Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary

About this book

A devotional life of Mary drawn from the reported visions of Anne Catherine Emmerich, the German Catholic mystic whose meditations were recorded in the early nineteenth century. It moves from Mary's ancestry and childhood to her place in the birth, ministry, suffering, and resurrection of Jesus. The narrative is reverent and detailed, intended for contemplation rather than historical proof.

Contents

1. PREFACE
2. I. ANCESTORS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN · Part 1
3. I. ANCESTORS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN · 1. THE ANCESTORS OF ST. ANNE —ESSENES.
4. I. ANCESTORS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN · 2. ST. ANNE AND ST. JOACHIM.
5. I. ANCESTORS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN · 2.1 JOACHIM IS SPURNED AT THE TEMPLE AND GOES TO STAY WITH HIS FLOCKS.
6. I. ANCESTORS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN · 2.2 ST. ANNE RECEIVES THE PROMISE OF FERTILITY AND TRAVELS TO THE TEMPLE.
7. I. ANCESTORS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN · 2.3 JOACHIM IS COMFORTED BY AN ANGEL AND RETURNS AGAIN TO THE TEMPLE TO SACRIFICE.
8. I. ANCESTORS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN · 2.4 JOACHIM RECEIVES THE BLESSING FROM THE ARK OF THE COVENANT.
9. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 1. JOACHIM AND ST. ANNE MEET BENEATH THE GOLDEN GATE. 🔒
10. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 2. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN. 🔒
11. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 2.1 THE ANGELS ARE SHOWN THE RESTORATION OF MANKIND. 🔒
12. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 2.2 AN EGYPTIAN REPRESENTATION OF MARY PRIOR TO ELIJAH. 🔒
13. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 2.3 ELIJAH’S VISION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN. 🔒
14. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 2.4 AN EXPOUNDING ON ELIJAH’S VISION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN. 🔒
15. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 2.5 A REPRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN IN EGYPT. 🔒
16. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 2.6 MARY PROCLAIMED TO PIOUS PAGANS. 🔒
17. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 2.7 THE LIFE STORY OF TOBIAS. AN ALLEGORY OF THE COMING OF SALVATION. 🔒
18. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 2.8 THE GENEALOGICAL TREE OF THE MESSIAH. 🔒
19. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 2.9 APPARITION OF SAINT ANNE. 🔒
20. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 2.10 VISION OF THE FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION . 🔒
21. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 2.11 THE BLESSED VIRGIN REVEALS SECRETS ABOUT THEIR LIVES. 🔒
22. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 2.12 CELEBRATION OF THE CONCEPTION OF MARY IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS. 🔒
23. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 2.13 THE HOLY KINGS CELEBRATE A FEAST HONORING MARY’S CONCEPTION. 🔒
24. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 2.14 ELIMINATION OF HUMAN SACRIFICE BY THE STAR-WORSHIPPERS. 🔒
25. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 2.15 A PARALLEL VISION OF CHILD SACRIFICE. 🔒
26. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 2.16 HISTORY OF THE CELEBRATIONS OF THE CONCEPTION OF MARY. 🔒
27. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 3. THE ACTUAL SEASON OF MARY’S CONCEPTION (NOTE BY THE WRITER). 🔒
28. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 4.1 THE UNITING OF MARY’S SOUL AND BODY. 🔒
29. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 4.2 MARY’S BIRTH. 🔒
30. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 4.3 JOY AT MARY’S BIRTH IN HEAVEN. 🔒
31. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 4.4 THE PROCLAIMING OF MARY’S BIRTH IN LIMBO. 🔒
32. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 4.5 AGITATION IN NATURE AND MANKIND AT MARY’S BIRTH. 🔒
33. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 4.6 THE PROCLAIMING OF MARY’S BIRTH IN CHALDEA. 🔒
34. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 4.7 EVENTS IN EGYPT DURING MARY’S BIRTH. 🔒
35. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 4.8 VISITS WITH THE NEWBORN BABY MARY. 🔒
36. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 4.9 THE CHILD RECEIVES THE NAME MARY. 🔒
37. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 5. CAUSE OF THE FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF MARY. 🔒
38. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 6. THE EFFECT OF PRAYING ON THE FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF MARY. 🔒
39. II. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · 7. THE PURIFICATION OF ST. ANNE. 🔒
40. III. THE PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN IN THE TEMPLE 🔒
41. IV. THE EARLY LIFE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN AT THE TEMPLE. 🔒
42. V. THE EARLY LIFE OF ST. JOSEPH 🔒
43. VI. A SON IS PROMISED TO ZECHARIAH 🔒
44. VII. MARRIAGE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN TO JOSEPH 🔒
45. VIII. THE ANNUNCIATION 🔒
46. IX. THE VISITATION 🔒
47. X. THE CENSUS AND THE JOURNEY OF THE HOLY FAMILY 🔒
48. XI. CHRIST’S BIRTH 🔒
49. XII. THE CIRCUMCISION OF JESUS 🔒
50. XIII. THE JOURNEY OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS TO BETHLEHEM · Part 1 🔒
51. XIII. THE JOURNEY OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS TO BETHLEHEM · 1. THE KINGS SEE THE STAR AND BEGIN THEIR TRAVEL. 🔒
52. XIII. THE JOURNEY OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS TO BETHLEHEM · 2. VISIONS OF ABRAHAM, HAGAR, AND ISHMAEL. 🔒
53. XIII. THE JOURNEY OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS TO BETHLEHEM · 3. THEOKENO CATCHES UP TO THE TRAIN OF MENSOR AND SAIR IN A DESERTED CITY. 🔒
54. XIII. THE JOURNEY OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS TO BETHLEHEM · 4. THE HISTORICAL COLORS AND NAMES OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS. 🔒
55. XIII. THE JOURNEY OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS TO BETHLEHEM · 5. THE TRAIN OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS RESTS AT A SPRING. 🔒
56. XIII. THE JOURNEY OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS TO BETHLEHEM · 6. ABOUT THE HOMELANDS AND LENGTHS OF THE JOURNEYS OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS. 🔒
57. XIII. THE JOURNEY OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS TO BETHLEHEM · 7. NIGHT TRAVEL OF THE KINGS. 🔒
58. XIII. THE JOURNEY OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS TO BETHLEHEM · 8. THE ANCESTORS OF THE KINGS. THEIR STAR OBSERVATIONS – JACOB’S LADDER AND ITS PROPHESIES. 🔒
59. XIII. THE JOURNEY OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS TO BETHLEHEM · 9. THE KINGS TRAIN IS AUGMENTED WITH OTHER TRAVELERS. 🔒
60. XIII. THE JOURNEY OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS TO BETHLEHEM · 10. THE BLESSED VIRGIN FORESEES THE APPROACH OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS. 🔒
61. XIII. THE JOURNEY OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS TO BETHLEHEM · 11. JOSEPH CELEBRATES THE FEAST OF THE CONSECRATION OF THE TEMPLE. 🔒
62. XIII. THE JOURNEY OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS TO BETHLEHEM · 12. JOSEPH WANTS TO SETTLE DOWN IN BETHLEHEM. 🔒
63. XIII. THE JOURNEY OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS TO BETHLEHEM · 13. END OF THE FEAST OF THE CONSECRATION OF THE TEMPLE. 🔒
64. XIII. THE JOURNEY OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS TO BETHLEHEM · 14. THE TRAIN OF THE KINGS. ARRIVAL IN MANATHEA. 🔒
65. XIII. THE JOURNEY OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS TO BETHLEHEM · 15. ST. ANNE JOURNEYS TO BETHLEHEM. 🔒
66. XIII. THE JOURNEY OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS TO BETHLEHEM · 16. THE TRAIN OF THE KINGS CROSSES THE JORDON. 🔒
67. XIII. THE JOURNEY OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS TO BETHLEHEM · 17. THEOKENO IS SUMMONED TO HEROD’S PALACE. 🔒
68. XIII. THE JOURNEY OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS TO BETHLEHEM · 18. THE THREE HOLY KINGS APPEAR BEFORE HEROD. 🔒
69. XIII. THE JOURNEY OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS TO BETHLEHEM · 19. HEROD’S STATE OF MIND – A MURDER. 🔒
70. XIII. THE JOURNEY OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS TO BETHLEHEM · 20. THE HOLY THREE KINGS GO TO BETHLEHEM. THEY REST BY A SPRING. 🔒
71. XIII. THE JOURNEY OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS TO BETHLEHEM · 21. ARRIVAL OF THE THREE KINGS AT THE TAX-COLLECTION HOUSE IN BETHLEHEM. 🔒
72. XIII. THE JOURNEY OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS TO BETHLEHEM · 22. JOSEPH ENTERTAINS THE THREE HOLY KINGS. 🔒
73. XIII. THE JOURNEY OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS TO BETHLEHEM · 23. THE KINGS VISIT WITH THE HOLY FAMILY AGAIN. THEIR GENEROSITY TO THE SHEPHERDS. 🔒
74. XIII. THE JOURNEY OF THE THREE HOLY KINGS TO BETHLEHEM · 24. DEPARTURE OF THE KINGS. 🔒
75. XIV. THE HOLY FAMILY IN BETHLEHEM AFTER THE DEPARTURE OF THE KINGS. 🔒
76. XV. PERSONAL NOTES: RELICS NEARBY THAT THE THREE KINGS HAD GIVEN TO THE HOLY FAMILY. 🔒
77. XVI. THE PURIFICATION OF MARY 🔒
78. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · Part 1 🔒
79. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 1. THE AGE OF THE CHILD JESUS DURING THE FLIGHT TO EGYPT. 🔒
80. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 2. NAZARETH. THE HOUSE OF THE HOLY FAMILY. 🔒
81. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 3. JERUSALEM. HEROD’S PREPARATIONS FOR THE MURDER OF THE CHILDREN. 🔒
82. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 4. HEROD PLACES SOLDIERS IN VARIOUS PLACES SURROUNDING JERUSALEM. 🔒
83. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 5. PERSONAL NOTES: PRAYER DURING THE SEASON OF THE MARTYRDOM OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS. 🔒
84. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 6. NAZARETH. ST. ANNE AND HER MAID BRING FOOD TO THE HOLY FAMILY. 🔒
85. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 7. NAZARETH. A LOOK AT THE LIFESTYLE OF THE HOLY WOMEN. 🔒
86. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 8. NAZARETH. AN ANGEL WAKES JOSEPH TO FLEE. 🔒
87. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 9. NAZARETH. THE HOLY WOMEN PUT THINGS IN ORDER AND LEAVE JOSEPH’S HOME. 🔒
88. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 10. THE GROVE OF MOREH. ABRAHAM’S TEREBINTH TREE. 🔒
89. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 11. THE HOLY FAMILY RESTS BY A STREAM. 🔒
90. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 12. JUTTAH. ELIZABETH TAKES JOHN INTO THE WILDERNESS. 🔒
91. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 13. EPHRAIM BY THE MAMBRE WOODS. 🔒
92. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 14. SOUTH OF HEBRON. JOHN SENDS THE THIRSTING JESUS A SPRING OF WATER. 🔒
93. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 15. NEAR ANIM. THE LAST INN IN THE REGION OF HEROD. 🔒
94. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 16. NIGHT TRAVEL. THE HOLY FAMILY STARTLES SNAKES AND FLYING LIZARDS. 🔒
95. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 17. MARA (?). AN INHOSPITABLE DESERT. 🔒
96. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 18. THE ROBBERS HUT. THE ROBBERS BECOME FRIENDLY. 🔒
97. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 19. THE WILDERNESS. SNAKES AND FLYING LIZARDS. 🔒
98. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 20. THE DESERT. A SPRING ARISES FROM MARY’S PRAYER. 🔒
99. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 21. HELIOPOLIS, OR ON. 🔒
100. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 22. HELIOPOLIS, ON. JOSEPH BUILDS A PLACE FOR JEWISH PRAYER. 🔒
101. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 23. THE MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS. 🔒
102. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 24. THE BOY JOHN ESCAPES AGAIN TO THE WILDERNESS. 🔒
103. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 25. TRAIN TO MATAREA. AN IDOL FALLS AT THE FAMILY’S PASSING. 🔒
104. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 26. MATAREA AND ITS POVERTY. 🔒
105. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 27. ELIZABETH TAKES THE BOY JOHN AGAIN TO THE WILDERNESS. 🔒
106. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 28. HEROD HAS ZECHARIAH CAPTURED, QUESTIONED, AND KILLED. ELIZABETH DIES. 🔒
107. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 29. MATAREA. THE HOLY VIRGIN DISCOVERS A SPRING NEAR THEIR HOUSE. 🔒
108. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 29.1 THE SPRING AT MATAREA – DISCOVERED BY JOB. 🔒
109. XVI. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE DESERT · 29.2 THE SPRING AT MATAREA – ABRAHAM LIVES A LONG TIME BY IT. 🔒
110. XVII. THE RETURN OF THE HOLY FAMILY FROM EGYPT 🔒
111. XVIII. THE DEATH OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY AT EPHESUS 🔒
112. XIX. THE BURIAL AND ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN 🔒
113. Related Works By or About Anne Catherine Emmerich 🔒