30-31). At Ezekiel's word, the dry bones resurrected from the dead. Ezekiel commanded them to grow flesh and skin, and finally, Ezekiel breathed the spirit of God into them, and they became living people. This represents not just the Resurrection of Christ, but also our own resurrection. When we are in mortal sin, separated from God, we are like dry bones. The Israelites under the Old Covenant were like dry bones. Through the Resurrection of Christ, we are restored to sanctifying grace, God's life is once more breathed into us, and we are raised from death.





The eighth prophecy is taken from near the beginning of the Prophecy of Isaiah, in which the prophet describes the New Israel that God has prepared for those who keep his Word. JustJonah (pages 35-36). Jonah attempted to turn away from God's command, but he was cast into the sea and swallowed by a great fish (Jonah 1:15-2:1). In this reading, he goes to Nineveh, a place of great sin and wickedness, and exhorts them to forswear their evil ways and return to the Lord their God. They do penance with sackcloth and ashes. In order to prepare for the coming of our Savior, we must turn away from sin, follow God's law, and do penance.





This leads to the eleventh prophecy, in which Moses, shortly before his death, commands the Israelites to follow God's law (pages 36-37). In order to unite ourselves to God, we must keep his word and follow his commandments. This reading is followed by another canticle