The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ

by Emmerich, Anne Catherine

• ISBN13: 9780974909806
• ISBN10: 0974909807
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: North Bay Books

Summary

Faithful to the Bible story of the Passion and death of Jesus, it fills in many details and is edifying and inspiring beyond belief. It will melt a heart of stone. This book is the best on the Passion we have seen. It is also wonderful on the Blessed Mother's role in our redemption. Includes a short biography of Sr. Emmerich.

Table of Contents

Foreword	9	(4)
John Strohmeier
Introduction	13	(4)
Klemens Maria Brentano
PART ONE: MEDITATIONS ON THE LAST SUPPER
Meditation I. Preparations for the Passover	17	(1)
Meditation II. The Supper Room	18	(2)
Meditation III. Arrangements for Eating the Paschal Lamb	20	(1)
Meditation IV. The Chalice Used at the Last Supper	21	(2)
Meditation V. Jesus Goes Up to Jerusalem	23	(2)
Meditation VI. The Last Supper	25	(4)
Meditation VII. The Washing of the Feet	29	(2)
Meditation VIII. Institution of the Holy Eucharist	31	(4)
Meditation IX. Private Instructions and Consecrations	35	(8)
PART TWO: THE PASSION
Introduction	41	(2)
Jesus in the Garden of Olives	43	(20)
Judas and his Band	63	(4)
Jesus is Arrested	67	(10)
Means Employed by the Enemies of Jesus for Carrying Out Their Designs Against Him	77	(1)
A Glance at Jerusalem	78	(5)
Jesus Before Annas	83	(3)
The Tribunal of Caiphas	86	(2)
Jesus Before Caiphas	88	(6)
The Insults Received by Jesus in the Court of Caiphas	94	(2)
The Denial of St. Peter	96	(3)
Mary in the House of Caiphas	99	(3)
Jesus Confined in the Subterranean Prison	102	(3)
The Morning Trial	105	(2)
The Despair of Judas	107	(2)
Jesus is Taken Before Pilate	109	(3)
Description of Pilate's Palace and the Adjacent Buildings	112	(3)
Jesus Before Pilate	115	(5)
The Origin of the Way of the Cross	120	(2)
Pilate and his Wife	122	(2)
Jesus Before Herod	124	(5)
Jesus Led Back from the Court of Herod to That of Pilate	129	(3)
The Scourging of Jesus	132	(5)
Mary During the Flagellation of Our Lord	137	(1)
Interruption of the Visions of the Passion by the Appearance of St. Joseph Under the Form of a Child	138	(5)
Description of the Personal Appearance of the Blessed Virgin	143	(1)
The Crowning with Thorns	144	(2)
Ecce Homo	146	(3)
Reflections on the Visions	149	(1)
Jesus Condemned to be Crucified	150	(5)
The Carriage of the Cross	155	(3)
The First Fall of Jesus	158	(1)
The Second Fall of Jesus	159	(2)
Simon of Cyrene --- Third Fall of Jesus	161	(1)
The Veil of Veronica	162	(3)
The Fourth and Fifth Falls of Jesus --- The Daughters of Jerusalem	165	(1)
Jesus on Mount Golgotha --- Sixth and Seventh Falls of Jesus	166	(3)
The Departure of Mary and the Holy Women of Calvary	169	(1)
The Nailing of Jesus to the Cross	170	(4)
Erection of the Cross	174	(1)
Crucifixion of the Thieves	175	(2)
Jesus Hanging on the Cross Between Two Thieves	177	(2)
First Word of Jesus on the Cross	179	(2)
Eclipse of the Sun --- Second and Third Word of Jesus on the Cross	181	(2)
The Fear Felt by the Inhabitants of Jerusalem --- Fourth Word of Jesus on the Cross	183	(5)
Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Words of Jesus on the Cross --- His Death	188	(3)
The Earthquake --- Apparitions of the Dead in Jerusalem	191	(4)
The Request of Joseph of Arimathea to be Allowed to Have the Body of Jesus	195	(1)
The Opening of the Side of Jesus --- Death of the Two Thieves	196	(3)
A Description of Some Parts of Ancient Jerusalem	199	(3)
The Descent from the Cross	202	(4)
The Embalming of the Body of Jesus	206	(5)
The Body of Our Lord Placed in the Sepulchre	211	(1)
The Return from the Sepulchre --- Joseph of Arimathea is Put in Prison	212	(3)
On the Name of Calvary	215	(1)
The Cross and the Wine Press	216	(2)
Apparitions on Occasion of the Death of Jesus	218	(2)
Guards are Placed Around the Tomb of Jesus	220	(1)
The Disciples of Jesus on Holy Saturday	221	(5)
An Account of the Descent into Hell	226	(6)
The Eve of the Resurrection	232	(1)
Joseph of Arimathea Miraculously Set at Large	233	(1)
The Night of Resurrection	234	(3)
The Resurrection of Our Lord	237	(2)
The Holy Women at the Sepulchre	239	(6)
The Relation Which was Given by the Sentinels Who Were Placed Around the Sepulchre	245	(2)
The End of the Lenten Meditations	247	(4)
APPENDIX The Life of Anne Catherine Emmerich	251