VOLUME#5 – PREPARATION FOR THE PASSION

 VOLUME#5 INDEX – PREPARATION FOR THE PASSION

539. The Judaeans in Lazarus' House.........................................................................4

540. The Judaeans with Martha and Mary.................................................................5

541. Martha Sends a Servant to Inform the Master....................................................7

542. Lazarus' Death..................................................................................................10

543. The Servant of Bethany Informs Jesus of Martha's Message............................15

544. At Lazarus' Funeral..........................................................................................18

545. Jesus Decides to Go to Lazarus........................................................................22

546. Resurrection of Lazarus...................................................................................26

547. In Jerusalem and in the Temple after the Resurrection of Lazarus...................35

548. At Bethany after the Resurrection of Lazarus...................................................40

549. Going to Ephraim.............................................................................................47

550. The First Day at Ephraim.................................................................................51

551. Jesus Respects the Precept of Love More Than the Sabbatic Law...................54

552. The Following Day at Ephraim. 

Parable on the Remembrance of Man's Eternal Destiny...................................56

553. Jesus Explains to Peter the Mandate for Remitting Sins and 

Why Saints and Innocents Suffer.....................................................................62

554. On a Sabbath at Ephraim Jesus Speaks in the Synagogue................................66

555. The Arrival of the Relatives of the Children 

with Many People of Shechem.........................................................................70

556. The Parable of the Drop That Excavates the Rock...........................................72

557. Pilgrims Arrive in Ephraim from the Decapolis. Manaen's Secret Mission......75

558. The Secret Meeting with Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus.......................77

559. The Saphorim Samuel......................................................................................81

560. What People Say at Nazareth...........................................................................87

561. False Disciples Arrive in Shechem. At Ephraim Jesus Restores 

the Tongue to the Dumb Slave of Claudia Procula...........................................88

562. The Man of Jabneel..........................................................................................91

563. Samuel, Judas of Kerioth and John. Parable of the Bees..................................95

564. At Ephraim, before and after the Arrival of Jesus' Mother and 

of the Women Disciples with Lazarus............................................................100

565. Parable of the Tom Cloth and Miracle of the Woman in Childbed. 

Judas of Kerioth Is Caught Stealing...............................................................110

566. Farewell to Ephraim. Going towards Shilo....................................................121

567. At Shiloh. First Parable on Advice.................................................................124

568. At Lebonah. Second Parable on Advice.........................................................125

569. Arrival at Shechem.........................................................................................129

570. At Shechem. Third Parable on Advice...........................................................130

571. Leaving for Enon............................................................................................132

572. At Enon. The Young Shepherd Benjamin......................................................134

573. Jesus Is Rejected by the Samaritans. With Judas of Kerioth..........................139

574. The Rich Young Man.....................................................................................146

575. The Third Prophecy of the Passion. The Request of Zebedee's sons..............149

576. Meeting with the Disciples Led by Manaen and Arrival at Jericho................153

577. With Some Unknown Disciples.....................................................................155

578. Prophecy on Israel. 

Miracles Worked During the Journey from Jericho to Bethany.....................158

579. Arrival at Bethany..........................................................................................161

580. The Friday before the Entry into Jerusalem. 

Judas of Kerioth Impenitent...........................................................................164

581. The Friday before the Entry into Jerusalem. Farewell to the 

Women Disciples and the Encounter with an Unhappy Child........................169

582. The Sabbath before the Entry into Jerusalem. Parable of 

the Two Lamps and the Parable Applied to the Miracle on Shalem...............178

583. The Sabbath before the Entry into Jerusalem. 

Pilgrims and Judaeans at Bethany..................................................................183

584. The Sabbath before the Entry into Jerusalem. The Supper at Bethany...........185

585. Farewell to Lazarus........................................................................................190

586. Judas Goes to the Leaders of the Sanhedrin...................................................194

587. From Bethany to Jerusalem............................................................................199

588. Jesus Enters into Jerusalem............................................................................201

589. The Evening of Palm Sunday.........................................................................208

590. The Monday before Passover. The Cursed Fig-Tree 

and the Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen..................................................209

591. Monday Night before Passover. 

Teachings to the Apostles at Gethsemane......................................................217

592. The Tuesday Morning before Passover. The Questions of 

the Tribute to Caesar and of the Resurrection of the Dead.............................219

593. The Tuesday Night before Passover. Other Teachings to the Apostles..........222

594. The Wednesday before Passover. From the Discussions with Scribes 

and Pharisees to the Eschatological Discourse. The Widow's Mite................224

 INDEX – PREPARATION FOR THE PASSION 3

595. The Night of the Wednesday before Passover. 

Last Teachings to the Apostles.......................................................................239

596. The Thursday before Passover. Preparation for the Supper 

and Announcement of the Glorification through Death..................................242

597. The Thursday Evening before Passover. Arrival at the Supper-Room 

and Farewell to the Mother............................................................................249

598. The Passover Supper......................................................................................251

INDEX – THE PASSION

599. The Agony and the Arrest at Gethsemane......................................................265

600. The Various Trials..........................................................................................277

601. Death of Judas of Kerioth. The Behaviour of Mary towards Judas 

Cancels Eve's Bearing towards Cain..............................................................292

602. Other Teachings on the First Parents 

and on the Parallelism between Cain and Judas.............................................298

603. John Goes to Get Mary...................................................................................300

604. The Way of the Cross from the Praetorium to Calvary..................................301

605. The Crucifixion..............................................................................................308

606. The Burial of Jesus and the Spiritual Distress of Mary..................................319

607. The Return to the Supper Room.....................................................................324

608. The Night of Good Friday..............................................................................329

609. The Redeeming Value of Jesus' and Mary's sufferings. 

John Is the Head of Lovers.............................................................................338

610. The Holy Saturday.........................................................................................341

611. The Night of Holy Saturday...........................................................................346

INDEX – THE GLORIFICATION

612. The Morning of the Resurrection...................................................................350

613. The Resurrection............................................................................................354

614. Jesus Appears to His Mother..........................................................................356

615. The Pious Women at the Sepulchre................................................................357

616. Comment on the Resurrection........................................................................361

617. Jesus Appears to Lazarus...............................................................................363

618. Jesus Appears to Johanna of Chuza................................................................365

619. Jesus Appears to Joseph of Arimathea, to Nicodemus and to Manaen...........367

620. Jesus Appears to the Shepherds......................................................................368

621. Jesus Appears to the Disciples of Emmaus....................................................369

622. Jesus Appears to the Other Friends................................................................373

623. Jesus Appears to the Ten Apostles.................................................................374

624. The Incredulity of Thomas. Jesus' Warning to the “Thomases” of Today......380

625. Jesus Appears to the Apostles with Thomas. Speech on Priesthood...............383

626. At Gethsemane with the Apostles..................................................................386

627. The Apostles Go along the Way of the Cross.................................................395

628. Jesus Appears to Various People in Different Places.....................................402

629. Jesus Appears on the Shores of the Lake. 

The Mission Conferred to Peter.....................................................................419

630. Jesus Appears on Mount Tabor to the Apostles 

and to about Five Hundred Believers.............................................................422

631. The Last Teachings before Ascension-Day....................................................427

632. The Supplementary Passover.........................................................................435

633. Farewell to His Mother before Ascension......................................................438

634. Farewell and Ascension of the Lord...............................................................440

635. The Election of Matthias................................................................................446

636. The Descent of the Holy Spirit. End of the Messianic Cycle..........................447

637. Peter Celebrates the Eucharist in a Meeting of the First Christians................449

638. The Blessed Virgin Takes up Her Abode at Gethsemane with John, 

Who Foretells Her Assumption......................................................................451

639. The Blessed Virgin and John in the Places of the Passion..............................454

640. The Two Shrouds of the Lord........................................................................456

641. The Martyrdom of Stephen. Saul and Gamaliel.............................................459

642. Deposition of Stephen's Body........................................................................462

643. Gamaliel Becomes a Christian.......................................................................464

644. Peter Converses with John.............................................................................466

645. The Blissful Passage of the Blessed Virgin....................................................468

646. The Assumption of Our Lady.........................................................................473

647. On the Passage, the Assumption and Royalty of the Blessed Virgin..............475

The Reasons for the Work. Farewell to the Work...................................................478

VOLUME#4 THE THIRD YEAR OF THE PUBLIC LIFE

INDEX − THE THIRD YEAR OF THE PUBLIC LIFE

414. The Beggar on the Road to Jericho. 4

415. The Conversion of Zacchaeus. 6

416. At Solomon's Village. 12

417. In a Little Village of the Decapolis. Parable of the Sculptor. 15

418. The Demoniac of the Decapolis. 19

419. The Yeast of the Pharisees. 24

420. Consider Yourselves Unprofitable Servants. 28

421. The Repentant Sinner Is always To Be Forgiven. 31

422. Martyrdom for Love Is Absolution. 35

423. At Caesarea on the Sea. Parable of the Father Who Gives Each of His

Children the Same Amount of Money. 36

424. At Caesarea on the Sea. The Roman Ladies and the Slave Galla Ciprina. 41

425. Aurea Galla. 49

426. Parable of the Vineyard and of Free Will. 54

427. Going about the Plain of Esdraelon. 58

428. The Fallen Nest and the Scribe Johanan ben Zaccai. 59

429. The Journey in the Plain of Esdraelon Continues. 61

430. Near Sephoris, with Johanan's Peasants. 63

431. Arrival at Nazareth. 67

432. Parable of Painted Wood. 69

433. The Sabbaths in the Peace of Nazareht. 73

434. Before Being a Mother, 

the Blessed Virgin Is a Daughter and Servant of God. 76

435. Jesus and His Mother Converse. 79

436. The Blessed Virgin at Tiberias. 80

437. Aurea Does the Will of God. 84

438. Another Sabbath at Nazareth. 87

439. The Departure from Nazareth and 

the Journey towards Bethlehem in Galilee. 90

440. Judas of Kerioth with the Blessed Virgin at Nazareth. 94

441. The Death of Marjiam's Grandfather. 99

442. Jesus Speaks of Charity to the Apostles. 101

443. Arrival at Tiberias. Parable of the Rain on the Vine. 105

444. Arrival at Capernaum. 112

445. Preaching at Capernaum. 113

446. At Magdala. Parable on Good and Bad Will. 116

447. Little Alphaeus of Meroba. 121

448. At the Village before Hippo. 125

449. Morning Sermon in the Village on the Lake. 129

450. Near the Place of the Leper. Parable on the Ten Commandments. 132

451. At Hippo. Love for the Poor. Cure of an Old Slave. 137

452. Towards Gamala.

The Blessed Virgin's Love in Doing the Will of God 142

453. Near Gamala, Jesus Entrusts the Church to the Blessed Virgin 

and Speaks of Mercy on Oppressed People. 145

454. From Gamala to Aphek. 152

455. Preaching at Aphek. 156

456. At Gherghesa and Return to Capernaum. 158

457. Be as Wise as Serpents and as Simple as Doves. 162

458. The Sabbath at Capernaum. 165

459. At Johanna of Chuza's. Letters from Antioch. 169

460. At the Thermal Baths of Emmaus of Tiberias. 180

461. At Tarichea. Galatia, the Sinner. 184

462. In Chuza's Country House. The Tempting Proposal Made to Jesus 

and Made Known by the Disciple Jesus Loved. 189

463. At Bethsaida and Capernaum. Departure on a New Journey. 200

464. In the House of Judas and Anne near Lake Merom. 205

465. Parable on the Distribution of Waters. 207

466. Judas Iscariot Fills Jesus with Joy. 213

467. Farewell to the Few Believers in Korazim. 216

468. Jesus Speaks of Matrimony to a Mother-in-law. 217

469. Jesus Speaks to Barnabas of the Law of Love. 220

470. A Judgement of Jesus. 225

471. Cure of the Boy Born Blind from Sidon. 229

472. A Vision that Is Lost in a Rapture of Love. 232

473. Going towards Sephoris. 235

474. Jesus with the Leprous Sinners of Bethlehem in Galilee. 238

475. Jesus and His Mother in the Wood of Mattathias. 243

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476. Jesus Converses with Joseph of Alphaeus. 249

477. Awaiting Johanan's Peasants near the Jezreel Tower. 253

478. Taking to the Road Again towards Engannim. 255

479. Jesus and John Arrive at Engannim. 256

480. Jesus and the Samaritan Shepherd. 260

481. The Ten Lepers near Ephraim. 264

482. At Ephraim. Parable of the Pomegranate. 269

483. At Bethany for the Feast of the Tabernacles. 271

484. At the Temple: « The Kingdom of God Does Not Come with Pomp. » 275

485. At the Temple: « Do You Know Me and Where I Come from? » 279

486. At the Temple: 

« I Shall Remain with You for Only a Short Time Now. » 284

487. At Nob. The Miracle on the Wind. 287

488. Jesus at the Camp of the Galileans with His Apostle Cousins. 291

489. On the Last Day of the Feast of the Tabernacles. The Living Water. 295

490. At Bethany. « One Can Kill in Many Ways ». 299

491. Near the Fountain of En-Rogel. 300

492. The Pharisees and the Adulterous Woman. 303

493. Instructions on the Road to Bethany. 306

494. At the Village of Solomon and in His House. 309

495. Jesus and Simon of Jonas. 311

496. Jesus to Thaddeus and to James of Zebedee. 314

497. The Man from Petra, near Heshbon. 317

498. Descending from Mount Nebo. 319

499. Parable of the Father Who Praises His Far-away Children. 

Cure of the Little Blind Children Fara and Tamar. 321

500. Divine and Diabolical Possessions. 325

501. The Wife of the Sadducean Necromancer. 328

502. Death of Ananias. 334

503. The Parable of the Unscrupulous Judge. 337

504. Jesus, Light of the World. 341

505. Jesus Speaks in the Temple to the Incredulous Judaeans. 344

506. In Joseph's House at Sephoris. Little Martial Named Manasseh, 351

507. The Old Priest Matan (or Natan). 354

508. The Cure of the Man Born Blind. 358

509. At Nob. Judas of Kerioth Lies. 366

510. Among the Ruins of a Destroyed Village. 370

511. At Emmaus in the Mountains. Parable of the Rich Wise Man 

and of the Poor Ignorant Boy. 372

512. The Undecided Young Man. 

Miracles and Admonitions at Beth-Horon. 376

513. Towards Gibeon. The Reasons for Jesus' Sorrow. 382

514. At Gibeon. The Wisdom of Love. 386

515. Returning to Jerusalem. 388

516. Jesus, the Good Shepherd. 391

517. Towards Bethany and in Lazarus' House. 396

518. Going to Tekoah. Old Elianna. 399

519. At Tekoah. 404

520. Arrival at Jericho. Zacchaeus' Apostolate. 407

521. At Jericho. Two Parables: That of the Sick and the Healthy, and 

That of the Pharisee and the Publican. 411

522. In Zacchaeus' House with the Converts. 

The Soul and the Error of Reincarnation. 415

523. Sabea of Bethlechi. 420

524. At Bethabara, Remembering the Baptist. 430

525. Going Back to Nob. Jesus' Omniscience. 432

526. At Nob. Judas of Kerioth's Return. 434

527. At Nob during the Following Days. Hidden Possessions. 437

528. Judas of Kerioth Is Lustful. 441

529. Jesus Speaks to Valeria of Matrimony and Divorce. 

The Miracle of Little Levi. 443

530. Jesus and the Prostitute Sent to Tempt Him. 453

531. Jesus and Judas of Kerioth Going towards Jerusalem. 460

532. In the Synagogue of the Roman Freedmen. 462

533. Judas Iscariot and Jesus' Enemies. 467

534. The Seven Lepers Cured. 

Instructions to the Apostles and Arrival at Bethany. 473

535. At the Feast of the Dedication of the Temple. 478

536. Jesus Goes to the Grotto of the Nativity to be Alone. 484

537. Jesus and John of Zebedee. 489

538. Jesus with John and Manaen. End of the Third Year. 492

VOLUME#3 − THE YEAR YEAR OF THE PUBLIC LIFE

 INDEX − THE SECOND YEAR OF THE PUBLIC LIFE (Conclusion)

275. Avarice and the Foolish Rich Man. 4

276. In the Garden of Mary of Magdala: Love for One's Neighbour. 9

277. Jesus Sends the Seventy-Two Disciples. 11

278. Jesus Meets Lazarus at the Field of the Galileans. 14

279. The Seventy-Two Disciples Report to Jesus What They Have Done. 15

280. At the Temple for the Tabernacles. 17

281. At the Temple They Are Aware of Ermasteus, of John of Endor and 

of Syntyche. 26

282. Syntyche Speaks in Lazarus' House. 29

283. The Mission of Four Apostles in Judaea. 32

284. Jesus Leaves Bethany for Trans-Jordan. 33

285. Arrival at Ramoth with the Merchant from 

the Other Side of the Euphrates. 37

286. From Ramoth to Gerasa. 40

287. Preaching at Gerasa. 43

288. The Sabbath at Gerasa. 46

289. From Gerasa to the Fountain of the Cameleer. 49

290. Going to Bozrah. 54

291. At Bozrah. 56

292. The Sermon and Miracles at Bozrah. 59

293. Farewell to the Women Disciples. 64

294. At Arbela. 65

295. Going to Aera. 69

296. Jesus Preaches at Aera. 73

297. The Little Orphans Mary and Matthias. 75

298. Mary and Matthias Are Entrusted to Johanna of Chuza. 79

299. At Nain, in the House of Daniel Raised from the Dead. 82

300. In the Sheepfold at Endor. 85

301. From Endor to Magdala. 87

302. Jesus at Nazareth for the Dedication. 90

303. Jesus with John of Endor and Syntyche at Nazareth. 92

304. Jesus' Lesson to Marjiam. 93

305. Simon Zealot at Nazareth. 96

306. An Evening at Home in Nazareth. 97

307. Jesus and the Wife of His Cousin Simon. 100

308. Simon Goes Back to Jesus. 102

309. Simon Peter at Nazareth. 105

310. Jesus Speaks about the Holy Economy of Universal Love. 108

311. John of Endor Will Have to Go to Antioch. 

End of the Second Year. 110

INDEX − THE THIRD YEAR OF THE PUBLIC LIFE

312. The Beginning of the Third Year at Nazareth, 

while Preparing for Departure. 116

313. Departure from Nazareth. 120

314. Towards Jiphthahel. 123

315. Jesus' Farewell to the Two Disciples. 126

316. Jesus' Sorrow, Prayer and Penance. 128

317. Leaving Ptolemais for Tyre. 130

318. Departure from Tyre on a Cretan Ship. 133

319. Storm and Miracles on the Ship. 136

320. Arrival and Landing at Seleucia. 139

321. From Seleucia to Antioch. 141

322. At Antigonea. 145

323. Farewell to Antioch after Preaching. 149

324. Return of the Eight Apostles and Arrival at Achzib. 154

325. At Achzib with Six Apostles. 158

326. Evangelizing at the Border of Phoenicia. 160

327. Arrival at Alexandroscene. 162

328. The Day after at Alexandroscene. Parable of the Vineyard Labourers. 164

329. The Sons of Thunder. 

Going towards Achzib with the Shepherd Annas. 171

330. The Cananean Mother. 175

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331. Bartholomew Has Understood and Suffered. 180

332. On the Way Back to Galilee. 183

333. Meeting Judas Iscariot and Thomas. 184

334. Ishmael Ben Fabi. The Parable of the Banquet. 188

335. Jesus at Nazareth with His Cousins and with Peter and Thomas. 196

336. The Crippled Woman of Korazim. 198

337. Going towards Saphet. The Parable of the Good Farmer. 200

338. Going towards Meiron. 204

339. At Hillel's Sepulchre at Giscala. 206

340. The Deaf-Mute Cured near the Phoenician Border. 210

341. At Kedesh. The Signs of the Times. 212

342. Going towards Caesarea Philippi. Peter's Primacy. 217

343. At Caesarea Philippi. 220

344. At the Castle in Caesarea Paneas. 224

345. Jesus Predicts His Passion for the First Time. Peter Is Reproached. 226

346. Prophecy on Peter and Marjiam. The Blind Man at Bethsaida. 231

347. From Capernaum to Nazareth 

with Manaen and the Women Disciples. 233

348. The Transfiguration and the Curing of the Epileptic. 239

349. Lesson to the Disciples after the Transfiguration. 245

350. The Tribute to the Temple and the Stater in the Mouth of the Fish. 246

351. The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven. 

Little Benjamin of Capernaum. 248

352. Second Miracle of the Loaves. 255

353. The Bread from Heaven 257

354. Nicolaus of Antioch. Second Announcement of the Passion. 264

355. Going towards Gadara. 268

356. The Night at Gadara and the Sermon on Divorce. 271

357. At Pella. 276

358. In Matthias' House beyond Jabesh-Gilead. 281

359. Rose of Jericho. 285

360. Miracle on the Jordan in Flood. 292

361. On the Other Bank. 

Jesus Meets His Mother and the Women Disciples. 297

362. At Ramah. The Number of the Elect. 301

363. At the Temple. The “Our Father” and a Parable on True Sons. 305

364. At Gethsemane and Bethany. 310

365. Letters from Antioch. 317

366. The Thursday before Passover. Morning Preliminaries. 322

367. The Thursday before Passover. At the Temple. 324

368. The Thursday before Passover. Instructions to the Apostles. 330

369. The Thursday before Passover. In Johanna of Chuza's House. 333

370. The Thursday before Passover. The Evening. 342

371. Preparation Day. The Morning. 347

372. Preparation Day. At the Temple. 350

373. Preparation Day. In the Streets of Jerusalem. 352

374. Preparation Day. The Evening. 356

375. The Sabbath of the Unleavened Bread. 361

376. Mary Has Chosen the Better Part. 366

377. Jesus Speaks at Bethany. 369

378. Towards Mount Adomin. 374

379. After the Retreat upon Mount Cherith. 375

380. The Parable of the Unfaithful Steward. Essenes and Pharisees. 377

381. In Nike's House. 383

382. At the Ford between Jericho and Bethabara. 386

383. In Solomon's House. Old Ananias. 390

384. At the Cross-Road near Solomon's Village. 

Parable of the Labour Agents. 393

385. Towards the Western Bank of the Jordan. 396

386. At Gilgal. The Beggar Ogla. The Twelve Stones. 398

387. Towards Engedi. Taking Leave of Judas Iscariot and Simon Zealot. 402

388. Arrival at Engedi. 405

389. Preaching and Miracles at Engedi. 406

390. Elisha of Engedi. 410

391. At Masada. 413

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392. At the Country House of Mary Mother of Judas. 415

393. Farewell to Kerioth. Parable of the Two Wills. 418

394. Anne of Kerioth. Farewell to Judas' Mother. 420

395. Farewell to Juttah. 423

396. Farewell to Hebron. 426

397. Farewell to Bethzur. 428

398. At Bether. 431

399. Jesus at Bether with Peter and Bartholomew. 434

400. Farewell to Bether. 437

401. Simon of Jonah' Struggle and Spiritual Victory. 440

402. Going towards Emmaus on the Plain. 441

403. Little Michael and Preaching near Emmaus on the Plain. 444

404. At Joppa Jesus Speaks to Judas of Kerioth and to Some Gentiles. 450

405. In the Estate of Nicodemus. The Parable of the Two Sons. 456

406. At the Estate of Joseph of Arimathea. 460

407. In the House of Joseph of Arimathea on a Sabbath. 

John, a Member of the Sanhedrin. 463

408. The Apostles Speak. 467

409. The Miraculous Gleaning in the Plain. 470

410. The Lily of the Valley. 474

411. In Jerusalem for Pentecost. 476

412. Jesus at the Banquet of Helkai, the Pharisee 

and Member of the Sanhedrin. 481

413. At Bethany. 486

VOLUME#2 THE SECOND YEAR OF THE PUBLIC LIFE

 THE SECOND YEAR OF THE PUBLIC LIFE

141. Instruction to the Disciples while Going towards Arimathea. 4

142. Instruction to the Apostles Going towards Samaria. 6

143. Photinai, the Samaritan Woman. 7

144. With the People of Sychar. 10

145. Evangelization at Sychar. 12

146. Goodbye to the People of Sychar. 14

147. Instruction to the Apostles and the Miracle of the Woman of Sychar. 15

148. Jesus Visits the Baptist near Ennon. 17

149. Jesus Teaches the Apostles. 19

150. Jesus at Nazareth. « Son, I Will Come with You. » 21

151. In Susanna's House in Cana. The Royal Officer. 23

152. In Zebedee's House. Salome Is Accepted as a Disciple. 24

153. Jesus Speaks to His Disciples of Women's Apostolate. 25

154. Jesus at Caesarea on Sea Speaks to the Galley-Slaves. 26

155. Cure of the Little Roman Girl at Caesarea. 30

156. Annaleah Devotes Herself to God as a Virgin. 34

157. Instruction to the Women Disciples at Nazareth. 37

158. Jesus Speaks to Johanna of Chuza on the Lake. 40

159. Jesus at Gherghesa. John's Disciples. 42

160. From Naphtali to Giscala. Meeting with Rabbi Gamaliel. 44

161. The Grandson of Eli, a Pharisee of Capernaum, is Cured. 48

162. Jesus in the House in Capernaum after the Miracle on Elisha. 50

163. Dinner in the House of Eli, the Pharisee of Capernaum. 53

164. Towards the Retreat on the Mountain before the Election of the Apostles. 55

165. The Election of the Twelve Apostles. 57

166. The First Sermon of Simon Zealot and John. 60

167. In the House of Johanna of Chuza. Jesus and the Roman Ladies. 65

168. Aglae in Mary's House at Nazareth. 70

169. The Sermon of the Mount: 

« You Are the Salt of the Earth ». 75

170. The Sermon of the Mount. The Beatitudes (Part One). 79

171. The Sermon of the Mount. The Beatitudes (Part Two). 84

172. The Sermon of the Mount. The Beatitudes (Part Three). 88

173. The Sermon of the Mount. The Beatitudes (Part Four). 93

174. The Sermon of the Mount. The Beatitudes (Part Five). 

Encounter with the Magdalene. 97

175. The Leper Cured at the Foot of the Mountain. 107

176. The Sabbath after the Sermon. At the Foot of the Mountain. 110

177. The Servant of the Centurion Is Cured. 112

178. Jesus Meets Three Men Who Want to Follow Him. 113

179. The Parable of the Sower. 115

180. Lesson to the Apostles in Peter's Kitchen and 

Announcement of the Baptist's Capture. 119

181. Parable of the Darnel. 124

182. On His Way to Magdala Jesus Speaks to Some Shepherds. 128

183. Jesus at Magdala. He Meets with Mary Magdalene the Second Time. 130

184. At Magdala in the House of Benjamin's Mother. 132

185. The Calming of the Storm. 137

186. The Demoniacs of Gadara. 138

187. Towards Jerusalem for the Second Passover. 

From Tarichea to Mount Tabor. 142

188. From Tabor to Endor in the Cave of the Necromancer. 

Encounter with Felix Who Becomes John. 144

189. The Son of the Widow of Nain. 150

190. From Nain to Esdraelon. Jesus Stays at Micah's. 152

191. The Sabbath at Esdraelon. Little Jabez. The Parable of Rich Dives. 154

192. From Esdraelon to Engannim Stopping at Megiddo. 158

193. From Engannim to Shechem in Two Days. 161

194. From Shechem to Beeroth. 163

195. From Beeroth to Jerusalem. 166

196. The Sabbath at Gethsemane. 168

 INDEX – THE SECOND YEAR OF THE PUBLIC LIFE 3

197. In the Temple at the Hour of the Offering. 173

198. Jesus Meets His Mother at Bethany. 175

199. Jesus Goes to the Lepers of Siloam and Ben Hinnom. 

The Power of Mary's Word. 180

200. Aglae Meets the Master. 186

201. Marjiam's Examination. 189

202. At the Temple on the Eve of Passover. 192

203. The « Our Father ». 195

204. Jesus to the Gentiles: Faith Is Built as Your Temples. 199

205. The Parable of the Prodigal Son. 203

206. The Parable of the Ten Virgins and the Parable of the Royal Wedding. 207

207. From Bethany to the Grotto of Bethlehem. 214

208. Going to Eliza's at Bethzur. 219

209. Jesus in Eliza's House Speaks of Sorrow that Bears Fruit. 225

210. Towards Hebron. The World's Reasons and God's. 228

211. Welcome Reception at Hebron. 231

212. At Juttah, Jesus Speaks in Isaac's House. 235

213. At Kerioth, Jesus Speaks in the Synagogue. 239

214. In Judas' House at Kerioth. 241

215. The Lunatic Girl of Bethginna. 244

216. In the Plain towards Ashkelon. 248

217. Jesus Is Master also of the Sabbath. 251

218. Arrival at Ashkelon. 253

219. Teaching at Ashkelon. 259

220. Jesus at Magdalgad Incinerates a Pagan Idol. 263

221. Lesson to the Apostles Going to Jabneel. 267

222. Towards Modin. 271

223. Jesus Speaks to Highwaymen. 273

224. Arrival at Bether. 276

225. The Paralytic at the Pool of Bethzatha. 280

226. Mary Has Sent for Martha at Magdala. 285

227. Marjiam Is Entrusted to Porphirea. 287

228. Jesus Speaks at Bethsaida. 289

229. The Woman with a Hemorrhage and Jairus' Daughter. 290

230. Jesus and Martha at Capernaum. 292

231. Two Blind Men and a Dumb Demoniac Cured. 296

232. Parable of the Lost Sheep. 299

233. Comment on Three Episodes Connected with the Conversion of Mary of

Magdala. 300

234. Martha Has Her Victory within Her Grasp. 304

235. Mary Magdalene in the House of Simon, the Pharisee. 305

236. The Harvest Is Rich but the Labourers Are Few. 

The Parable of the Treasure Hidden in the Field. 309

237. The Magdalene Is Accompanied by Mary among the Disciples. 313

238. The Parable of the Fishermen. 316

239. Marjiam Teaches Mary Magdalene the « Our Father ». 320

240. Jesus Is the Powerful Lover. The Parable of the Lost Drachma. 321

241. Knowledge Is not Corruption if it Is Religion. 324

242. In the House at Cana. 330

243. John Repeats the Speech Made by Jesus on Mount Tabor. 334

244. Jesus at Nazareth. 338

245. In the Synagogue at Nazareth on the Sabbath. 341

246. Our Lady Teaches the Magdalene. 345

247. At Bethlehem in Galilee. 348

248. Going towards Sicaminon. 354

249. Jesus Meets the Disciples at Sicaminon. 357

250. At Tyre, Jesus Speaks of Perseverance. 362

251. Return to Sicaminon. Jesus Speaks of Faith. 365

252. Departure from Sicaminon. 

The Blessed Virgin Mary and Spiritualised Maternity. 369

253. Syntyche, the Greek Slave. 372

254. Goodbye to Mary of Magdala, to Martha and to Syntyche. 377

255. Jesus Speaks of Hope. 380

256. Jesus Goes up Mount Carmel with His Cousin James. 384

257. Jesus Reveals to James of Alphaeus His Future Apostolic Mission. 385

258. Jesus and His Cousin James on Their Way Back from Mount Carmel. 390

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259. Peter Speaks to Doras' Peasants about the Love Which Is Salvation. 395

260. Jesus to Johanan's Peasants: « Love Is Obedience ». 399

261. In the House of Dora and Philip. 401

262. The Man with the Withered Hand. 406

263. A Day of Judas Iscariot at Nazareth. 408

264. Instructions to the Apostles at the Beginning of Their Apostolate. 414

265. John the Baptist Sends His Disciples to Ask Jesus 

whether He Is the Messiah. 419

266. Jesus Works as a Carpenter at Korazim. 424

267. Jesus Speaks of Love. 426

268. The Dispute with the Pharisees and the Arrival of Jesus' 

Mother and Brothers. 430

269. The News of the Murder of John the Baptist. 436

270. Departure in the Direction of Tarichea. 440

271. Speaking to a Scribe on the Banks of the Jordan. 443

272. First Miracle of the Loaves. 445

273. Jesus Walks on the Water. 448

274. The Deeds of Corporal and Spiritual Mercy. 451

VOLUME#1 THE HIDDEN LIFE

NDEX – THE HIDDEN LIFE

1. Introduction. 4

2. Joachim and Anne Make a Vow to the Lord. 5

3. Anne, Praying in the Temple, Has Her Wish Fulfilled. 7

4. With a Canticle, Anne Announces that She Is a Mother. 10

5. Birth of the Virgin Mary. 12

6. The Purification of Anne and the Offering of Mary. 19

7. The Son Has Put His Wisdom on His Mother's Lips. 22

8. Mary Is Presented in the Temple. 25

9. Death of Joachim and Anne. 28

10. Mary's Canticle Imploring the Coming of the Christ. 30

11. Mary Will Confide Her Vow to the Spouse God Will Give Her. 34

12. Joseph Is Appointed Husband of the Virgin. 36

13. Wedding of the Virgin and Joseph. 39

14. Joseph and Mary arrive in Nazareth. 43

15. Conclusion to the Pre-Gospel. 45

16. The Annunciation. 46

17. The Disobedience of Eve and the Obedience of Mary. 48

18. The Annunciation of Elizabeth's Pregnancy to Joseph. 52

19. Mary and Joseph Set Out for Jerusalem. 55

20. From Jerusalem to Zacharias' House. 56

21. Arrival at Zacharias' House. 58

22. Mary and Elizabeth Speak of their Children. 61

23. The Birth of the Baptist. 65

24. The Circumcision of the Baptist. 68

25. The Presentation of the Baptist in the Temple. 70

26. Mary of Nazareth Clarifies the Matter with Joseph. 74

27. The Census Edict. 76

28. The Journey to Bethlehem. 79

29. The Birth of Our Lord Jesus. 81

30. The Adoration of the Shepherds. 85

31. Zacharias' Visit. 91

32. Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. 94

33. Lullaby of the Virgin. 97

34. The Adoration of the Wise Men. 99

35. The Flight into Egypt. 104

36. The Holy Family in Egypt. 109

37. The First Working Lesson Given to Jesus. 113

38. Mary the Teacher of Jesus, Judas and James. 115

39. Preparations for Jesus' Coming of Age and Departure from Nazareth. 119

40. Jesus Examined in the Temple When He Is of Age. 122

41. The Dispute of Jesus with the Doctors in the Temple. 124

42. The Death of Saint Joseph. 130

43. Conclusion of the Private Life. 134

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44. Farewell to His Mother and Departure from Nazareth. 135

45. Jesus Is Baptised in the Jordan. 139

46. Jesus Is Tempted in the Desert by the Devil. 142

47. Jesus Meets John and James. 146

48. John and James Speak to Peter about the Messiah. 148

49. First Meeting of Peter and the Messiah. 150

50. Jesus at Bethsaida in Peter's House. He Meets Philip and Nathanael. 155

51. Judas Thaddeus at Bethsaida to Invite Jesus to the Wedding at Cana. 160

52. Jesus at the Wedding at Cana. 163

53. Jesus Drives the Merchants out of the Temple. 166

54. Jesus Meets Judas Iscariot and Thomas and Cures Simon the Zealot. 168

55. Thomas Becomes a Disciple. 172

56. Judas of Alphaeus, Thomas and Simon 

Are Accepted as Disciples at the Jordan. 175

57. Return to Nazareth after Passover with the Six Disciples. 178

58. Cure of a Blind Man at Capernaum. 180

59. The Demoniac of Capernaum cured in the Synagogue. 183

60. Cure of Simon Peter's Mother -in-law. 187

61. Jesus Preaches and Works Miracles in Peter's House. 190

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62. Jesus Prays at Night. 193

63. The Leper Cured near Korazim. 195

64. The Paralytic Cured in Peter's House. 198

65. The Miraculous Draught of Fishes. 200

66. The Iscariot Finds Jesus at Gethsemane and is Accepted as a Disciple. 202

67. Jesus Works the Miracle of the Broken Blades at the Fish Gate. 204

68. Jesus Preaches in the Temple. Judas Iscariot is with Him. 206

69. Jesus Teaches Judas Iscariot. 209

70. Jesus Meets John of Zebedee at Gethsemane. 212

71. Jesus with Judas Iscariot Meets Simon Zealot and John. 216

72. Jesus, John, Simon and Judas go to Bethlehem. 218

73. Jesus at Bethlehem in the Peasant's House and in the Grotto. 220

74. Jesus Goes to the Hotel in Bethlehem and Preaches from 

the Ruins of Anne's House. 226

75. Jesus and the Shepherds Elias, Levi and Joseph. 231

76. Jesus at Juttah with the Shepherd Isaac. 235

77. Jesus at Hebron. Zacharias' House. Aglae. 239

78. Jesus at Kerioth. Death of Old Saul. 244

79. Jesus on His Way Back Stops with the Shepherds near Hebron. 249

80. Jesus Returns to the Mountain Where He Fasted 

and to the Rock of Temptation. 253

81. At the Jordan Ford. Meeting with the Shepherds 

John, Matthias and Simeon. 258

82. Judas Iscariot Tells of how He Sold Aglae's Jewels to Diomedes. 261

83. Jesus Cries on account of Judas and Simon Zealot Comforts Him. 264

84. Jesus Meets Lazarus at Bethany. 267

85. Jesus Goes Back to Jerusalem, and Listens to Judas Iscariot 

in the Temple and then Goes to Gethsemane. 271

86. Jesus Speaks to the Soldier Alexander at the Fish Gate. 274

87. Jesus and Isaac near Doco. Departure towards Esdraelon. 277

88. Jesus with the Shepherd Jonah in the Plain of Esdraelon. 278

89. Return to Nazareth after Leaving Jonah. 281

90. The Next Day in the House in Nazareth. 285

91. Jesus' Lesson to His Disciples in the Olive-Grove. 288

92. Jesus' Lesson to His Disciples near His Home. 290

93. The Lesson to the Disciples in the Presence of 

the Most Holy Virgin in the Garden in Nazareth. 292

94. Cure of the Beauty of Korazim. 

Sermon in the Synagogue at Capernaum. 294

95. James of Alphaeus Is Received among the Disciples. 

Jesus Preaches near Matthew's Customs Bench. 299

96. Jesus Preaches to the Crowd at Bethsaida. 302

97. The Call of Matthew. 305

98. Jesus on the Lake of Tiberias. 

Lesson to His Disciples near the Same Town. 309

99. Jesus Looks for Jonathan in the House of Chuza at Tiberias. 314

100. Jesus in the House of His Uncle Alphaeus 

and then at His Own Home. 317

101. Jesus Questions His Mother about His Disciples. 322

102. Cure of Johanna of Chuza near Cana. 323

103. Jesus on Lebanon with the Shepherds Benjamin and Daniel. 328

104. Jesus in the Sea-Town Receives Letters Concerning Jonah. 331

105. Jesus Makes Peace with His Cousin Simon in 

the House of Mary of Alphaeus. 335

106. Jesus Is Driven Out of Nazareth and 

He Comforts His Mother. Reflections on Four Contemplations. 337

107. Jesus in the House of Johanna of Chuza with His Mother. 340

108. Jesus at the Vintage in the House of Anne. 

Miracle of a Paralytic Child. 342

109. Jesus at Doras' House. Death of Jonah. 345

110. Jesus in the House of Jacob near Lake Merom. 353

111. Return to the Jordan Ford near Jericho. 356

112. Jesus in the House of Lazarus. Martha Speaks of the Magdalene. 359

113. In Lazarus' House Again after the Tabernacles. 

Invitation of Joseph of Arimathea. 362

114. Jesus Meets Gamaliel at the Banquet of Joseph of Arimathea. 363

115. Cure of the Little Dying Boy. 

The Soldier Alexander. Intimation to Jesus. 368

116. Jesus Speaks to Nicodemus, at Night, at Gethsemane. 371

117. Jesus at Lazarus' House Before Going to the «Clear Water». 376

118. Jesus at the «Clear Water». 

Preliminaries for Life in Common with the Disciples. 379

119. Jesus at the «Clear Water»: « I am the Lord Your God ». 382

120. Jesus at the «Clear Water»: 

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« You shall have no gods in My Presence ». 386

121. Jesus at the «Clear Water»: « You shall not take My Name in vain ». 388

122. Jesus at the «Clear Water»: 

« Honour Your Father and Your Mother ». 392

123. Jesus at the «Clear Water»: « You Shall Not Fornicate ». 398

124. The « Veiled Woman » at the «Clear Water». 403

125. Jesus at the «Clear Water»: « Observe Holy Days ». 405

126. Jesus at the «Clear Water»: « You Shall Not Kill ». Death of Doras. 408

127. Jesus at the «Clear Water»: « Do Not Put the Lord Your God 

to the Test ». The Three Disciples of the Baptist. 412

128. Jesus at the «Clear Water»: 

« You Shall Not Covet Your Neighbour's Wife ». 415

129. Jesus at the «Clear Water». 

He Cures the Mad Roman and Speaks to the Romans. 418

130. Jesus at the «Clear Water»: « You Shall Not Bear False Witness ». 422

131. Jesus at the «Clear Water»: 

« You Shall Not Covet What Belongs to Your Neighbour » 426

132. Jesus at the «Clear Water». Closure. 427

133. Jesus Leaves the «Clear Water» and Goes towards Bethany. 432

134. Cure of Jerusa, the Woman of Doco Afflicted with Cancer. 436

135. At Bethany in the House of Simon Zealot. 438

136. The Feast of Dedication in Lazarus' House with the Shepherds. 442

137. Return to the «Clear Water». 448

138. A New Disciple. Departure for Galilee. 452

139. On the Mountains near Emmaus. 454

140. In the House of Cleopas, the Head of the Synagogue. 457

620. Jesus Appears to the Shepherds

 620. Jesus Appears to the Shepherds. 4th April 1945. 1 They also walk fast under the olive-trees, and they are so certain of His Resurrection that they converse with the joy of happy children. They go straight towards the town. «We will tell Peter to look at Him carefully and to tell us how beautiful is His face» says Elias. «Oh! no matter how beautiful it may be, I shall never be able to forget what He was like when He was tortured» whispers Isaac. «But do you remember Him when He was lifted up on the Cross?» asks Levi. «And do you all remember Him?» «I do, and perfectly. The light was still good then. Later, with my old eyes, I could not see much» says Daniel. «I, instead, saw Him until He seemed to be dead. But I would have preferred to be blind, in order not to see» says Joseph. «Oh! well. Now He has risen. That must make us happy» says John to comfort him. «And the thought that we only left Him for an act of charity» adds Jonathan. «But our hearts remained up there. All the time» whispers Matthias. «Yes. All the time. Since you have seen the veronica, tell us: what is it like? Does it look like Him?» asks Benjamin. «As if He were speaking» replies Isaac. «Will we see that veil?» many ask. «Oh! the Mother shows it to everybody. You will certainly see it. But it is a sad sight. It would be better to see... 2 Oh! Lord!» «Faithful servants. Here I am. Go. I will wait for you in Galilee in a few days' time. I want to tell you once more that I love you. Jonah is blissful, with the others, in 620. Jesus Appears to the Shepherds. 369 Heaven.» «Lord! Oh! Lord.» «Peace to you of good will.» The Risen Lord vanishes in the bright midday sunbeam. When they raise their heads, He is no longer there. But there is the joy of having seen Him as He is now: glorious. They stand up, transfigured with joy. In their humbleness they cannot be persuaded that they deserved to see Him and they say: «To us! To us! How good is our Lord! From His birth to His triumph, always humble and good to His poor servants!» «And how handsome He was!» «Oh! He was never so handsome! What majesty!» «He looks even taller and of riper age.» «He is really the King!» «Oh! They called Him the peaceful King! But He is also the terrible King for those who must be afraid of His judgement!» «Did you see what beams were emitted by His Face?» «And how His eyes flashed!» «I did not dare stare at Him. And I would have liked to stare at Him, because I think that perhaps I shall be granted to see Him so only in Heaven. And I want to know Him, so that I shall not be afraid of Him then.» 3 «Oh! we must not be afraid if we remain as we are: His faithful servants. You have heard Him: “I want to tell you once more that I love you. Peace to you of good will”. Oh! not a word too many. But in that little there is His full approval of what we have done so far and His greatest promises for our future lives. Oh! let us intone the song of joy. Of our joy: “Glory to God in the most high Heavens and peace on earth to men of good will. The Lord has really risen, as He had said through the mouths of the prophets and with His own faultless word. With His Blood He has wiped off the corruption that the kiss of a man had laid on Him, and, as the altar is cleansed, His Body has assumed the inexpressible beauty of God. Before ascending to Heaven He has shown Himself to His servants. Alleluia. Let us go on singing, alleluia! The eternal youth of God! Let us go announcing to the people that He has risen, alleluia! The Just, the Holy Lord has risen, alleluia, alleluia! From the Sepulchre He has risen immortal. And just men have risen with Him. In sin, as in a grotto, the hearts of men were closed. He died to say: 'Rise!' And those who were dispersed have risen, alleluia! Having opened the gates of Heaven, He said to the chosen ones: 'Come'. For the sake of His holy Blood may He grant us to ascend as well. Alleluia!”» Matthias, the elderly ex-disciple of John the Baptist, goes ahead singing, as perhaps in days gone by David had sung before His people along the streets in Judaea. The others follow him, replying in chorus to each alleluia with holy joy. 4 Jonathan, who is a member of the group, while Jerusalem is already at the feet of the hillock which they are descending rapidly, says: «Through His birth I have lost fatherland and home, and through His death I have lost the new house where for thirty years I worked honestly. But even if they had taken my life because of Him, I would have died happily, because I would have lost it for Him. I bear him, who is unfair to me, no grudge. Through His death my Lord has taught me perfect meekness. And I am not worried about the future. My abode is not here, but in Heaven. I shall live in the poverty so dear to Him and I will serve Him until He calls me... and... yes... I will offer Him also the fact that I have to abandon... my mistress... This is the most aching pain... But now that I have seen the suffering of the Christ and His glory, I must not weigh my grief, but only hope in the celestial glory. Let us go and tell the apostles that Jonathan is the servant of the servants of the Christ.»

619. Jesus Appears to Joseph of Arimathea, to Nicodemus and to Manaen

 619. Jesus Appears to Joseph of Arimathea, to Nicodemus and to Manaen. 4th April 1945. 1 Manaen, with the shepherds, is walking fast along the slopes that from Bethany take one to Jerusalem. A beautiful road goes straight towards the Mount of Olives. And Manaen turns towards it, after leaving the shepherds, who, few at a time, want to enter the town to go to the Supper room. Shortly before, I gather this from their conversation, they must have met John, who was coming towards Bethany to bring the news of the Resurrection and the order for everybody to be in Galilee in a few days' time. They part precisely because the shepherds want to repeat personally to Peter, what they have already told John, that is, that the Lord, when he appeared to Lazarus, said that they had to gather in the Supper room. Manaen climbs a secondary road towards a house in the middle of an olive-grove. A beautiful house, with around it a row of cedars of Lebanon, which with their imposing mass dominate the numerous olive-trees of the mountain. He goes in resolutely and to the servant, who has rushed to meet him, he says: «Where is your master?» «Over there with Joseph. He came not long ago.» «Tell him that I am here.» The servant goes away and comes back with Nicodemus and Joseph. The voices of the three men mingle in the same cry: «He has risen!» They look at one another, surprised that they all know. 2 Then Nicodemus takes his friend and leads him to a room inside the house. Joseph follows them. «Have you dared to come back?» «Yes. He said: “At the Supper room”. I do want to see Him now, glorious, to get rid of the grievous memory of Him tied and covered with filth, like a criminal struck by the rage of the world.» «Oh! we should like to see Him as well... to free ourselves from the horror of remembering Him tortured, of His countless wounds... But He has shown Himself only to the women» whispers Joseph. «And that is fair. They have always been faithful to Him during these last years. We were afraid. The Mother said so: “A very poor love indeed, if it waited until now to show itself!”» says Nicodemus objecting. «But to defy Israel, now more than ever opposed to Him, we should really need to see Him!... If you knew! The guards have spoken... Now the Leaders of the Sanhedrin and the Pharisees, not yet converted by so much wrath of Heaven, are looking for those who are aware of His Resurrection, to put them in prison. I have sent little Martial – a child passes unnoticed more easily – to inform the people at home to be on the alert. They have taken sacred money from the Treasury of the Temple to pay the guards, so that they may say that the disciples stole Him, and that what they had said previously about the Resurrection, was a lie, as they were afraid of being punished. The town is in a turmoil. And there are some disciples who are already leaving it out of fear... I mean the disciples that were not at Bethany...» 619.Jesus Appears to Joseph of Arimathea, to Nicodemus and to Manaen. 368 «Yes, we would need His blessing to have courage.» «He appeared to Lazarus... It was almost the third hour. Lazarus seems transfigured to us.» «Oh! Lazarus deserves it! We...» says Joseph. «Yes. We are still encrusted with doubt and human thoughts, like a leper badly cured... And there is no one but He Who can say: “I want you to be cleansed!” So, now that He has risen, will He no longer speak to us, who are less perfect?» asks Nicodemus. «And will He not work any more miracles, to punish the world, now that He is the One Who has Risen from death and from the miseries of the flesh?» asks Joseph again. But their questions can have but one reply. His. And it does not come. The three remain dejected. 3 Then Manaen says: «Well. I am going to the Supper room. If they kill me, He will absolve my soul and I shall see Him in Heaven, if I do not see Him here, on the Earth. Manaen is such a useless thing in the group of His followers that, if he falls, he will leave the same void that is left by a flower picked in a meadow crowded with corollas: he will not even be noticed...» and he gets up to go. But, as he turns towards the door, the latter is brightly illuminated by the Divine Resurrected Lord, Who, with His open hands, in a gesture of an embrace, stops him saying: «Peace to you! Peace to you two! But remain where you are, you and Nicodemus. Joseph may still go, if he wishes so. But you have Me here, and I speak the word you requested: “I want you to be cleansed of what is still impure in your belief.” Tomorrow you will go down to the town. You will go to the brothers. This evening I have to speak only to the apostles. Goodbye. And may God be always with you. Thanks, Manaen. You have believed more than these two. So, thanks also to your spirit. I thank you two for your pity. But ensure that it may become something higher through a life of fearless faith.» Jesus disappears behind a dazzling incandescence. The three are blissful and bewildered. «But was it He?» asks Joseph. «And did you not hear His voice?» replies Nicodemus. «Also a spirit can have... a voice... You, Manaen, since you were so close to Him, what do you think?» «A real body. Most handsome. He breathed. I could feel His breath. And He emitted heat. And then... His Wounds, I saw them. They looked as if they had been opened then. They did not bleed, but it was living flesh. Oh! do not doubt any more! So that He may not punish you. We have seen the Lord. I mean Jesus, Who has come back as glorious as His Nature wants! And... He still loves us... Truly, if Herod should now offer me his kingdom, I should say to him: “Your throne and crown are dust and dung, as far as I am concerned. Nothing exceeds what I possess. I have the blissful knowledge of the Face of God.”»

618. Jesus Appears to Johanna of Chuza.

 618. Jesus Appears to Johanna of Chuza. 4th April 1945. 1 In a rich room, where the light hardly filters from outside, Johanna is weeping, completely dejected on a seat near the low bed covered with magnificent covers. She is weeping with her arm resting on the edge and her forehead on her arm, completely shaken by sobs, that must break her breast. When, in the anguish of her tears, she raises her face for a moment to breathe, a large damp spot can be seen on the precious cover, while her face is literally flooded with tears. Then she rests it again on her arm and once again one can see only her very white thin neck, the mass of her brown hair, her very slender shoulders and the top of her trunk. The rest is lost in the dim light, where her body disappears, enveloped in her dark violet dress. Without moving the curtains or opening the door Jesus goes in, and without making any noise He approaches her. He touches her hair lightly with His Hand and in a whisper He asks: «Why are you weeping, Johanna?» And Johanna, who must think that it is her angel who has asked her the question, and who does not see anything because she does not raise her head from the edge of the bed, with more desolate tears she expresses her torture: «Because I do not even have the Sepulchre of the Lord any more, to go and shed my tears there and not be alone...» «But He has risen. Are you not happy?» «Oh! yes! But all the women have seen Him with the exception of Martha and me. And Martha will certainly see Him at Bethany... because their house is a friendly one. 618. Jesus Appears to Johanna of Chuza. 366 Mine... mine is no longer a friendly house... I have lost everything with His Passion... Both my Master and my husband... and his soul... because he does not believe... he does not believe... and he derides me... and he orders me not to venerate even the memory of my Saviour... in order not to ruin him... Human interests are more important for him... I... I... I do not know whether I should continue to love him or to be disgusted at him. I do not know whether I should obey him, being his wife, or disobey him, as my soul would like to do, because of the greater nuptial tie of the spirit with the Christ, to Whom I will remain faithful... I... I should like to know... And who will advise me, if poor Johanna can no longer reach Him? Oh!... the Passion is over for my Lord!… But for me it began on Friday, and it lasts... Oh! I am so weak and I have not got the strength to carry this cross!...» «But if He helped you, would you carry it for His sake?» «Oh! yes! Providing He helps me... He knows what it means to carry the cross by oneself... Oh! have mercy on my misfortune!...» «Yes. I know what it is to carry the cross by oneself. That is why I have come and I am beside you. 2 Johanna, do you realise Who is speaking to you? Is your house no longer friendly with the Christ? Why? If he, your earthly husband, is like a star covered with a cloud of human miasmata, you are still Johanna of Jesus. The Master has not left you. Jesus never leaves the souls who have become His spiritual spouses. He is always the Master, the Friend, the Spouse, also now that He has risen. Johanna, raise your head. Look at Me. In this hour of a secret lesson, which is even sweeter than if I had appeared to you as I did to the other women disciples, I will tell you what your future behaviour is to be. The same as that of many sisters of yours. Love your upset husband patiently and submissively. Increase your kindness all the more as he fosters the bittemess of human fears in himself. Increase your spiritual brightness the more he gives off shadows of human interests. Be faithful for two. And be strong in your spiritual nuptial tie. How many women, in future, will have to choose between the will of God and that of their husbands! But they will be great when, above love and maternity, they follow God. Your passion is beginning. Yes. But you can see that every passion ends in a resurrection...» Johanna has been raising her head little by little. Her sobbing had become less frequent. She now looks and sees, she slides down on her knees, worshipping and whispering: «The Lord!» «Yes. The Lord. You can see that I have not dealt with any of the women disciples as I have done with you. But I see peculiar needs and I arrange in gradations the assistance to be given to souls that expect help from Me. Climb your Calvary of a wife with the help of My caress and with that of your innocent child. He has entered Heaven with Me and he has given Me his caress for you. I bless you, Johanna. Have faith. I saved you. You will save, if you have faith.» 3 Johanna now smiles and she dares to ask: «Are You not going to the children?» «I kissed them at dawn while they were still sleeping in their little beds, and they believed I was an angel of the Lord. I can kiss the innocent whenever I wish. But I did not wake them not to upset them too much. Their souls keep the memory of My kiss... and in due time, they will transmit it to their minds. Nothing is lost of what is Mine. Always be a mother to them. And always be a daughter of My Mother. Never be completely detached from Her. With motherly gentleness She will perpetuate what was our friendship. And take the children to Her. She needs children to feel less deprived of Her Child...» «Chuza will not agree...» «Chuza will let you do.» «Will he repudiate me, Lord?» It is the cry of a fresh torture. «He is a dimmed star. Bring him back to light with your heroism of a wife and of a Christian. Goodbye. With the exception of My Mother, do not mention this coming of Mine to anybody else. Also revelations are to be mentioned to those to whom and when it is fair to do so.» Jesus smiles at her shining brightly, and He disappears in His refulgence. 4 Johanna stands up, lost in reverie, torn between joy and sorrow, between the fear of having dreamt and the certainty of having seen. But her feelings reassure her. She goes to the little ones, who are playing quietly on the upper terrace, and kisses them. «Are you not weeping any more, mummy?» asks Mary shyly, no longer the poor wretched little girl, but a delicate gentle girl, well dressed and with tidy hair; and Matthias, swarthy and lean, with the exuberance of a nice little boy says: «Tell me who makes you weep, and I will punish him.» Johanna embraces them together and presses them to her heart, and says speaking over the brown-haired head of Mary and over the dark hair of Matthias: «I am not weeping any more. Jesus has risen and He blesses us.» «Oh! so does He not bleed any more? Does He not suffer any longer?» asks Mary. «Silly girl! You should rather say: He is no longer dead! Then, He is happy now!... Because it must be awful to be dead...» says Matthias. «So is there no reason to weep any more, mummy?» asks Mary again. «No. Not for you, innocent children. Rejoice with the angels.» «The angels!... Last night, I don't know what watch it was, I felt being caressed and I woke up saying: “Mummy!”, but I was not calling you. I was calling my dead mother, 618. Jesus Appears to Johanna of Chuza. 367 because that caress was lighter and gentler than yours, and I opened my eyes for a moment. But I saw only a bright light and I said: “My angel has kissed me to console me for my deep grief over the death of the Lord”» says Mary. «I, too. But I was very sleepy, and I said: “Is it you?” I was thinking of my Guardian angel and I wanted to say to him: “Go and kiss Jesus and Johanna, so that they may no longer be afraid”, but I did not succeed. I fell asleep again and I began to dream, and I seemed to be in Heaven with you and Mary. Then there was that earthquake and I woke up and was frightened. But Esther said to me: “Don't be afraid. It is already all over” and I fell asleep again.» 5 Johanna kisses them again, and then she leaves them to their peaceful games and she goes to the house of the Supper. She asks after Mary. She goes into Her room. She closes the door and says her great word: «I have seen Him. I tell You. I am comforted and happy. Love me, because He said that I must be united to You.» The Mother replies: «I have already told you, on the day of the Sabbath, that I love you. Yesterday. Because it was yesterday... And that day of weeping and darkness seems so far from this day of light and smiles!» «Yes... Now I remember that You had already said what He has now repeated to me. You said: “We women will have to take action, because we remained and the men ran away... The true giver of life is always the woman...” Oh! Mother, help me to give life to Chuza! He has abandoned Faith!...» Johanna begins to weep again. Mary takes her in Her arms: «Love is stronger than faith. It is the most active virtue. With it you will create a new soul for Chuza. Be not afraid. But I will help you.»

617. Jesus Appears to Lazarus.

 617. Jesus Appears to Lazarus. 3rd April 1945. 1 The sun of a clear April morning fills the thickets of roses and jasmine in Lazarus' garden with bright scintillation. And the hedges of box and laurel, the tuft of a tall palm-tree swaying gently at the end of an avenue, the very thick bay near the fish-pond, seem to have been washed by a mysterious hand, so neatly the abundant night dew has deterged and sprayed their leaves, which now seem covered with fresh enamel, so glossy and spotless are they. But the house is silent, as if it were full of dead people. The windows are open, but not even one voice, not even a noise comes from the rooms, which are in a dim light because all the curtains have been lowered. Inside, beyond the hall, in which there are many doors, now all open – and it is strange to see the halls without any preparation, while they are generally used for more or less numerous banquets – there is a large court-yard, which is paved and surrounded by a porch filled with seats. Many disciples are sitting on them, and some are sitting also on the floor, on mats, or on the marble itself. Among them I see the apostles Matthew, Andrew, Bartholomew, the brothers James and Judas of Alphaeus, James of Zebedee, the shepherd disciples with Manaen, besides some whom I do not know. I do not see the Zealot, Lazarus or Maximinus. Finally Maximinus comes in with some servants and he gives bread to everybody with various foodstuffs, that is, olives or cheese, or honey, and also new milk to those who want it. But they are not anxious to eat, although Maximinus exhorts everybody to do so. They are all deeply dejected. In a few days their faces have become sunken and ashen under the redness of tears. The apostles in particular, and those who ran away at the very first hours, look downcast, whilst the shepherds and Manaen are less dejected, nay, less ashamed, and Maximinus is only sorrowful in a manly manner. 2 The Zealot enters almost running and asks: «Is Lazarus here?» «No, he is in his room. What do you want?» «At the end of the path, near the fountain of the sun, there is Philip. He has come from the Jericho plain. He is exhausted. And he does not want to come here, because... like everybody, he feels he is a sinner. But Lazarus will convince him.» Bartholomew stands up and says: «I will come, too...» They go to Lazarus, who, upon being called, comes out from the half-dark room, where he certainly has wept and prayed, with a downcast face. They all go out and go across the garden first, then the village, where it descends towards the slopes of the Mount of Olives, they then reach the end of the village, where also the tableland, on which it is built, ends, and they proceed along the only mountain road that rises and descends along natural flights of steps across the mountains, which slope down towards the plain to the east and rise towards the town of Jerusalem to the west. There is a fountain here with a large basin, where cattle and men quench their thirst. The place just now is solitary and cool, because there is plenty shade of thick trees around the cistern full of pure water, which is renewed continuously by the springwater of some mountain, and overflows keeping the ground damp. 3 Philip is sitting on the upper edge of the fountain, with his head lowered, his hair unkempt, dusty, his broken sandals hanging from his grazed feet. Lazarus calls him in a pitiful voice: «Philip, come to me! Let us love one another for His sake. Let us be united in His Name. We shall still love Him by doing so!» «Oh! Lazarus! Lazarus! I ran away... and yesterday, beyond Jericho, I heard that He is dead!... I... I cannot forgive myself for running away...» «We all ran away. With the exception of John, who remained faithfully with Him, and Simon who gathered us together by His order, after we had cowardly run away. So... of us apostles, no one was faithful» says Bartholomew. «And can you forgive yourself?» «No. But I am thinking of making amends, as I can, by not giving myself up to sterile dejection. We must join together. We must join John and learn about His last hours. John followed Him all the time» Bartholomew replies to his companion Philip. «And not let His Doctrine die. We must preach it to the world. We must keep at least that alive, since we did not take action in time to save Him from His enemies, as we were too slow and late» says the Zealot. «You could not have saved Him. Nothing could have saved Him. He told me. I repeat it again» says Lazarus resolutely. «Did you know, Lazarus?» asks Philip. «Yes, I did. It was my torture to be informed, since the Sabbath evening, of His death by Him, and in detail, to be told how we would act...» «No. Not you. You have obeyed and suffered. We acted like cowards. You and Simon are the ones who were sacrificed to obedience» exclaims Bartholomew. «Yes. To obedience. Oh! How hard it is to resist love in order to obey the Beloved! Come, Philip. Almost all the disciples are in my house. You must come, too.» 617. Jesus Appears to Lazarus. 364 «I am ashamed of appearing to the world, to my companions...» «We are all alike!» says Bartholomew moaning. «Yes. But my heart does not forgive itself.» «That is pride, Philip. Come. On the Sabbath evening He said to me: “They will not forgive themselves. Tell them that I forgive them, because I know that they are not acting freely, but it is Satan who is leading them astray.” Come.» 4 Philip weeps more loudly, but he surrenders. And, stooping as if he had aged in a few days, he walks beside Lazarus as far as the court-yard where they are all waiting for him. And the glance he casts at his companions, and the ones his companions cast at him, are the most evident confession of their total dejection. Lazarus is aware of it and says: «A new sheep of the herd of Christ, that was frightened by the coming of wolves and had run away after the arrest of the Shepherd, has been received by His friend. To this lost sheep, that has experienced the bittemess of being alone, without even the comfort of weeping over the same error with his brothers, I repeat His testament of love. In the presence of the heavenly choruses I swear that He said to me, among many other things that your present human weakness cannot bear, because they are so distressing that they have torn my heart during these last ten days – and if I did not know that my life is of some use to the Lord, although it is so poor and faulty, I should give myself up to the wound of this grief of a friend and disciple who has lost everything by losing Him – He said to me: “The miasmata of corrupt Jerusalem will drive also My disciples mad. They will run away and they will come to you.” In fact, you can see that you are all here. I could say all of you. Because, with the exception of Simon Peter and of the Iscariot, you have all come towards my house and to my heart of a friend. He said: “You will gather them. You will encourage My scattered sheep. You will tell them that I forgive them. I entrust you with My forgiveness for them. They will not set their minds at rest for having run away. Tell them not to fall into the greater sin of despairing of my forgiveness.” That is what He said. And I have forgiven you on His behalf. And I blushed in giving you in His Name this thing which is so holy, so peculiar of Him, which is Forgiveness, that is, the perfect Love, because he who forgives a guilty person, loves perfectly. This ministry has been a solace to my hard obedience... Because I should have liked to be there, like Mary and Martha, my sweet sisters. And if He was crucified on Golgotha by men, I swear it to you, I am crucified here by obedience, and it is really a heart-rending martyrdom. But if it serves to give solace to His Spirit, if it serves to save His disciples for Him, until He gathers them to bring them to perfection in faith, well, once again I sacrifice my wish to go to at least venerate His corpse before the third day ends. 5 I know that you doubt. You must not. Of His words at the Passover banquet I know only what you have told me. But the more I think of them, the more I raise, one by one, these diamonds of His truthful words, and the more I feel that they have a sure reference to the immediate morrow. He cannot have said: “I am going to the Father and then I will come back”, if He were not really to come back. He cannot have said: “When you see Me again you will be full of joy” if He had disappeared for good. He has always said: “I will rise from the dead.” You told me that He said: “Dew is about to fall on the seeds sown in you and will make them all sprout, then the Paraclete will come and will make them become mighty trees.” Did He not say so? Oh! do not allow that to happen only for the last of His disciples, for poor Lazarus, who was with Him only rarely! When He comes back, ensure that all His seed has sprouted under the dew of His Blood. Since the dreadful hour when He was lifted up on the Cross, there is in me a great glow of light, a mighty outburst of strength. Everything is bright, everything revives and springs up. There is not one word left in me in its poor human meaning. But everything I heard from Him or of Him, now becomes full of life, and my barren land really changes into a fertile flower-bed, where every flower has His Name and every sap draws life from His blessed Heart. I believe, Christ! But so that these may believe in You, in every promise of Yours, in Your forgiveness, in everything that is You, I offer You my life. Consume it, but do not let Your Doctrine die! Crush poor Lazarus to smithereens, but gather together the scattered members of the apostolic group. Everything You may wish, but in return let Your Word be vivid and eternal, and now and forever, let those come to it who only through You can possess eternal life.» Lazarus is really inspired. Love elevates him to a very high sphere and his transport is so strong that it relieves also his companions. Some call him on his right, some on his left, as if he were a confessor, a doctor, a father. The court-yard of Lazarus' rich house, I do not know why, reminds me of the abodes of Christian patricians in the days of persecutions and of heroic faith... 6 He is bent over Judas of Alphaeus, who can find no reason to appease his anguish for leaving His Master and cousin, when something makes him stand up straight all of a sudden. He turns round and then he says clearly: «I am coming, Lord.» His usual word of prompt assent. And he goes out, as if he were running behind someone who was calling and preceding him. They all look at one another, seized with astonishment. They consult with one another. «What has he seen?» «But there is nothing!» 617. Jesus Appears to Lazarus. 365 «Have you heard a voice?» «I have not.» «Neither have I.» «So? Is Lazarus perhaps not well again?» «May be... He has suffered more than we have, and he has encouraged us so much, we... the cowards! Perhaps he is raving.» «In fact he looks worn out.» «And his eyes were inflamed while he was speaking.» «Perhaps Jesus has called him to Heaven.» «In fact Lazarus offered Him his life not long ago... He has picked him at once like a flower... Oh! how wretched we are! What shall we do now?» Comments are desparate and sorrowful. 7 Lazarus crosses the hall, he goes out into the garden, running all the time, smiling, whispering, and there is his soul in his voice: «I am coming, Lord.» He arrives at a box thicket that forms a green shelter, we would say a green bower, and he falls on his knees, with his face on the ground, shouting: «Oh! my Lord!» Because Jesus, in His beauty of the Resurrection, is on the threshold of this green bower and smiles at him... and says: «Everything has been accomplished, Lazarus. I have come to thank you, My faithful friend. I have come to ask you to tell our brothers to come at once to the house of the Supper. You – another sacrifice, My dear friend, out of love for Me – will remain here, for the time being... I am aware that you suffer because of that. But I know that you are generous. Mary, your sister, has already been comforted, because I have seen her and she has seen Me.» «You no longer suffer, my Lord. And that repays me for every sacrifice. I suffered... knowing that You were suffering... and that I was not there...» «Oh! you were! Your spirit was at the foot of My Cross, and it was in the darkness of My sepulchre. From the depth where I was, you have evoked Me earlier, like all those who have loved Me with their whole selves. Just now I said to you: “Come, Lazarus”. As on the day of your resurrection. But for several hours you have been saying to Me: “Come”. I have come. And I called you, to draw you out, in My turn, from the depth of your grief. Go. Peace and blessings to you, Lazarus! Grow greater in your love for Me. I will come again.» 8 Lazarus has remained on his knees all the time without daring to make a gesture. The majesty of the Lord, although mitigated by love, is such that it paralyses Lazarus' usual behaviour. But before disappearing in a flood of light that absorbs Him, Jesus takes a step and with His hand He touches the faithful forehead lightly. It is at that moment that Lazarus recovers from his blissful astonishment, he stands up and running headlong towards his companions and with brightness of joy in his eyes and on his forehead barely touched by the Christ, he shouts: «He has risen, brothers! He called me. I went. I have seen Him. He spoke to me. He told me to tell you to go at once to the house of the Supper. Go! Go! I am staying here, because He wants that. But my joy is complete...» And Lazarus weeps in his joy, while he urges the apostles to be the first to go where He orders. «Go! Go! He wants you! He loves you! Be not afraid of Him... Oh! He is more than ever the Lord, the Goodness, the Love!» Also the disciples stand up... Bethany becomes empty. Lazarus remains with his great heart comforted...

616. Comment on the Resurrection.

 616. Comment on the Resurrection. [21st February 1944] 1 Jesus says: «The fervent prayers of Mary have anticipated My Resurrection by some time. I had said: “The Son of man is about to be killed, but on the third day He will rise from the dead.” I died at three o'clock in the afternoon of Friday. Whether you count the days by their names, or you count them by their hours, it was not the dawn on Sunday that was to see Me rise. With regard to the hours, they were only thirty-eight instead of seventy-two, in which My Body had remained lifeless. With regard to the days, it should have been the evening of the third day to say that I had been in the sepulchre three days. But Mary anticipated the miracle. As when with Her prayers She opened the Heavens a few years in advance of the predetermined time, to give the world its Salvation, so now She obtains some hours in advance to give comfort to Her dying heart. 2 And I, at the beginning of dawn on the third day, descended like the sun and with My brightness I broke the human seals, so useless before the power of a God, with My power I prized open and overthrew the stone watched over in vain, with My apparition like lightning I knocked down the utterly useless guards placed as guardians of a death that was Life, that no human power could prevent from being such. By far more powerful than your electric current, My Spirit entered like a sword of divine Fire to warm the cold remains of My Corpse, and in the new Adam the Spirit of God breathed life, saying to Itself: “Live. I want it.” I, Who had raised the dead when I was only the Son of Man, the Victim appointed to be burdened with the sins of the world, should I not have been able to raise Myself, now that I was the Son of God, the First and the Last, the eternal Living Being, He Who holds in His hands the keys of Life and of Death? And My Corpse felt Life go back to It. Look: like a man who awakes after a sleep brought about by enormous labour, I breathe 616. Comment on the Resurrection. 362 deeply, and I do not open My eyes yet. Blood begins to circulate again, though not fast yet, in My veins, it brings thought again to the mind. But I come from so far! Look: like a wounded man, whom a miraculous power heals, blood comes back into My empty veins, it fills My Heart, warms My limbs, heals My wounds, bruises and sores disappear, strength comes back. But I was wounded so badly! Look: Power works. I am cured. I am awake. I have come back to Life. I was dead. Now I live! Now I rise! I shake the linens of death, I cast off the covering of ointments. I do not need them to appear the eternal Beauty, the eternal Integrity. I clothe Myself with a garment that is not of this Earth, but is woven by Him Who is My Father and Who weaves the silk of the virginal lilies. I am dressed in splendour. I adorn Myself with My wounds, which no longer drip blood, but give off light. The light that will be the joy of My Mother and of the blessed souls, and the terror, the unsustainable sight of the damned and of the demons on the Earth and on the last day. 3 The angel of My life of man and the angel of My sorrow are prostrated before Me and worship My Glory. Both My angels are here. One to delight in the sight of Him Whom he guarded, and Who now no longer needs angelical protection. The other, who saw My tears, to see My smile; who saw My struggle, to see My victory; who saw My grief, to see My joy. And I go out into the garden full of flower buds and of dew. And the apple-trees open their corollas to form a flowery arch over My Royal head and the grass makes a carpet of gems and corollas for My Foot, that treads again on the Earth redeemed after being lifted up on it to redeem it. And the early sun, and the sweet April wind, and the light cloud that passes by, as rosy as the cheek of a child, and the birds among branches, they all greet Me. I am their God. They adore Me. I pass through the stunned guards, a symbol of souls in mortal sin, that do not perceive the passing of God. It is Passover, Mary! This is really the “Passing of the Angel of God”! His Passing from death to life. His Passing to give Life to those who believe in His Name. It is Passover! It is the Peace that passes through the world. The Peace no longer veiled by the condition of man, but free, complete in its recovered efficiency of God. 4 And I go to My Mother. It is fair that I should go. It was fair for My angels. It is much more so for Her Who, besides being My guardian and comfort, gave Me life. Before going back to the Father in My glorified appearance of Man, I go to My Mother. I go in the splendour of My paradisiac appearance and of My living Gems. She can touch Me, She can kiss them, because She is the Pure, the Beautiful, the Beloved, the Blessed Saint of God. The new Adam goes to the new Eve. Evil entered the world through a woman, and was defeated by the Woman. The Fruit of the Woman has detoxicated men of the slaver of Lucifer. Now, if they want, they can be saved. She saved woman who had remained so fragile after the mortal wound. 5 And after showing Myself to the Pure One, to Whom by right of Holiness and Maternity it is just that the Son-God should go, I present Myself to the redeemed woman, to the file-leader, to the representative of all the female creatures, whom I have come to free from the sting of lust. So that she may tell them to approach Me to be cured, to have faith in Me, to believe in My Mercy that understands and forgives, to look at My Body adorned with the five wounds, in order to defeat Satan, who rummages in their flesh. I do not let her touch Me. She is not the Pure One, who can touch, without contaminating Him, the Son Who goes back to the Father. She has still much to purify through penance. But her love deserves that reward. She was able to rise through her own will from the sepulchre of her vice, to strangle Satan who held her, to defy the world out of love for Her Saviour, she was able to divest herself of everything that was not love, she was able to be nothing but love that is consumed for her God. And God calls her: “Mary”. Listen to her replying: “Rabboni!” Her heart is in that cry. As she deserved it, I entrusted her with the task of being the messenger of Resurrection. And once again she will be somewhat derided, as if she were raving. But the judgement of men is of no importance to her, to Mary of Magdala, to Mary of Jesus. She saw Me raised from the dead and that gives her a joy that appeases all other feelings. Do you see how I love also who was guilty, but wanted to come out of guilt? Not even to John did I show Myself first. It was to the Magdalene that I showed Myself. John had already received the state of son from Me. He could have it, because he was pure and could be not only a spiritual son, but also one who gave the Pure Mother of God and received from Her those needs and those cares which are connected with the body. The Magdalene, the one revived to Grace, has the first vision of Grace Risen. 6 When you love Me to the extent of overcoming everything for Me, I take your diseased heads and hearts in My pierced hands and I breathe My Power on your faces. And I save you, I save you, children whom I love. You become again beautiful, wholesome, free, happy. You become again the dear children of the Lord. I make you the bearers of My Goodness among poor men, to witness My Goodness to them and convince them of it and of Me. Have, have, have faith in Me. Love. Be not afraid. May what I suffered to save you assure you of the Heart of your God.

615. The Pious Women at the Sepulchre.

 615. The Pious Women at the Sepulchre. 2nd April 1945. 1 The women, in the meanwhile, after leaving the house are walking close to the wall, shadows in the shade. They are silent for some time, all muffled up and frightened in so much silence and solitude. Then, recovering confidence seeing that the town is completely calm, they group and dare to speak. «Will the Gates be already open?» asks Susanna. «Certainly. Look over there at the first market-gardener who is going in with vegetables. He is going to the market» replies Salome. «Will they say anything to us?» asks Susanna again. «Who?» inquires the Magdalene. «The soldiers, at the Judicial Gate. There... only few people are going in and even fewer are coming out... We shall rouse suspicion....» «So? They will look at us. They will see five women going towards the country. We could be also people who, after celebrating Passover, are going back to their villages.» «But... In order not to attract the attention of any malicious person, why do we not go out by another Gate and then we can go round along the walls?...» «We would go the long way round.» «But we shall be safer. Let us take the Gate of the Water...» «Oh! Salome! If I were you, I should choose the Eastern Gate! You would have to go a longer way round! We must make haste and go back soon.» It is the Magdalene who is so resolute. «Then another one, but not the Judicial Gate. Be good...» they all beg her. «All right. Well, since that is what you want, let us call on Johanna. She begged me to let her know. If we had gone straight there, we could have done without seeing her. But since you want to go a longer way round, let us call on her...» «Oh! yes. Also because of the guards placed there... She is well known and respected...» «I think we should call also on Joseph of Arimathea. He is the owner of the place.» «Why not! To avoid attracting people's attention, we will form a procession! What a timid sister I have! Rather, do you know what, Martha? Let us do this. I will go ahead and have a look. You will follow me with Johanna. I will stand in the middle of the road, should there be any danger, and you will see me. And we will come back. But I can assure you that the guards, seeing this, I thought of it (and she shows a purse full of money) will let us do everything.» «We will tell Johanna as well. You are right.» 615. The Pious Women at the Sepulchre. 358 «Go then, and let me go.» «Are you going all alone, Mary? I will come with you» says Martha, who is afraid for her sister. «No. You will go with Mary of Alphaeus to Johanna's. Salome and Susanna will wait for you near the Gate, outside the walls. And then you will all come together along the main road. Goodbye.» And Mary Magdalene cuts other possible comments short, as she goes away quickly with her bag full of balms and her money in her breast. She flies, so fast she goes along the road, which is becoming more delightful in the first pink shade of dawn. She goes in by the Judicial Gate, to be quicker. And no one stops her... 2 The others watch her go, then they turn their backs to the crossroads where they were, and they take another one, narrow and dark, which near the Sixtus opens out into a wider road, where there are some beautiful houses. They part again, Salome and Susanna proceed along the road, while Martha and Mary of Alphaeus knock at the iron door and show themselves at the little window (judas-hole) half opened by the porter. They enter and go to Johanna, who already up and all dressed in a very dark violet garment that makes her look even paler, is preparing some oils with her nurse and a maidservant. «Have you come? May God reward you. But, if you had not come, I should have gone by myself... To find comfort... Because many things have remained upset after that dreadful day. And, in order not to feel alone, I must go against that Stone and knock and say: “Master, I am poor Johanna... Do not leave me alone, You, too...”» Johanna weeps silently but with deep desolation, while Esther, her nurse, makes large indecipherable gestures behind the back of her mistress, while putting a mantle on her. «I am going, Esther.» «May God comfort you!» They leave the mansion house to join their companions. It is at this moment that the short but strong earthquake takes place, creating a panic again in the people of Jerusalem, still terrorised by the events of Friday. The three women retrace their steps precipitately, and they remain in the large hall, among maidservants and servants who are howling and imploring the Lord, fearing new shocks... 3 ...The Magdalene, instead, is just on the border of the path that takes one to the kitchen garden of Joseph of Arimathea, when she is caught in the powerful and also harmonious roar of this heavenly sign, while, in the faint rosy light of dawn, that is advancing in the sky, where to the west a persistent star still resists, and that makes fair the so far greenish light, a very bright light appears and descends like and incandescent wonderful globe, cutting the calm air in a zigzag course. Mary of Magdala is almost grazed and thrown on the ground by it. She bends for a moment whispering: «My Lord!» and then she straightens up like a stalk after the wind has passed by, and she runs towards the kitchen garden even faster. She enters it quickly, and goes towards the sepulchre in the rock as fast as a bird that is chased and is looking for its nest. But, no matter how fast she runs, she cannot be there when the heavenly meteor acts as a lever and as a flame on the seal of lime, placed as a reinforcement for the heavy stone, or when with the final crash the stone door collapses, causing such a shake that joins the one of the earthquake, which, although of a short duration, is so violent that it knocks the guards down as if they were dead. When Mary arrives, she sees the useless jailors of the Triumpher thrown on the ground like a sheaf of mown corn. Mary Magdalene does not associate the earthquake with Resurrection. But looking at the spectacle, she thinks it is a punishment of God for the desecrators of Jesus' Sepulchre, and she falls on her knees saying: «Alas! They have stolen Him!» She is really disconsolate and weeps like a girl who has come, being sure that she would find her father whom she was looking for, and instead finds the house empty. 4 She then stands up and runs away to go to Peter and John. And as she thinks of nothing but of informing the two, she forgets to go and meet her companions and remain on the road, but as fast as a gazelle she goes back the road she came, she passes through the Judicial Gate, and flies through the streets, which are a little more crowded, and she rushes against the door of the hospitable house and knocks at it furiously. The mistress opens the door to her. «Where are John and Peter?» asks Mary Magdalene panting. «There» says the woman pointing at the Supper-room. Mary of Magdala enters and as soon as she is in, standing before the two astonished men, and in her voice, kept low out of pity for the Mother, there is more anguish than if she had shouted, she says: «They have taken the Lord away from the Sepulchre! I wonder where they have put Him!» and for the first time she staggers and is unsteady, and in order not to fall, she holds on whatever she can. «What? What are you saying?» ask the two. And panting she replies: «I went ahead... to buy the guards... so that they would let us go. They are there like dead bodies... The Sepulchre is open, the stone is on the ground... Who? Who did it? Oh! come! Let us run...» Peter and John set out at once. Mary follows them for a few steps. Then she goes back. She seizes the mistress of the house, she shakes her, violent in her far-sighted love, and 615. The Pious Women at the Sepulchre. 359 she shouts in her face: «Mind you do not let anybody go to Her (and she points at the door of Mary's room). Remember that I am your mistress. Obey and be silent.» Then she leaves her aghast and joins the apostles, who are striding towards the Sepulchre... 5 ...In the meantime Susanna and Salome, after leaving their companions and reaching the walls, are caught in the earthquake. Frightened, they take shelter under a tree and remain there, torn between their desire to go to the Sepulchre or to run to Johanna's. But love overcomes fear and they go towards the Sepulchre. They are still frightened when they enter the garden and see the senseless guards... they see a bright light come out of the open Sepulchre. Their fright increases and reaches its climax when, holding each other's hand to pluck up courage, they peep in from the threshold and in the dark sepulchral cave, they see a bright most beautiful creature, that smiling kindly greets them from the place where it is standing: leaning on the right hand side of the anointment stone, which, grey as it is, disappears behind so much incandescent brightness. They fall on their knees, utterly astonished. But the angel speaks to them gently: «Be not afraid of me. I am the angel of the divine Sorrow. I have come to rejoice at its end. The sorrow of the Christ, His humiliation in death is over. Jesus of Nazareth, the Crucified Whom you are looking for, has risen from the dead. He is no longer here! The place where He was laid is empty. Rejoice with me. Go. Tell Peter and the disciples that He has risen and will precede you in Galilee. You will see Him there for a short time, as He said.» The women fall with their faces on the ground, and when they raise them, they run as if they were chased by a punishment. They are terrorised and they whisper: «We shall die now! We have seen the angel of the Lord!» They calm down a little in the open country and they consult with each other. What are they to do? If they relate what they have seen, they will not be believed. If they say where they come from, they may be charged by the Judaeans with the murder of the guards. No. They cannot say anything to friends or to enemies... Fearful, dumbfounded, they go back home along a different road. They go in and take shelter in the Supper room. They do not even ask to see Mary... And in there they think that what they have seen is nothing but a deception of the Demon. Humble as they are, they conclude that «it is not possible that they have been granted to see the messenger of God. It is Satan who wanted to frighten them to send them away from there.» They weep and pray like two little girls frightened by a nightmare... 6 ...The third group, that of Johanna, Mary of Alphaeus and Martha, when they see that nothing new is happening, decides to go where their companions are certainly waiting for them. They go out into the streets, whereby now there are frightened people, who comment on the new earthquake connecting it with the event of Friday, and see also things which do not exist. «It is better if they are all frightened! The guards may be so as well and will raise no objection» says Mary of Alphaeus. And they walk fast towards the walls. 7 But while they are going there, Peter and John, followed by the Magdalene, have arrived at the garden. And John, who runs faster, is the first to arrive at the Sepulchre. The guards are no longer there. Neither is the angel there any more. John, timid and sorrowful, kneels down at the open entrance to venerate and get some indication from the things he sees. But he only sees, heaped on the floor, the linen cloths placed on the Shroud. «There is really nothing, Simon! Mary has seen accurately. Come, come in, look.» Peter, who is breathless after so much running, goes into the Sepulchre. On the way he had said: «I will never dare to approach that place.» But now he thinks only of finding out where the Master may be. And he calls Him also, as if He might be concealed in some dark corner. At this early hour in the morning it is still very dark in the deep Sepulchre, which receives light only from the opening of the entrance, where John and the Magdalene now cast a shadow... And Peter finds it hard to see, and has to help himself with his hands to ascertain what the situation is... He touches, trembling, the table of the anointment, and feels that it is empty... «He is not here, John! He is not here!... Oh! come here! I have wept so much that I can hardly see in this poor light.» John stands up and goes in. And while he does so, Peter discovers the sudarium in a corner, folded diligently and within it the Shroud rolled up carefully. «They have really abducted Him. The guards were not here for us, but to do that... And we have let them do it. By going away, we have allowed that...» «Oh! where will they have put Him?» «Peter, Peter! This... is really the end!» The two disciples come out looking annihilated. «Let us go, woman. You will tell the Mother...» «I am not going away. I am staying here... Somebody will come... Oh! I am not coming... There is still something of Him here. The Mother was right... To breathe the air where He was is the only relief left to us.» «The only relief... Now you also can see that it was nonsense to hope...» says Peter. 615. The Pious Women at the Sepulchre. 360 Mary does not even reply to him. She crouches on the ground, close to the entrance, and weeps, while the others go away slowly. 8 She then raises her head and looks inside, and through her tears she sees two angels, sitting at the head and at the foot of the anointment stone. Poor Mary is so stupified in her fiercest struggle between hope that is dying and faith that does not want to die, that she looks at them like one whose mind is completely blank, without even being surprised. The strong woman, who has resisted everything like a heroine, has nothing left but tears. «Why are you weeping, woman?» asks one of the two shining young boys, because they look like very beautiful adolescents. «Because they have taken away my Lord and I do not know where they have put Him.» Mary is not afraid to speak to them. She does not ask:. «Who are you?» Nothing. Nothing amazes her any more. She has already suffered everything that can astonish a human being. Now she is only a broken thing that weeps without strength or reserve. The angelical youth looks at his companion and smiles. And so does the other. And in a flash of angelical joy they both look outside, towards the garden all in bloom with millions of corollas that have opened at the first sunshine on the closely planted appletrees of the orchard. 9 Mary turns round to see whom they are looking at. And she sees a Man, most handsome, and I do not know how she does not recognise Him at once. A Man Who looks at her pitifully and asks her: «Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?» It is true that Jesus is dimmed out of pity for the woman, whom emotions have exhausted and who might die from sudden joy, but I really wonder why she does not recognise Him. And Mary sobbing says: «They have taken my Lord Jesus! I had come to embalm Him while awaiting His resurrection... I gathered all my courage, my hope and my faith around my love... and now I cannot find Him any more... Or rather, I put my love around faith, hope and courage to defend them from men... but all in vain! Men have abducted my Love and with it they have deprived me of everything... O my lord, if you have taken Him away, tell me where you have put Him. And I will get Him... I will not tell anybody... It will be a secret between you and me. Look: I am the daughter of Theophilus, Lazarus' sister, but I am on my knees before you to implore you, like a slave. Do you want me to pay you for His Body? I will do so. How much do you want? I am rich. I can give you as much gold and as many gems as it weighs. But give it back to me. I will not denounce you. Do you want to strike me? Do so. Until I bleed, if you wish so. If you bear Him a grudge, let me expiate it. But give Him back to me. Oh! don't make me wretched with this misery, my lord! Have mercy on a poor woman!... Do you not want to do it on my behalf? Then, do it for His Mother. Tell me! Tell me where is my Lord Jesus. I am strong. I will take Him in my arms and I will carry Him like a child to safety. Lord... lord... you can see it... for three days we have been struck by the wrath of God for what was done to the Son of God... Do not add Desecration to Crime...» «Mary!» Jesus shines in calling her. He reveals Himself in His triumphant brightness. «Rabboni!» Mary's cry is really the «great cry» that closes the cycle of death. With the first one, the darkness of hatred enveloped the Victim with funereal bandages; with the second, the lights of love increased His brightness. And Mary stands up as her cry fills the garden, she rushes to Jesus' feet and would like to kiss them. Jesus moves her away, hardly touching her forehead with the tips of His fingers: «Do not touch Me! I have not yet ascended to My Father in this appearance. Go to My brothers and friends, and tell them that I am ascending to My Father and yours, to My God and yours. And then I will come to them.» And Jesus disappears, absorbed by an unsustainable light. 10 Mary kisses the ground where Jesus was and she runs towards the house. She goes in like a rocket, because the main door is half open, to let the master pass, who is going to the fountain; she opens the door of Mary's room and drops on Her breast shouting: «He has risen! He has risen!» and she weeps happily. And while Peter and John rush there, and Salome and Susanna, still frightened, come from the Supper room and listen to her narration, Mary of Alphaeus with Martha and Johanna come in, from the street, and out of breath they say «that they have been there as well, and they saw two angels, who said that they were the Guardian of the Man God and the angel of His Sorrow, and ordered them to tell the apostles that He had risen from the dead.» And as Peter shakes his head, they insist saying: «Yes. They said: “Why are you looking for the Living One among the dead? He is not here. He has risen from the dead, as He said when He was still in Galilee. Do you not remember? He said: 'The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of sinners to be crucified. But on the third day he will rise from the dead.'”» Peter shakes his head saying: «Too many things during these days! They have been upset.» The Magdalene raises her head from Mary's breast and says: «I have seen Him! I have spoken to Him. He told me that He is ascending to the Father and then He will come. How handsome He was!» and she weeps as she had never wept, now that she no longer has to torture herself to oppose the doubt rising from every side. But Peter and John are very doubtful. They look at each other and their eyes say: «Women's fancy!» 615. The Pious Women at the Sepulchre. 361 Then also Susanna and Salome dare to speak. But the very inevitable difference in the details of the guards that first are there like dead bodies and then are not there, of the angels that sometimes are one and sometimes are two and did not show themselves to the apostles, of the two versions concerning Jesus' coming here or His preceding His disciples in Galilee, makes the doubt, and more than that, the persuasion of the apostles grow stronger and stronger. 11 Mary, the blessed Mother, is silent, supporting the Magdalene… I do not understand the mystery of this maternal silence. Mary of Alphaeus says to Salome: «Let the two of us go back there, Let us see whether we are all intoxicated...» And they run out. The other women remain there, quietly derided by the two apostles, near Mary Who is silent, engrossed in a thought that each interprets in a personal manner, and no one realises that it is ecstasy. The two elderly women come back: «It is true! It is true! We have seen Him. He said to us, near Barnabas' kitchen garden: “Peace to you. Be not afraid. Go and tell My brothers that I have risen from the dead, and that they should go within a few days to Galilee. We shall be together again there.” That is what He said. Mary is right, We must inform those who are at Bethany, Joseph, Nicodemus, the most faithful disciples, the shepherds, we must go and do, and do... Oh! He has risen!...» and they all weep happily. «You are mad, women. Grief has upset you. The light has seemed an angel to you. The wind, a voice. The sun, the Christ. I do not criticise you. I understand you, but I can only believe what I have seen: the open empty Sepulchre, and the guards who have run away with the stolen Corpse.» «But if the very guards say that He has risen! If the whole town is in a turmoil and the Princes of the Priests are mad with rage, because the guards have spoken while running away terrified! Now they want them to say something different and they are paying them for that. But it is already known. And if the Judaeans do not believe in the Resurrection, they do not want to believe, many other people do believe...» «H'm! Women!...» Peter shrugs his shoulders and is about to go away. 12 Then the Mother, Who still has on Her heart the Magdalene, who is weeping like a willow-tree in a downpour, for her too great joy, and who kisses Her fair hair, raises Her transfigured face and says a short sentence: «He has really risen. I have had Him in My arms and I kissed His Wounds.» She then bends over the head of the passionate woman and says: «Yes, joy is even stronger than sorrow. But it is only a grain of sand compared to what will be your ocean of eternal joy. You are blessed because you made your spirit speak above reason.» Peter dare not deny any longer... and with one of those sudden changes of the old Peter, who is coming back to light again, he says and shouts, as if the delay depended on the others and not on him: «Then, if it is so, we must let the others know. Those spread out in the country... look for them... take action... Come on, get a move on. If He really should come... let Him at least find us», and he does not realise that again he confesses that he does not believe blindly in His Resurrection.