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American Benedictine ReviewTable of ContentsContentsList 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
