The Feeding of the Five ThousandWhen next morning Jesus and the Apostles returned to the mount upon which He had already taught several times on the Eight Beatitudes, He found the multitude assembled. The other Apostles had arranged the sick in sheltered places. Jesus and the Apostles began to heal and to instruct. Many who […]
Month: January 2019
From the second Easter until the return of the island of Cyprus – Part 1
Jesus in Bethania and Jerusalem. Cure of a Man Sick for Thirty-Eight Years From Bethzur, Jesus proceeded with Lazarus and the disciples to Bethania. They stopped at several places along their route, among them at Emmaus. Jesus taught here and there on the way among the people who were busy tying up the hedges, which […]
From the definitive conversion of the Magdalene to the beheading of Saint John the Baptist – Part 6
Jesus in Thanath-Silo and Antipatris During the feast in Machaerus and the beheading of the Baptist, Jesus was in Thanath-Silo. There He heard from those that had returned from Jerusalem the catastrophe which had just occurred in the Holy City. A crowd of laborers lately engaged on a great building near the mount upon which […]
From the definitive conversion of the Magdalene to the beheading of Saint John the Baptist – Part 5
Jesus Teaching in Azanoth. Second Conversion of Magdalen About an hour to the south of the inn at Dothain lay the little town of Azanoth. It was built on an eminence upon which was a teacher’s chair and, in earlier times, it had often been the scene of the Prophets’ preaching. Through the activity of […]
From the definitive conversion of the Magdalene to the beheading of Saint John the Baptist – Part 4
Jesus Cures in Bethsaida and Again Returns to Capharnaum Two blind men came to meet Jesus on His arrival in Bethsaida, crying out to Him for help and, as if to disprove the old saying, they were leading each other. Jesus restored their sight, cured also the lame and gave speech to the dumb. Wherever […]
From the definitive conversion of the Magdalene to the beheading of Saint John the Baptist – Part 3
The Sermon on the Mount, Cure of a Paralytic Jesus rowed with several of the disciples over the lake and landed one hour to the north of Matthew’s. Already many pagans, as well as those whom Jesus had cured and the newly baptized, had repaired to the mountain east of Bethsaida-Julias where Jesus was to […]
From the definitive conversion of the Magdalene to the beheading of Saint John the Baptist – Part 2
Jesus Leaves Mageddo. Cure of a Leper As the Feast of the New Moon was beginning, Jesus took the return route from Mageddo to Capharnaum. He was accompanied by about twenty-four of His disciples, the four false disciples of John, and some of the publicans of Mageddo who wanted to be baptized in Capharnaum. They […]
From the definitive conversion of the Magdalene to the beheading of Saint John the Baptist – Part 1
Cornelius the Centurion From Gabara Jesus went to the estate of the officer Zorobabel near Capharnaum. The two lepers whom at His last visit to Capharnaum He had healed, here presented themselves to return Him thanks. The steward, the domestics, and the cured son of Zorobabel also were here. They had already been baptized. Jesus […]
From the Second Feast of Tabernacles to the First Conversion of the Magdalene – Part 4
The Pagan Cyrinus of Cyprus From the school Jesus went in the evening twilight, accompanied by the disciples and the people who had awaited Him outside the synagogue, up to Thabor. A multitude of others and some of His own relatives were already there assembled. Jesus sat down on the mountain, His hearers reclining or […]
From the Second Feast of Tabernacles to the First Conversion of the Magdalene – Part 3
Jesus in Iscariot and Dothan. Cure of Issachar Next morning Jesus left the inn with the disciples and journeyed eastward to Iscariot, distant not quite an hour. On the swampy ground of a deep ravine stood a row of houses, about twenty-five, near a stream of water black and full of reeds. Here and there […]