the  man acceded to  so  extraordinary  a  request  is  proof  positive that  the  petitioner  was  the  Lord  and  Master  of all,  whose  will  no  man  can  resist. Again, on  the morning of  the  very  day  of  His  triumphal  entry  into Jerusalem, when  they  drew  nigh  to  the  city,  Jesus sent two  disciples  ahead  into  Bethphage,  saying: " Go  ye  into  the  village  that  is  over  against  you,  and immediately  you  shall  find  an  ass  tied  and  a  colt  with her;  loose  them  and  bring  them  to  Me.  And  if  any man  shall  say  anything  to  you,  say  ye  that  the  Lord