Table of Contents

Contents

List of Abbreviations for Works Cited ix

   CHAPTER 58
Introduction to Meditation on the Passion 1
   CHAPTER 59
The Passion, First Compline (7 P.M.)
(Matt 26:36-56; Mark 14:32-52; Luke 22:39-53; John 18:1-14) 23
   CHAPTER 60
The Passion, Matins (Midnight)
(Matt 26:57-75; Mark 14:53-72; Luke 22:54-71; John 18:15-27) 74
   CHAPTER 61
The Passion, Hour of Prime (7 A.M.)
(Matt 27:1-10; Mark 15:1; Luke 22:66–23:12; John 18:28-32) 108
   CHAPTER 62
The Passion, Hour of Terce (10 A.M.)
(Matt 27:14-32; Mark 15:6-20; Luke 23:13-31; John 18:38–19:16) 138
   CHAPTER 63
The Passion, Hour of Sext (Noon)
(Matt 27:33-49; Mark 15:21-36; Luke 23:32-43; John 19:17-30) 200
   CHAPTER 64
The Passion, Hour of None (3 P.M.)
(Matt 27:50-56; Mark 15:37-41; Luke 23:44-49; John 19:31-37) 277 
   CHAPTER 65
The Passion, Second Vespers (5 P.M.)
(Matt 27:57-58; Mark 15:42-45; Luke 23:50-52; John 19:38-40) 306
   CHAPTER 66
The Passion, Hour of Second Compline (7 P.M.)
(Matt 27:59-66; Mark 15:46-47; Luke 23:53-56; John 19:41-42) 321
   CHAPTER 67
Epilogue to the Lord’s Passion, and Praise of the Cross 344
   CHAPTER 68
Holy Saturday of the Lord’s Passion 363
   CHAPTER 69
Our Lord’s Resurrection (Matt 28:2) 376
   CHAPTER 70
The Myrrh-bearing Women; Jesus Appears to His Mother 390
   CHAPTER 71
The Disciples at the Empty Tomb
(Matt 28:1-8; Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-10) 401
   CHAPTER 72
How the Lord Appeared to Mary Magdalen (John 20:11-18) 422
   CHAPTER 73
How the Lord Appeared to the Three Marys
(Matt 28:9-10; John 20:18) 438
   CHAPTER 74
The Soldiers Are Bribed to Lie (Matt 28:11-15) 445
   CHAPTER 75
How the Lord Appeared to Peter, Joseph of Arimathea,
James the Less, and the Holy Ancestors in Limbo 452 
   CHAPTER 76
How the Lord Appeared to Two Disciples on the Road to Emmaus
(Luke 24:13-35) 459
   CHAPTER 77
How the Lord Appeared in the Upper Room When Thomas Was
Absent (Luke 24:36-47; John 20:19-25) 471
   CHAPTER 78
How the Lord Appeared to the Disciples When Thomas Was
Present (John 20:26-29) 491
   CHAPTER 79
How the Lord Appeared to Seven Disciples by the Sea of Tiberias
(John 21:1-25) 501
   CHAPTER 80
How the Lord Appeared to the Eleven Disciples in Galilee, and
Also to Five Hundred Disciples (Matt 28:16-20; 1 Cor 15:6) 525
   CHAPTER 81
Epilogue on the Appearances of the Lord after
His Resurrection 536
   CHAPTER 82
The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ
(Mark 16:14-20; Luke 24:48-53; Acts 1:4-14) 546
   CHAPTER 83
The Creed and the Four Gospels 580
   CHAPTER 84
Pentecost (Acts 2:1-13) 600
   CHAPTER 85
The Praise of God 624 
   CHAPTER 86
Mary’s Assumption; Praise of the Blessed Virgin 636
   CHAPTER 87
The Last Judgment 662
   CHAPTER 88
The Punishment of Hell and the Glory of Heaven 683
   CHAPTER 89
The Conclusion and Sealing of This Book 700

Comprehensive Table of Gospel Passages to
Parts One and Two 713
Comprehensive Index to Parts One and Two 717