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History of the Passion (Paperback)
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History of the Passion (Paperback)
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When that book was opened, men were able to read the writing. It
was written, as we are told, within and without. The writing inside
was the Word of God, which was written on the humanity of Christ by
the operation of the Holy Ghost. The outside writing recorded the
injuries, the wounds, the shedding of the precious blood, and the
ignominy of the cross, which His cruel persecutors had written in
so many dark letters. It is chiefly the outside writing of this
book which forms the subject of this work-the narrative of the
wounds, ignominies and sufferings endured by our divine Saviour in
His bitter Passion. These are considered not so much in the
mystical and internal sense, as in their literal and historical
meaning, and in my treatment of them the following method has been
observed. At the beginning of each chapter, I give in English the
text of the Gospel narrative, according to the harmony of the four
Evangelists. The comments and notes' are then given to explain the
meaning of the text, and the various circumstances in connection
with the events of the Passion. The first three chapters are
devoted to the immediate antecedents of the Passion, namely, Christ
foretelling His sufferings; the Last Supper, and the Institution of
the Blessed Sacrament. The subsequent chapters treat of the various
events of the Passion in the order in which they happened A special
chapter is given on the Last Seven Words; another, on the
Resurrection of Christ; together with a concluding chapter on the
Seven Dolours of our Blessed Lady, in which each of her dolours is
separately considered. An Appendix is added, containing
instructions on the erection and the manner of visiting the
Stations, or the Via Crucis-that chief devotional exercise in
honour of our Saviour's Passion and death. The pious reflections
and affections contained in 50 many useful books on the Passion
already published, are not introduced into this work, but are left
enyirely to the disposition and devotion of the reader; my object
being to bring before the mind as clearly and accurately as
possible the subject matter for these reflections and affections,
as supplied by the details of the history of the Passion. The
numerous works already published on the Passion are, for the most
part, confined to the domain of piety, and on that account are most
valuable and useful to devout souls; but I believe it will be
equally useful, for the purpose of pioty and devotion, to study the
Passion from a historical and exegetical point of view: Inasmuch as
to meditate does not mean to think of nothing, the mind has to be
supplied with knowledge derived from history and Scriptural
exegesis, that it may be able to profit by the time spent in
prayer, and this knowledge is the foundation on which the whole
meditation rests. It is, therefore, my earnest hope that this work
may serve as a help to devout souls who are accustomed to the
practice of daily meditation; that to the faithful in general it
may be the means of making the sufferings of our divine Redeemer
more known and better understood; and that, in the words of Mgr.
Isoard, Bishop of Annecy, a complete history of our Saviour's
Passion, well studied and explained, may prove a signal advantage
and a great blessing in every Christian parish into which it may be
introduced.
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