CHAPTER LVI. 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 of Arimathea had confined him. He was praying fervently, when suddenly a brilliant light illuminated the whole place, […]
Volume 11 – The bitter passion of our Lord Jesus Christ
The bitter Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ – Part 14
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 in various parts of the Holy Land others of the dead appear and bear testimony to the divinity of […]
The bitter Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ – Part 13
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 mantles, rolled together so as to from a species of cushion. No precaution had been neglected which could in […]
The bitter Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ – Part 12
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 distinguished the angel Gabriel penetrate the earth at the foot of the Cross. I likewise saw these angels cast […]
The bitter Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ – Part 11
CHAPTER XLI. Jesus hanging on 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 upon the head of our dear Saviour, still deeper into his sacred flesh, and blood ran down […]
The bitter Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ – Part 10
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 greatest difficulty in walking with his heavy burden on his shoulders; but his cruel enemies, far from feeling the […]
The bitter Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ – Part 9
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 under it, and in its vicinity was a hollow which was often filled with water and mud after rain, […]
The bitter Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ – Part 8
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 violent thirst that her tongue was perfectly parched and contracted; and on the Monday after Mid- Lent Sunday, she was so exhausted […]
The bitter Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ – Part 7
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 times declared his innocence. They led him round by a much longer road, in order in the first place […]
The bitter Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ – Part 6
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 persons were obliged to ascend a flight of marble steps. It overlooked a large square surrounded by a colonnade, under […]