The Passion and the Death of Jesus Christ

Saint Alfonso Maria de' Liguori

Benziger Brothers, 1887 - 502 pages

Contents

• NOTICE: 12
• REFLECTIONS AND AFFECTIONS ON THE PASSION: 23
• Jesus for love of us chose to suffer the pains of his Pas: 41
• The love of Jesus in suffering so much contempt in: 69
• The scourging of Jesus Christ: 80
• The condemnation of Jesus Christ and his journey: 101
• CHAPTER PAGE XII The crucifixion of Jesus: 110
• The last words of Jesus upon his cross and his death: 120
• The hope which we have in the death of Jesus Christ: 129
• The love of the Eternal Father in having given us his Son: 142
• The love of the Son of God in having willed to die for us: 149
• SIMPLE EXPOSITION OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PASSION OF JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO THE NARRATION OF THE HOLY ...: 159
• Jesus enters Jerusalem: 164
• The Council of the Jews and the treachery of Judas: 167
• The last supper of Jesus with his disciples The washing of the feet: 169
• The institution of the Most Blessed Sacrament: 171
• Agony of Jesus in the Garden of Olives: 174
• Jesus is taken and bound Flight of the disciples: 177
• Jesus is presented to the high priests and is condemned by them to death: 179
• Jesus is brought before Pilate afterwards before Herod Barabbas is preferred to him: 184
• Jesus is scourged at the pillar: 188
• Jesus is crowned with thorns and treated as a mock king: 192
• Pilate shows Jesus to the people saying Behold the man: 194
• Jesus is condemned by Pilate: 198
• Jesus carries the cross to Calvary: 200
• Jesus is crucified: 204
• Words that Jesus spoke on the cross: 209
• Death of Jesus: 214
• CONSIDERATIONS ON THE PASSION OF JESUS CHRIST INTRODUCTION: 221
• The Passion of Jesus Christ in general: 225
• CHAPTER PAGE: 229
• The separate sufferings that Jesus Christ endured at: 239
• The scourging the crowning with thorns and the cruci: 256
• The insults offered to Jesus Christ while he was hang: 271
• The prodigies which happened at the death of Jesus: 308
• The gratitude that we owe to Jesus Christ for his Passion: 330
• MEDITATIONS ON THE PASSION OF JESUS CHRIST: 385
• TUESDAY Jesus is made prisoner and is led away to: 392
• MEDITATIONS DRAWN FROM THE CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER PAGE I The Passion of Jesus Christ is our consolation: 409
• The great obligations by which we are bound to love Jesus Christ: 411
• Jesus a man of sorrows: 413
• Jesus treated as the last of men: 416
• The desolate life of Jesus Christ: 418
• The ignominies which Jesus Christ suffered in his Pas sion: 421
• Jesus on the cross: 424
• Jesus dead on the cross: 425
• MEDITATIONS FOR THE LAST FIFTEEN DAYS OF LENT I Jesus makes his triumphant entry into Jerusalem: 429
• Jesus prays in the Garden: 431
• Jesus is apprehended and led before Caiphas: 433
• Jesus is led before Pilate and Herod and then has Ba rabbas preferred before him: 435
• Jesus is scourged at the pillar: 437
• Jesus is crowned with thorns and treated as a mock king: 439
• Pilate exhibits Jesus to the people saying Behold the man: 441
• Jesus is condemned by Pilate: 443
• Jesus carries the cross to Calvary: 445
• Jesus is placed upon the cross: 447
• Jesus upon the cross: 449
• The words spoken by Jesus upon the cross: 451
• Jesus dies upon the cross: 453
• Jesus hanging dead upon the cross: 455
• Mary present on Calvary at the death of Jesus: 457
• MEDITATIONS FOR THE EASTER FESTIVAL I The joys of heaven: 459
• The soul that leaves this life in the state of grace: 461
• The sight of God is that in which the happiness of the elect consists: 463
• PAGE: 467
• Prayer to Jesus crucified to be said every day to obtain his holy: 474
• Manner of practising the exercise of the Way of the Cross: 481
• HYMNS: 492
• 389: 499

Popular passages

Page 245 - But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and by his stripes we are healed.

Page 259 - Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also His coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted My raiment among them, and for My vesture they did cast lots.

Page 26 - Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree...

Page 355 - Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Page 360 - For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is of force after men are dead ; otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.

Page 335 - It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him: if we suffer, we shall also reign with him...

Page 259 - And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail king of the Jews!

Page 52 - Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.

Page 251 - He saved others ; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross and we will believe him. He trusted in God ; let him deliver him now, if he will have him : for he said, I am the Son of God.

Page 355 - Therefore, take up the full armor of God. that you may be able to resist in the evil day. and having done everything, to stand firm.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Passion and the Death of Jesus Christ; Volume 5 of His Ascetical works; The Centenary edition; Volume 5 of The complete works of Saint Alphonsus de Liguori: Ascetical works
• Author: Saint Alfonso Maria de' Liguori
• Editor: Eugene Grimm
• Publisher: Benziger Brothers, 1887
• Original from: the New York Public Library
• Digitized: Jul 14, 2006
• Length: 502 pages