Jonah 2:1

• §627Paragraph 3 · Jesus Christ Was BuriedRead at vatican.va

  “Jesus' Resurrection "on the third day" was the proof of this, for bodily decay was held to begin on the fourth day after death.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. I Cor 15:4; Lk 24:46; Mt 12:40; Jon 2:1; Hos 6:2; cf. Jn 11:39.

Jerome

• Jerome, Letters Letter 3

  “To Thee all hearts are open, Thou searchest the secrets of the heart, Thou seest the prophet shut up in the fish’s belly in the midst of the sea.” — editor's note: Jon. ii. 1, 2.

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Gregory of Nazianzus

• Gregory of Nazianzus, Orations Oration 23

  “I pass by the rest, the three young men bedewed in the fire, the fugitive prophet praying in the whale’s belly, and coming forth from the creature, as from a chamber; the just man in the den, restraining the lions’ rage, and the struggle of the seven Maccabees, who were…” — editor's note: Jonah ii. 1.

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• Matthew 12:40

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• Luke 24:46

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• John 11:39

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• Acts 2:26

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• Acts 2:27

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• 1 Corinthians 15:4

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• Psalm 16:9

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• Psalm 16:10

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• Isaiah 53:8

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• Hosea 6:2

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