Apperances After The Resurrection

Illa existimans, quod hortulanus esset etc. Nota, quod Dominus post resurrectionem in triplici specie se ostendit: in specie hortutani; unde hic: llla existimans, quod hortulanus esset etc. In specie peregrini; unde Lucae ultimo: Tu solus peregrinus es in lerusalem? In specie crucifixi; unde in eodem: Videte manus meas et pedes meos, quia ego sum. Nota igitur, quod specialiter in specie hortulani se ostendit incipientibus, in quibus plantat germina virtutum; in specie peregrini proficientibus, quos deducit per viam mandatorum; in specie crucifixi perfectis, quos accendit ad imitationem passionis. Sanctus Bonaventura, Collationes In Evangelium Ioannem, Caput XX, Collatio LXXIV Source: Here, p622

She, thinking that He was the gardener... 1 Note that after the resurrection the Lord revealed Himself in three forms. In the form of a gardener, hence here, 'She, thinking He was the gardener...' In the form of a traveller, as in the last chapter of Luke, 'Are you the only traveller in Jerusalem?' And in the form of the crucified, where in the same place, 'See my hands and my feet, it is me.' 2 Note, therefore, that He especially shows himself in the form of a gardener to those who are beginners, in whom He plants the seeds of the virtues, and as a traveller to those who are advancing, who He leads on the way of the commandments, and in the form of the crucified to the perfect, in whom He kindles a fire for the imitation of the passion. Saint Bonaventura, Observations On The Gospel Of Saint John, Chapter 20 1 Jn 20.15 2 Lk 18.24, 18.39