Of The Supper At Bethany

Third Point. Third: Judas murmurs, saying: “‘For what is this waste of ointment?’” But He a second time excuses Magdalen, saying: “‘Why are you troublesome to this woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon Me.’”

Palm Sunday

Matthew, Chapter 21 [1-12].

First Point. First: The Lord sends for the ass and the foal, saying: “Loose them and bring them to Me, and if any one shall say anything to you, say ye that the Lord hath need of them, and forthwith he will let them go.”

Second Point. Second: He mounted upon the ass, which was covered with the garments of the Apostles.

Third Point. Third: They went out to receive Him, strewing in the way their garments and the branches of the trees, saying: “‘Save us, Son of David, blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord: Save us in the heights!’”

Of The Preaching In The Temple

Luke, Chapter 19 [47, 48].

First Point. First: He was every day teaching in the Temple.

Second Point. Second: The preaching finished, since there was no one who would receive Him in Jerusalem, He used to return to Bethany.

Of The Supper

Matthew 26; John 13.

First Point. First: He ate the Paschal Lamb with His twelve Apostles, to whom He foretold His death. “‘In truth, I say to you that one of you is to sell Me.’”

Second Point. Second: He washed the Disciples’ feet, even those of Judas, commencing from St. Peter, who, considering the Majesty of the Lord and his own baseness, not wanting to consent, said: “Lord, dost Thou wash my feet?” But St. Peter did not know that in that He gave an example of humility, and for this He said: “‘I have given you an example, that you may do as I did.’”

Third Point. Third: He instituted the most sacred sacrifice of the Eucharist, to be the greatest mark of His love, saying: “‘Take and eat.’” The Supper finished, Judas went forth to sell Christ our Lord.

Of The Mysteries Done From The Supper To The Garden, Inclusive

Matthew, Chapter 26, and Mark, Chapter 14.

First Point. First: The Supper finished, and singing the hymn, the Lord went to Mount Olivet with His Disciples, who were full of fear; and leaving the eight in Gethsemani, He said: “‘Sit ye here till I go yonder to pray.’”

Second Point. Second: Accompanied by St. Peter, St. James and St. John, He prayed three times to the Lord, saying: “‘Father, if it be possible, let this chalice pass from Me. Nevertheless, let not My will be done, but Thine.’” And being in agony, He prayed the longer.

Third Point. Third: He came into such fear, that He said: “‘My soul is sorrowful unto death,’” and He sweated blood so plentiful, that St. Luke says: “His sweat was as drops of blood which were running on the earth;” which supposes that the garments were already full of blood.

Of The Mysteries Done From The Garden To The House Of Annas, Inclusive

Matthew 26, Luke 22, Mark 15.

First Point. First: The Lord lets Himself be kissed by Judas and taken as a robber, to whom He said: “‘You have come out as to a robber to apprehend Me with clubs and arms; when I was daily with you in the Temple teaching and you did not take Me.”‘ And He saying: “‘Whom seek ye?”‘ the enemies fell on the earth.

Second Point. Second: St. Peter wounded a servant of the High Priest, and the meek Lord said to Peter: “‘Return thy sword into its place,’” and He healed the wound of the servant.

Third Point. Third: Left by His Disciples, He is taken to Annas, where St. Peter, who had followed Him from afar, denied Him once, and a blow was given Christ by one saying to Him: “‘Answerest Thou the High Priest so?”‘

Of The Mysteries Done From The House Of Annas To The House Of Caiphas, Inclusive

First Point. First: They take Him bound from the house of Annas to the house of Caiphas, where St. Peter denied Him twice, and looked at by the Lord, going forth he wept bitterly.

Second Point. Second: Jesus was all that night bound.

Third Point. Third: Besides, those who held Him captive mocked Him and struck Him and covered His face and gave Him buffets and asked Him: “‘Prophesy to us, who is he that struck Thee?’” and like things, blaspheming against Him.

Of The Mysteries Done From The House Of Caiphas To That Of Pilate, Inclusive

Matthew 26, Luke 23, Mark 15.

First Point. First: The whole multitude of the Jews take Him to Pilate and accuse Him before him, saying: “‘We have found that this man tried to ruin our people and forbade to pay tribute to Caesar.’”

Second Point. Second: Pilate, after having examined Him once and again, said: “‘I find no fault.’”

Third Point. Third: The robber Barabbas was preferred to Him. “They all cried, saying: ‘Give us not this man, but Barabbas!’”

Of The Mysteries Done From The House Of Pilate To That Of Herod

First Point. First: Pilate sent Jesus, a Galilean, to Herod, Tetrarch of Galilee.

Second Point. Second: Herod, curious, questioned Him much and He answered him nothing, although the Scribes and Priests were accusing Him constantly.

Third Point. Third: Herod despised Him with his army, clothing Him with a white garment.

Of The Mysteries Done From The House Of Herod To That Of Pilate

Matthew 26, Luke 23, Mark 15, and John 19.

First Point. First: Herod sends Him back to Pilate. By this they were made friends, who before were enemies.

Second Point. Second: Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him; and the soldiers made a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and they clothed Him with purple and came to Him and said: “‘Hail, King of the Jews!’“, and they gave Him buffets.

Third Point. Third: He brought Him forth in the presence of all. “Then Jesus went forth crowned with thorns and clothed with a purple garment, and Pilate said to them: ‘Here is the Man!’” and when the Priests saw Him, they shouted, saying: “‘Crucify, crucify Him!’”

Of The Mysteries Done From The House Of Pilate To The Cross, Inclusive

John 19 [15-20]. First Point. First: Pilate, seated as judge, delivered Jesus to them to crucify Him, after the Jews had denied Him for king, saying: “‘We have no king but Caesar!‘“

Second Point. Second: He took the Cross on His shoulders and not being able to carry it, Simon of Cyrene was constrained to carry it after Jesus.

Third Point. Third: They crucified Him between two thieves, setting this title: “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.”

Of The Mysteries On The Cross

John 19 [25-37].

First Point. First: He spoke seven words on the Cross: He prayed for those who were crucifying Him; He pardoned the thief; He recommended St. John to His Mother and His Mother to St. John; He said with a loud voice: “‘I thirst,’” and they gave Him gall and vinegar; He said that He was abandoned; He said: “It is consummated”; He said: “Father, into Thy hands I commend My spirit!”

Second Point. Second: The sun was darkened, the stones broken, the graves opened, the veil of the Temple was rent in two from above below.

Third Point. Third: They blaspheme Him, saying: “‘Thou wert He who destroyest the Temple of God; come down from the Cross.”‘ His garments were divided; His side, struck with the lance, sent forth water and blood.

Of The Mysteries From The Cross To The Sepulchre, Inclusive
Ibidem.

First Point. First: He was let down from the Cross by Joseph and Nicodemus, in presence of His sorrowful Mother.

Second Point. Second: The Body was carried to the Sepulchre and anointed and buried.

Third Point. Third: Guards were set.

Of The Resurrection Of Christ Our Lord
Of His First Apparition

First Point. First: He appeared to the Virgin Mary. This, although it is not said in Scripture, is included in saying that He appeared to so many others, because Scripture supposes that we have understanding, as it is written: “‘Are you also without understanding?”‘

Of The Second Apparition

Mark, Chapter 16 [9].

First Point. First: Mary Magdalen, Mary, the mother of James, and Salome come very early to the Sepulchre saying: “‘Who shall lift for us the stone from the door of the Sepulchre?’”

Second Point. Second: They see the stone lifted, and the Angel, who says: “‘You seek Jesus of Nazareth. He is already risen, He is not here.’”

Third Point. Third: He appeared to Mary, who remained about the Sepulchre after the others had gone.

Of The Third Apparition

St. Matthew, last Chapter.

First Point. First: These Maries go from the Sepulchre with fear and joy, wanting to announce to the Disciples the Resurrection of the Lord.

Second Point. Second: Christ our Lord appeared to them on the way, saying to them: “Hail:” and they approached and threw themselves at His feet and adored Him.

Third Point. Third: Jesus says to them: “‘Fear not! Go and tell My brethren that they go into Galilee, for there they shall see Me.’”

Of The Fourth Apparition

Last Chapter of Luke [12, 34].

First Point. First: Having heard from the women that Christ was risen, St. Peter went quickly to the Sepulchre.

Second Point. Second: Entering into the Sepulchre, he saw only the cloths with which the Body of Christ our Lord had been covered, and nothing else.

Third Point. Third: As St. Peter was thinking of these things, Christ appeared to Him, and therefore the Apostles said: “‘Truly the Lord has risen and appeared to Simon.’”

Of The Fifth Apparition

In the last Chapter of St. Luke.

First Point. First: He appeared to the Disciples who were going to Emmaus, talking of Christ.

Second Point. Second: He reproves them, showing by the Scriptures that Christ had to die and rise again: “‘O foolish and slow of heart to believe all that the Prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that Christ should suffer and so enter into His glory?”‘

Third Point. Third: At their prayer, He lingers there, and was with them until, in giving them Communion, He disappeared. And they, returning, told the Disciples how they had known Him in the Communion.

Of The Sixth Apparition

John, Chapter 20 [19-24].

First Point. First: The Disciples, except St. Thomas, were gathered together for fear of the Jews.

Second Point. Second: Jesus appeared to them, the doors being shut, and being in the midst of them, He says: “‘Peace be with you!’”

Third Point. Third: He gives them the Holy Ghost, saying to them: “‘Receive ye the Holy Ghost: to those whose sins you shall forgive, to them they shall be forgiven.’”

Of The Seventh Apparition

John 20 [24-30].

First Point. First: St. Thomas, incredulous because he was absent from the preceding apparition, says: “If I do not see Him, I will not believe.”

Second Point. Second: Jesus appears to them eight days from that, the doors being shut, and says to St. Thomas: “‘Put here thy finger and see the truth; and be not incredulous, but believing.’”

Third Point. Third: St. Thomas believed, saying: “‘My Lord and my God!” Christ said to him: “‘Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.’”

Of The Eighth

John, last Chapter [1-24].

First Point. First: Jesus appears to seven of His Disciples who were fishing, and had taken nothing all night; and spreading the net by His command, “They were not able to draw it out for the multitude of the fishes.”

Second Point. Second: By this miracle St. John knew Him and said to St. Peter: “‘It is the Lord!’” He cast himself into the sea and came to Christ.

Third Point. Third: He gave them to eat part of a fish roasted, and a comb of honey, and recommended the sheep to St. Peter, having first examined him three times on charity, and says to him: “‘Feed My sheep! ‘“

Of The Ninth Apparition

Matthew, last Chapter [16-end].

First Point. First: The Disciples, by command of the Lord, go to Me. Thabor.

Second Point. Second: Christ appears to them and says: “‘All power is given to Me in heaven and on earth.’”

Third Point. Third: He sent them through all the world to preach, saying: “‘Go and teach ye all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.’”

Of The Tenth Apparition

In the First Epistle to the Corinthians, Chapter 15 [7]. “Afterwards He was seen by more than five hundred brethren together.”

Of The Eleventh Apparition

In the First Epistle to the Corinthians, Chapter 15 [7]. “Afterwards He appeared to St. James.”

Of The Twelfth Apparition

He appeared to Joseph of Arimathea, as is piously meditated and is read in the lives of the Saints.

Of The Thirteenth Apparition

First Epistle to the Corinthians, Chapter 15 [8]. He appeared to St. Paul after the Ascension. “‘Last of all, He appeared to me, as one born out of due time.’”

He appeared also in soul to the Holy Fathers of Limbo, and after taking them out and having taken His Body again, He appeared to the Disciples many times, and dealt with them.

Of The Ascension Of Christ Our Lord

Acts 1 [1-12].

First Point. First: After He appeared for the space of forty days to the Apostles, giving many arguments and doing many signs, and speaking of the kingdom of God, He bade them await in Jerusalem the Holy Ghost promised.

Second Point. Second: He brought them out to Mt. Olivet, and in their presence He was raised up and a cloud made Him disappear from their eyes.

Third Point. Third: They looking to heaven, the Angels say to them: “‘Men of Galilee, why stand you looking to heaven? This Jesus, Who is taken from your eyes to heaven, shall so come as you saw Him go into heaven.’”

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