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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
After relating the miracle of the Gadarenes, Luke goes on to relate that of the ruler of the synagogue's daughter; saying, And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.
Bede
And it happened, when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him. And I said above that at the end of the age the Lord will mercifully return to the Jews and will be gladly received by them through the confession of faith. For the fact that they were all waiting for him is certainly what the prophet speaks to the synagogue: "You will wait for me many days, you will not be unfaithful, and you will not belong to another man" (Hosea 3). …
Bonaventure
Now it came to pass, when Jesus had returned, etc. Above, the Evangelist showed the dominion and authority of Christ over corporeal creation in the calming of the tempest, and over spiritual creation in the expulsion of the demon; here he shows that he has dominion over the creature composed of both in the healing of the woman with the flow of blood and the raising of the girl. Now this part has two sections, inasmuch as human nature is composed of two things, namely body and soul. …
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