Meditations on the Life and Passion of Our Lord

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Meditations on the life and passion of the Lord

Text from Christian Classics Ethereal Library; in the public domain.

Contents

1. The First Chapter. A Confession on bended knees to implore God’s goodness
2. The Second Chapter. A devout Meditation and Thanksgiving on the Incarnation and Life of Jesus
3. The Third Chapter. Of the washing of the disciples’ feet
4. The Fourth Chapter. Of the Institution of the Worshipful and most August Sacrament
5. The Fifth Chapter. A devout Prayer to the Worshipful Sacrament
6. The Sixth Chapter. A devout Exercise on the Passion of our Lord
7. The Seventh Chapter. Of the great Sorrow and Anguish which Christ underwent in the Garden, at the thought of His Passion hanging over Him
8. The Eighth Chapter. A Prayer and Offering for Sins
9. The Ninth Chapter. A Prayer to the Son for Pardon, and the grace of Self-denial
10. The Tenth Chapter. Jesus goeth to meet His Enemies
11. The Eleventh Chapter. A Prayer for perfect Self-denial and Love
12. The Twelfth Chapter. Jesus is taken and bound
13. The Thirteenth Chapter. A very humble Confession of Sins, and a Prayer to the Father for Forgiveness
14. The Fourteenth Chapter. Jesus is forsaken by His Disciples
15. The Fifteenth Chapter. Jesus is led to Annas
16. The Sixteenth Chapter. A Prayer that we may follow Christ
17. The Seventeenth Chapter. Jesus is led to Caiaphas
18. The Eighteenth Chapter. Mary followeth Jesus her Son
19. The Nineteenth Chapter. Of the Compassion of the Virgin Mother for her Son
20. The Twentieth Chapter. Jesus is delivered to Pilate
21. The Twenty-First Chapter. A Prayer that we may perfectly follow and love Jesus
22. The Twenty-Second Chapter. Jesus is led to Herod
23. The Twenty-third Chapter. Christ, after having been set at nought by Herod, is led back to Pilate
24. The Twenty-fourth Chapter. Jesus is fearfully Scourged
25. The Twenty-fifth Chapter. A devout prayer for the forgiveness of sins, and for resignation, and the love of Jesus
26. The Twenty-sixth Chapter. Jesus is crowned with thorns
27. The Twenty-seventh Chapter. A prayer for enlightenment
28. The Twenty-eighth Chapter. Christ is shown to the people by the Governor, with the words: “Behold the Man!”
29. The Twenty-ninth Chapter. The burden of the Cross is laid on Jesus
30. The Thirtieth Chapter. Mary, the Mother of Sorrows, followeth her sorrowing Son
31. The Thirty-first Chapter. A Prayer to the Father of Heaven
32. The Thirty-second Chapter. Jesus is given vinegar to drink
33. The Thirty-third Chapter. Jesus is again stripped of His garments
34. The Thirty-fourth Chapter. Jesus is fastened on the Cross
35. The Thirty-fifth Chapter. A prayer to Jesus Crucified
36. The Thirty-sixth Chapter. Jesus with the Cross is lifted up on high
37. The Thirty-seventh Chapter. Jesus was numbered with thieves
38. The Thirty-eighth Chapter. Of the glorious title of Christ’s Cross
39. The Thirty-Ninth Chapter. Jesus clotheth those who had crucified Him
40. The Fortieth Chapter. Jesus is attacked with blaspshemies
41. The Forty-first Chapter. A devout confession and prayer for sins
42. The Forty-second Chapter. To stir up the soul to praise God
43. The Forty-third Chapter. Jesus saveth the thief
44. The Forty-fourth Chapter. Jesus addresseth His sorrow-stricken Mother
45. The Forty-fifth Chapter. The Sun is darkened
46. The Forty-sixth Chapter. “My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?”
47. The Forty-seventh Chapter. Jesus complaineth of His thirst
48. The Forty-eighth Chapter. Jesus drinketh vinegar and gall upon the Cross
49. The Forty-ninth Chapter. “It is finished.”
50. The Fiftieth Chapter. “Father, into Thy hands I commend my Spirit.”
51. The Fifty-first Chapter. Jesus giveth up the Ghost
52. The Fifty-second Chapter. The veil of the Temple is rent in twain
53. The Fifty-third Chapter. Jesus is pierced with the lance
54. The Fifty-fourth Chapter. Jesus is taken down from the Cross
55. The Fifty-fifth Chapter. A devout Prayer for conformity to the sacred life and crucified image of Jesus Christ