...has been accomplished : through the eternal Spirit, He offered Himself without spot to God. — God having brought again from the dead, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant. He who cleansed himself, washed himself — a purification...

...— the resurrection, which was virtually effected by the crucifixion ; for St. Paul speaks of God as having " brought again from the dead the Great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant." Call to mind the resurrection, and say — O God !...