The Passion. Chapter Xxi. The Scourging Of Jesus : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XXI. THE SCOURGING OF JESUS. THAT most weak and undecided of all judges, Pilate, had several times repeated these dastardly words: '"I find no crime in him: I will chastise him, therefore, and let him...
The Passion. Chapter Lvii. Guards Are Placed : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER LVII. GUARDS ARE PLACED AROUND THE TOMB OF JESUS. LATE on Friday night, I saw Caiphas and some of the chief men among the Jews holding a consultation concerning the best course to pursue with regard...
The Passion. Chapter Iii. Jesus Is Arrested : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER III. JESUS IS ARRESTED. JESUS was standing with his three Apostles on the road between Gethsemani, and the Garden of Olives, when Judas and the band who accompanied him made their appearance. A warm...
The Passion. Chapter Viii. Jesus Before Caiphas : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER VIII. JESUS BEFORE CAIPHAS. JESUS was led across the court, and the mob received him with groans and hisses. As he passed by Peter and John, he looked at them, but without turning his head, for fear...
The Passion. Chapter Xxxiv. The Veil Of Veronica : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XXXIV. THE VEIL OF VERONICA. WHILE the procession was passing through a long street, an incident took place which made a strong impression upon Simon. Numbers of respectable persons were hurrying towards...
Mediation I. Preparations For The Pasch : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 67 MEDITATION I. PREPARATIONS FOR THE PASCH. "Holy Thursday, the 13"th" of Nisan" (29th of March). YESTERDAY evening it was that the last great public repast of our Lord and his friends took place...
The Passion. Chapter Lviii. A Glance : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER LVIII. A GLANCE AT THE DISCIPLES OF JESUS ON HOLY SATURDAY. THE faithful disciples of our Lord assembled together in the Cenaculum, to keep the eve of the Sabbath, They were about twenty in number...
The Passion. Chapter Iv. Means Employed : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 138 CHAPTER IV. MEANS EMPLOYED BY THE ENEMIES OF JESUS FOR CARRYING OUT THEIR DESIGNS AGAINST HIM. No sooner was Jesus arrested than Annas and Caiphas were informed, and instantly began to arrange their plans...
The Passion. Chapter Xvii. The Tribunal Of Caiphas : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 149 CHAPTER VII. THE TRIBUNAL OF CAIPHAS. To enter Caiphas's tribunal persons had to pass through a large court, which maybe called the exterior court; from thence they entered into an inner court, which...
The Passion. Chapter Xvi. Descripti : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XVI. DESCRIPTION OF PILATE'S PALACE AND THE ADJACENT BUILDINGS. THE palace of the Roman Governor, Pilate, was built on the north-west side of the mountain on which the Temple stood, and to reach it...
The Passion. Chapter Xlvi. The Earthquake : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XLVI. THE EARTHQUAKE.--APPARITIONS OF THE DEAD IN JERUSALEM. I SAW the soul of Jesus, at the moment he expired, appear under the form of a bright orb, and accompanied by angels, among whom I...
The Passion. Chapter Xliv. The Fear Felt : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 265 CHAPTER XLIV. THE FEAR FELT BY THE INHABITANTS OF JERUSALEM.--FOURTH WORD OF JESUS ON THE CROSS. IT was about half-past one o'clock when I was taken into Jerusalem to see what was going on there...
Life Of Anne Catherine Emmerich : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 14 p. 15 LIFE OF ANNE CATHERINE EMMERICH, RELIGIOUS OF THE ORDER OF ST. AUGUSTINE, AT THE CONVENT OF AGNETENBERG, DULMEN, WESTPHALIA. ANNE CATHERINE EMMERICH was born at Flamske, a village situated...
The Passion. Chapter Xv. Jesus Is Taken Before : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XV. JESUS IS TAKEN BEFORE PILATE. THE malicious enemies of our Saviour led him through the most public part of the town to take him before Pilate. The procession wended its way slowly down the north side...
The Passion. Chapter Xxviii. Reflections : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XXVIII. REFLECTIONS ON THE VISIONS. WHENEVER, during my meditations on the Passion of our Lord, I imagine I hear that frightful cry of the Jews, '"His blood be upon us, and upon our children",' visions...
Meditation Ii. The Supper Room : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], MEDITATION II. THE SUPPER-ROOM. ON the southern side of Mount Sion, not far from the ruined Castle of David, and the market held on the ascent leading to that Castle, there stood, towards the east, an ancient...
The Passion. Chapter Lxvi. The End : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER LXVI. THE END OF THE LENTEN MEDITATIONS. ON the following Sunday, 1 if I remember right, I saw the Jews washing and purifying the Temple. They offered up expiatory sacrifices, cleared away the rubbish...
The Passion. Chapter Li. The Embalming : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER LI. THE EMBALMING OF THE BODY OF JESUS. THE Blessed Virgin seated herself upon a large cloth spread on the ground, with her right knee, which was slightly raised, and her back resting against some...
The Passion. Chapter X. The Denial Of St. Peter : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 161 CHAPTER X. THE DENIAL OF ST. PETER. AT the moment when Jesus uttered the words, '"Thou hast said it",' and the High Priest rent his garment, the whole room resounded with tumultuous cries. Peter and John...
The Passion. Chapter Ix. The Insults Received : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER IX. THE INSULTS RECEIVED BY JESUS IN THE COURT OF CAIPHAS. No sooner did Caiphas, with the other members of the Council, leave the tribunal than a crowd of miscreants--the very scum...
The Passion. Chapter Xxi. Jesus Led Back : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 200 CHAPTER XXI. JESUS LED BACK FROM THE COURT OF HEROD TO THAT OF PILATE. THE enemies of Jesus were perfectly infuriated at being obliged to take Jesus back, still uncondemned, to Pilate, who had so many...
The Passion. Chapter Xxx. The Carriage : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XXX. THE CARRIAGE OF THE CROSS. WHEN Pilate left the tribunal a portion of the soldiers followed him, and were drawn. up in files before the palace; a few accompanying the criminals. Eight-and- twenty...
The Passion. Chapter Xlii. First Word : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XLII. FIRST WORD OF JESUS ON THE CROSS. As soon as the executioners had crucified the two thieves and divided the garments of Jesus between them, they gathered up their tools, addressed a few more...
Meditation V. Jesus Goes Up To Jerusalem : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], MEDITATION V. JESUS GOES UP TO JERUSALEM. IN the morning, while the Apostles were engaged at Jerusalem in preparing for the Pasch, Jesus, who had remained at Bethania, took an affecting leave of the holy women...
The Passion. Chapter L. The Descent From The Cross : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER L. THE DESCENT FROM THE CROSS. AT the time when every one had left the neighbourhood of the Cross, and a few guards alone stood around it, I saw five persons, who I think were disciples, and who had come...
The Passion. Chapter Lxii. The Night Of Resurrecti : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 328 CHAPTER LXII. THE NIGHT OF RESURRECTION. I SOON after beheld the tomb of our Lord. All was calm and silent around it. There were six soldiers on guard, who were either seated or standing before the do...
The Passion. Chapter Lii. The Body Of Our : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 300 CHAPTER LII. THE BODY OF OUR LORD PLACED IN THE SEPULCHRE. THE men placed the sacred body on a species of leathern hand-barrow, which they covered with a brown-coloured cloth, and to which they fastened...
The Passion. Chapter Xliii. Eclipse : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XLIII. ECLIPSE OF THE SUN.--SECOND AND THIRD WORD OF JESUS ON THE CROSS. A LITTLE hail had fallen at about ten o'clock,--when Pilate was passing sentence,--and after that the weather cleared up, until...
The Passion. Chapter Xxxvii. The Departure : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XXXVII. THE DEPARTURE OF MARY AND THE HOLY WOMEN OF CALVARY. ALTHOUGH the Blessed Virgin was carried away fainting after the sad meeting with her Son loaded with his cross, yet she soon recovered...
To The Reader : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 64 p. 65 TO THE READER WHOEVER compares the following meditations with the short history of the Last Supper given in the Gospel will discover some slight differences between them. An explanation should be...
The Passion. Chapter Xxxvi. Jesus On Mount : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 246 CHAPTER XXXVI JESUS ON MOUNT GOLGOTHA.--SIXTH AND SEVENTH FALLS OF JESUS. THE procession again moved on; the road was very steep and rough between the walls of the town and Calvary, and Jesus had...
The Passion. Chapter Xvii. Jesus Before Pilate : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XVII. JESUS BEFORE PILATE. IT was about eight in the morning, according to our method of counting time, when the procession reached the palace of Pilate. Annas, Caiphas, and the chiefs of the Sanhedrim...
The Passion. Chapter Xi. Mary In The House : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XI. MARY IN THE HOUSE OF CAIPHAS. THE Blessed Virgin was ever united to her Divine Son by interior spiritual communications; she was, therefore, fully aware of all that happened to him--she suffered with...
Meditation Iv. The Chalice Used At The Last Supper : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 73 MEDITATION IV. THE CHALICE USED AT THE LAST SUPPER. THE chalice which the Apostles brought from Veronica's house was wonderful and mysterious in its appearance. It had been kept a long time in the Temple...
The Passion. Chapter V. A Glance At Jerusalem : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER V. A GLANCE AT JERUSALEM. THE customary prayers and preparations for the celebration of the festival being completed, the greatest part of the inhabitants of the densely-populated city of Jerusalem...
The Passion. Chapter Lxiii. The Resurrecti : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 332 CHAPTER LXIII. THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD. I BEHELD the soul of our Lord between two angels, who were in the attire of warriors: it was bright, luminous, and resplendent as the sun at mid-day; it...
The Passion. Chapter Xxxix. Erection Of The Cross : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 255 CHAPTER XXXIX. ERECTION OF THE CROSS. WHEN the executioners had finished the crucifixion of our Lord, they tied ropes to the trunk of the cross, and fastened the ends of these ropes round a long beam...
The Passion. Chapter Lxv. The Relation Which : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 341 CHAPTER LXV. THE RELATION WHICH WAS GIVEN BY THE SENTINELS WHO WERE PLACED AROUND THE SEPULCHRE. CASSIUS hastened to the house of Pilate about an hour after the Resurrection, in order to give him...
The Passion. Chapter Vi. Jesus Before Annas : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER VI. JESUS BEFORE ANNAS. IT was towards midnight when Jesus reached the palace of Annas, and his guards immediately conducted him into a very large hall, where Annas, surrounded by twenty-eight...
The Passion. Chapter Xxxviii. The Nailing : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE NAILING OF JESUS TO THE CROSS. THE preparations for the crucifixion being finished four archers went to the cave where they had confined our Lord and dragged him out with their usual...
The Passion. Chapter Xxv. Descripti : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XXV. DESCRIPTION OF THE PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN. WHILE these sad events were taking place I was in Jerusalem, sometimes in one locality and sometimes in another; I was quite overcome...
Appendix. Detached Account Of Longinus : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 346 p. 347 APPENDIX. DETACHED ACCOUNT OF LONGINUS ON the 15th of March 1821, Sister Emmerich gave the following detached, account of parts of a vision which she had had the previous night concerning St...
The Passion. Chapter Liv. On The Name Of Calvary : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 305 CHAPTER LIV. ON THE NAME OF CALVARY. WHILST meditating on the name of Golgotha, Calvary, the "place of skulls", borne by the rock upon which Jesus was crucified, I became deeply absorbed in contemplati...
Preface To The French Translation : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 5 PREFACE TO THE FRENCH TRANSLATION. BY THE ABB DE CAZALS. THE writer of this Preface was travelling in Germany, when he chanced to meet with a book, entitled, "The History of the Passion of our Lord Jesus...
The Passion. Chapter Lv. The Cross : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER LV. THE CROSS AND THE WINE-PRESS. As I was meditating upon these words or thoughts of Jesus when hanging on the Cross: 'I am pressed like wine placed here under the press for the first time; my blood...
The Passion. Chapter Xxxv. The Fourth : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XXXV. THE FOURTH AND FIFTH FALLS OF JESUS.--THE DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEM. THE procession was still at some distance from the south-west gate, which was large, and attached to the fortifications...
The Passion. Chapter Xix. Pilate And His Wife : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XIX. PILATE AND HIS WIFE. WHILST the Jews were leading Jesus to Herod, I saw Pilate go to his wife, Claudia Procles. She hastened to meet him, and they went together into a small garden-house which w...
The Passion. Chapter Lix. A Detached Account : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 318 CHAPTER LIX A DETACHED ACCOUNT OF THE DESCENT INTO HELL. WHEN Jesus, after uttering a loud cry, expired, I saw his heavenly soul under the form of a bright meteor pierce the earth at the foot of the Cross...
The Passion. Chapter Lxi. Joseph Of Arim : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER LXI. JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA MIRACULOUSLY SET AT LARGE. A SHORT time after the return of the Blessed Virgin to the holy women, I was shown the interior of the prison in which the enemies of Joseph...
Introduction : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 11 INTRODUCTION. THE following meditations will probably rank high among many similar works which the contemplative love of Jesus has produced; but it is our duty, here plainly to affirm that they have no...
Appendix. Detached Account Of Abenadar : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 350 DETACHED ACCOUNT OF ABENADAR. ON the 1st of April 1823, Sister Emmerich said that that day was the Feast of St. Ctsiphon, the centurion who had assisted at the Crucifixion, and that she had seen during...
The Passion. Chapter Liii. The Return : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 302 CHAPTER LIII. THE RETURN FROM THE SEPULCHRE.--JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA IS PUT IN PRISON. THE Sabbath was close at hand, and Nicodemus and Joseph returned to Jerusalem by a small door not far from the garden...
The Passion. Chapter Lxiv. The Holy Women : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 334 CHAPTER LXIV. THE HOLY WOMEN AT THE SEPULCHRE. THE holy women were very near the door of Nicodemus's house at the moment of our Lord's Resurrection; but they did not see anything of the prodigies which...
Meditation Vii. The Washing Of The Feet : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 82 MEDITATION VII. THE WASHING OF THE FEET. THEY arose from table, and whilst they were arranging their clothes, as they usually did before making their solemn prayer, the major-domo came in with two servants...
The Passion. Introduction : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 94 p. 95 THE PASSION. 'If thou knowest not how to meditate on high and heavenly things, rest on the Passion of Christ, and willingly dwell in his sacred wounds. For, if thou fly devoutly to the wounds...
The Passion. Chapter Xxxiii. Simon Of Cyrene : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 240 CHAPTER XXXIII. SIMON OF CYRENE.--THIRD FALL OF JESUS. THE procession had reached an arch formed in an old wall belonging to the town, opposite to a square, in which three streets terminated, when Jesus...
The Passion. Chapter Xxiv. Interrupti : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XXIV. INTERRUPTION OF THE VISIONS OF THE PASSION BY THE APPEARANCE OF ST. JOSEPH UNDER THE FORM OF A CHILD. DURING the whole time of the visions which we have just narrated (that is to say, from the 18th...
The Passion. Chapter Lx. The Eve Of The Resurrecti : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER LX. THE EVE OF THE RESURRECTION. TOWARDS the close of the Sabbath-day, John came to see the holy women. He endeavoured to give some consolation, but could not restrain his own tears, and only remained...
The Passion. Chapter Xli. Jesus Hanging : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XLI. JESUS HANGING AN THE CROSS BETWEEN TWO THIEVES. THE tremendous concussion caused by the fall of the cross into the hole prepared for it drove the sharp points of the crown of thorns, which was still...
The Passion. Chapter Xx. Jesus Before Herod : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XX. JESUS BEFORE HEROD. THE palace of the Tetrarch Herod was built on the north side of the forum, in the new town; not very far from that of Pilate. An escort of Roman soldiers, mostly from that part...
The Passion. Chapter Lvi. Apparitions : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER LVI. APPARITIONS ON OCCASION OF THE DEATH OF JESUS. AMONG the dead who rose from their graves, and who were certainly a hundred in number, at Jerusalem, there were no relations, of Jesus. I saw...
The Passion. Chapter Xxxii. The Second Fall : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XXXII. THE SECOND FALL OF JESUS. THE afflicted Mother of Jesus had left the forum, accompanied by John and some other women, immediately after the unjust sentence was pronounced. She had employed herself...
Title Page : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], THE DOLOROUS PASSION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST From The Meditations Of ANNE CATHERINE EMMERICH London, Burns And Lambert [1862] Scanned, Proofed And Formatted , September, 2004, By John Bruno Hare. This Text Is...
Meditation Viii. Institution Of The Holy Eucharist : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], MEDITATION VIII. INSTITUTION OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST. By command of our Lord, the major-domo had again laid out the table, which he had raised a little; then, having placed it once more in the middle of the room...
The Passion. Chapter Xlviii. The Opening : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XLVIII. THE OPENING OF THE SIDE OF JESUS.--DEATH OF THE TWO THIEVES. WHILST these events were taking place in Jerusalem, silence reigned around Calvary. The crowd which had been for a time so noisy...
Meditation Iii. Arrangements For Eating : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], MEDITATION III. ARRANGEMENTS FOR EATING THE PASCHAL LAMB. WHEN the disciples had spoken to Heli of Hebron, the latter went back into the house by the court, but they turned to the right, and hastened down...
The Passion. Chapter Xiv. The Despair Of Judas : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XIV. THE DESPAIR OF JUDAS WHILST the Jews were conducting Jesus to Pilate, the traitor Judas walked about listening to the conversation of the crowd who followed, and his ears were struck by words such...
The Passion. Chapter Xxvii. Ecce Homo : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XXVII. ECCE HOMO. THE cruel executioners then reconducted our Lord to Pilate's palace, with the scarlet cloak still thrown over his shoulders, the crown of thorns on his head, and the reed in his...
The Passion. Chapter Xxix. Jesus Condemned : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 227 CHAPTER XXIX. JESUS CONDEMNED TO BE CRUCIFIED. PILATE, who did not desire to know the truth, but was solely anxious to get out of the difficulty without harm to himself, became more undecided than ever;...
Meditation Vi. The Last Pasch : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], MEDITATION VI. THE LAST PASCH. JESUS and his disciples ate the Paschal Lamb in the supper-room. They divided into three groups. Jesus ate the Paschal Lamb with the twelve Apostles in the supper-room, properly so...
The Passion. Chapter Xiii. The Morning Trial : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 171 CHAPTER XIII. THE MORNING TRIAL. CAIPHAS, Annas, the ancients, and the scribes assembled again in the morning in the great hall of the tribunal, to have a legal trial, as meetings at night were not lawful...
The Passion. Chapter Xii. Jesus Confined : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XII. JESUS CONFINED IN THE SUBTERRANEAN PRISON. THE Jews, having quite exhausted their barbarity, shut Jesus up in a little vaulted prison, the remains of which subsist to this day. Two of the archers...
Meditation Ix. Private Instructions And Consecrations : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 89 MEDITATION IX. PRIVATE INSTRUCTIONS AND CONSECRATIONS. Jesus gave his Apostles some private instructions; he told them how they were to preserve the Blessed Sacrament in memory of him, even to the end...
The Passion. Chapter Xlvii. The Request : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XLVII. THE REQUEST OF JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA TO BE ALLOWED TO HAVE THE BODY OF JESUS. SCARCELY had the commotion which the town had been thrown into begun to subside in a degree, when the Jews belonging...
The Passion. Chapter Xxvi. The Crowning With : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], p. 220 CHAPTER XXVI. THE CROWNING WITH THORNS. No sooner did Sister Emmerich recommence the narrative of her visions on the Passion than she again became extremely ill, oppressed with fever, and so tormented by...
The Passion. Chapter Xlv. Fifth, Sixth : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XLV. FIFTH, SIXTH, AND SEVENTH WORDS OF JESUS ON THE CROSS.--HIS DEATH. THE light continued to return by degrees, and the livid exhausted countenance of our Lord again became p. 271 visible. His body w...
The Passion. Chapter I. Jesus In The Garden : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER I. JESUS IN THE GARDEN OF OLIVES. WHEN Jesus left the supper-room with the eleven Apostles, after the institution of the Adorable Sacrament of the Altar, his soul was deeply oppressed and his sorrow...
The Passion. Chapter Xlix. A Descripti : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XLIX. A DESCRIPTION OF SOME PARTS OF ANCIENT JERUSALEM. THIS chapter will contain some descriptions of places given by Sister Emmerich on various occasions. They will be followed by a descripti...
The Passion. Chapter Xviii. The Orig : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XVIII. THE ORIGIN OF THE WAY OF THE CROSS. DURING the whole of the scene which we have just described, the Mother of Jesus, with Magdalen and John, had stood in a recess in the forum: they were...
The Passion. Chapter Xxiii. Mary, During : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XXIII. MARY, DURING THE FLAGELLATION OF OUR LORD. I SAW the Blessed Virgin in a continual ecstasy during the time of the scourging of her Divine Son; she saw and suffered with inexpressible love...
The Passion. Chapter Xxxi. The First Fall Of Jesus : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XXXI. THE FIRST FALL OF JESUS. THE street of which we have just spoken, after turning a little to the left, became rather steep, as also wider, a subterranean aqueduct proceeding from Mount Sion passed...
The Passion. Chapter Xl. Crucifixi : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER XL. CRUCIFIXION OF THE THIEVES. DURING the time of the crucifixion of Jesus, the two thieves were left lying on the ground at some distance off; their arms were fastened to the crosses on which they were...
The Passion. Chapter Ii. Judas And His Band : * "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", by Anne Catherine Emmerich, [1862], CHAPTER II. JUDAS AND HIS BAND. JUDAS had not expected that his treason would have produced such fatal results. He had been anxious to obtain the promised reward, and to please the Pharisees by delivering up...