The identity of Eremenzear is unknown, but AC 169 states (p. 168 ) that he joined James and Timon later and had been a disciple of Our Lord. At first they were just rough stones to mark the places, afterwards everything was made more elaborate. Her little room was open on all sides. When I once more looked down to earth, I saw the Blessed Virgin's body lying on the couch. In front of the Blessed Virgin's bed stood a small, low, three-cornered stool, like the one on which the kings had laid their presents before her in the Cave of the Nativity. Today I saw a number of women, among whom I remember a daughter of Veronica and the mother of John Mark, coming to prepare the body for burial. After the Blessed Virgin's death I saw this Way of the Cross being visited by Christians, who threw themselves down and kissed the ground. I saw, too, how He told the inconsolable Mary Magdalen to hide herself in the desert, and her sister Martha to found a community of women; He Himself would always be with them. The idea of marrying outside of ones clan was taboo, lest foreign practices defile their beliefs and other tribes take possession of the family property. This is not properly written out; but I see them as separate figures because I do not understand big sums in Roman letters. The most outstanding was that performed on June 21st, 1821, when Princess Mathilda von Schwarzenberg was released from her paralysis of the previous eight years. 17K views, 727 likes, 654 loves, 3.7K comments, 237 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from EWTN: Starting at 8 a.m. 9 months later she gave birth to a bastard son as both had been abandoned by Sky Daddy after that 1-night stand. She was in her forty-eighth year when Our Lord died and rose from the dead and ascended into Heaven, in the year 33. So far only the bare walls had been built. 9. It means that the year 48 after Christ's Birth is the year of the Blessed Virgin's death. It was brought from its place to the right of the hearth (which was in daily use) to be set up against the wall and used at the service, after which it was put back again. This is notably older than the average marriage age from 1950which was just 21 years old. In the evening I was following two of Mary's friends on the Way of the Cross behind her house. The Protevangelium account of the life of St. Anne became the foundation for establishing the liturgical feasts of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary (September 8) and the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (December 8), which is usually observed as a holy day of obligation.The dedication of Mary at the Temple became so important in church doctrine that by 1585 Pope Sixtus V . [183] Mary's dwelling was on a hill to the left of the road from Jerusalem some three and a half hours from Ephesus. 6. Lamps were burning above the altar. In the meantime Peter had completed the Holy Sacrifice. Afterwards she arranged the Stations better, and I saw her inscribing on the stones the meaning of each Station, the number of paces and so forth. Her maidservant was in the utmost distress, throwing herself on her knees and praying with outstretched arms, sometimes in corners of the house and sometimes outside in front of it. After one day of travel, Mary and Joseph realized Jesus was not with the group, so they returned to Jerusalem to find Him. At this moment I can remember what follows. When Jesus was 12 years old, He and his parents went to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover. Peter then gave her Holy Communion. HOW THE APOSTLES WERE CALLED TO MARY'S DEATHBED. He was a very long way off. There may be a confusion here (unless other persons are intended): Joseph Barsabas Justus was the candidate proposed with Matthias in Acts 1.. 23; Joseph Barnabas, later the companion of St. Paul, first appears in Acts 4.. 36. In front of the cave there was a little garden with a wooden fence round it, as there had been in front of Christ's sepulcher. He came and went in the course of his travels. (SB), [188] AC's matter-of-fact account of the arrival of the Apostles (and cf. 33 yrs later after no child support he died . One of the oldest shrines in the Holy Land is the Church of the Dormition, the spot venerated from which Mary was assumed into heaven. When she said this, she was already seeing what happened after Mary's death. At its foot there lay a piece of parchment with something written on it; Christ.s words, I think. The cave was not as spacious as Christ's and hardly high enough for a man to enter it upright. The other two came from Jerusalem. There was no standing cross there, but only one cut into a stone. The Bible does not tell us directly how old Mary was when she gave birth to Jesus. The Blessed Virgin lay back on her pillows pale and still. Jesus, in all ways, submitted Himself to the law so that He might fulfill the law. (SB), [193] The late arrival of Thomas is included in the tradition preserved by St. John Damascene, but among the early legends only in that entitled of Joseph of Arimathea' (17). I saw Peter again bringing her the Blessed Sacrament after the service; he brought it to her in the cross-shaped vessel. She was fourteen years, four months and fifteen days old when her espousals to Saint Joseph were solemnized. Mary's face was radiant with smiles as in her youth. (SB), [189] St. Susanna was a Roman maiden, martyred in AD. Today the Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Peter Chanel (1803-1841). It seems to be made of different woods, and the figure of Christ is white. I always saw them like this, but forgot to say so. The dogmatic decree of Nov. 1st, 1950, however, makes no pronouncement about the death of Our Lady. A little way behind it was the summit of the rocky hill from which one could see over the trees and hills to Ephesus and the sea with its many islands. It was all simple and dignified. Todays 12-to-14-year-olds typically carry the responsibility of cleaning their room, taking out the trash, and completing their homework. One thing we can deduce from the biblical story of Mary and Jesus Christ is that if she gave birth to Jesus as a teenager and Jesus lived up to 33 years before he died and rose again, then Mary must . How old was she when he died on the cross, and when did she realize what route her son's life was going to take? death, to follow His path to Calvary with tears of compassion. During these visions I had by my side, amongst the many relics I possess, those of Andrew, Bartholomew, James the Greater, James the Less, Thaddeus, Simon Zelotes, Thomas, and several disciples and holy women. The front part of the house was divided from the room behind the fireplace by light movable wicker screens on each side of the hearth. -- " That Mary, the Immaculate and ever Virgin Mother of God, at the end of the course of her life on earth, was taken up, body and soul, into the glory of heaven." What Do We Learn about Babylon in the Bible? Mary and Joseph started home without Him, thinking He . They wound them tightly round the body from the ankles to below the breast, leaving the head, breast, hands, and feet free. He was very slim and active, his face was long, narrow, and delicate, and on his bare head his long fair hair was parted and brushed back behind his ears. Jesus was baptized to fulfill all righteousness and began His earthly ministry around 30 years old. They wore long white woolen cloaks which they could draw over their heads as hoods. In front of the altar was a stand covered with a cloth over which hung a scroll. The Mother of God was so sorrowful and so moved by compassion that she could hardly hold herself upright, and Peter and John had to support her as they led her away. In the meantime the altar was set up and the Apostles vested themselves for the service in their long white robes and broad girdles with letters on them. Soon after her arrival at her new home I saw her every day climbing part of the way up the hill behind her house to carry out this devotion. This is one reason why Mary and Josephs genealogies originate from the same ancestral lines. I think that John and Mary must have made it themselves. The holy women, after making their farewells, covered the holy face and placed the lid on the coffin, which they fastened round with gray bands at each end and in the middle. Consequently, scholars believe that our Lord ministered for three and a half years before His death on the cross, making Jesus 33 years old when He died. During this time it was announced more than once that she was dead, and the rumor of her death and burial was spread abroad in Jerusalem and in other places as well. Underneath they wore long white priests' robes of wool; these were open from top to bottom, closed by little knob-like buttons and slit straps of leather. Narrow paths lead southwards to a hill near the top of which is an uneven plateau, some half-hour's journey in circumference, overgrown, like the hill itself, with wild trees and bushes. A young man was considered ready for marriage when he had mastered the skills needed to support a family. No doubt she wore this ceremonial dress here at the Way of the Cross in Ephesus in memory of having worn it during Jesus' sufferings on His way to Calvary. The newcomers tenderly embraced those who were already there, and I saw many of them weeping for joy and for sorrow, too -- happy to see each other again and grieved that the occasion for their meeting was so sad. The latter had been going on for some time when Philip arrived from Egypt with a companion. [On the afternoon of August 14 ^th Catherine Emmerich said to the writer: Now I will tell of the death of the Blessed Virgin if only I am not disturbed by visits. She was told by the head of the Essenes on Mount Horeb that among her descendants would be friends of the Messiah. Jesus, becoming aware of His true identity, spent His time in the temple with the priests and teachers, amazing them with His wisdom. -- " That Mary, the Immaculate and ever Virgin Mother of God, at the end of the course of her life on earth, was taken up, body and soul, into the glory of heaven." https://www . The theory is made more credible by the fact that Jesus, while dying on the cross, commissioned the apostle John to care for Mary. It was a festival garment, worn in this way according to old Jewish custom. I saw that he set up a stone in that country on which he knelt and prayed, and that the marks of his knees were imprinted upon the stone. "According to the customs of her time and country, Mary, at her betrothal with Joseph, was between twelve and twelve and one-half years old. The Blessed Virgin's mother wore one, too. The holy man became a titular bishop in 1844 and died in 1849. On the cross itself the Figure of Our Lord was roughly outlined, the lines of the carving being rubbed with darker color so as to show the Figure plainly. It seemed to me as if I were following her here for the last time. What word does Luke use that hints at Mary's age range . She was radiant with longing; I could feel this longing, which was bearing her upwards -- ah, my heart was longing to ascend with hers to God! These stones were not always uncovered; there was a mat or cover fastened at one side which, when nobody was praying there, was pulled over the stone and held down on the other side with two pegs. Amazingly, a number of others in the house, including Myrtle's husband Karl & his aunt, were still alive, although trapped, and would survive. ET on EWTN: Holy Mass and Rosary on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 - The Feast of Saint Mark. At no time did the families permit the bride and groom to be alone before their wedding night, even though the couple was considered legally married. If she was then sixty-four years old (as AC says here), she was born in 20 B.C. Based on the context of the scriptures, it is likely that something like 25-30. Only those were summoned who were relations or acquaintances of the Holy Family. We don't know much about Mary's parents because Mary never lived in their home, and Elizabeth didn't accompany Mary to see them. Only a few women remained with the Blessed Virgin. the same dress as in Jesus. It was fastened round the waist by a girdle and fell from under her arms to the feet on each side of the brown undergarment. He was the young man of Naim who became a disciple and received the name of Martial in baptism. The writer, having done this and returned, said to her, Now tell', whereupon she answered, gazing before her with a fixed stare: Where am I, then? She had other sons who all became disciples. The niece of Anna the prophetess was there, and also Elizabeth's niece, the widow Mara. (John 3:1-36, John 20:16). There were now low smooth white stones with many sides -- I think eight -- with a little depression in the center of the surface. They had tools with them with which to enlarge the tomb, for it was here that the Blessed Virgin's body was to rest. The years given here probably include parts of years, since on p. 166 AC states clearly that Mary lived fourteen years and two months after the Ascension, or, as on p. 169 , thirteen years and two months. There may be a confusion here (unless other persons are intended): Joseph Barsabas Justus was the candidate proposed with Matthias in Acts 1.. 23; Joseph Barnabas, later the companion of St. Paul, first appears in Acts 4.. 36. The issue is obscured by AC's supposition that Ephesus must be several hours distant from the coast' (ib.). [194] Among the three others was one of the shepherd's sons (Eremenzear ), who accompanied Jesus on His long journeys after the raising of Lazarus. Peggy died on the morning of 30th September, one of her rescuers saying 'She had more pluck than any person I have ever known'. I think that this was done as a mark of respect for the holy body, as at the burial of Our Lord. The floor sank at the entrance, and then one saw the burial-place before one like a narrow altar with the rock-wall projecting over it. (SB)[194] Simeon Justus and Barnabas or Barsabas. Annette Marie Griffin is an award-winning author and speaker who has managed and directed childrens and youth programs for more than 20 years. The house was divided into two compartments by the hearth in the center of it. This garment covered only the back of the brown undergarment, leaving the bodice and whole front of the latter visible. It was as if she were only here in appearance, as if her spirit had already passed beyond and her whole being was far away. Assuming this is . for the birth of Christ, 30 A.D. for his death, and the marrying age of 13 years old for young Jewish women at the time. If the Ascension took place in A.D. 30, the date of the Assumption would be A.D. 43 or 44, which will fit with the subsequent martyrdom of James the Great under Herod (42-44). He recruited, loved, and cherished His disciples. 44 at the latest. The sides of this box were covered with carpets reaching down to the floor and were decorated with tassels and fringes. There was one man whom I saw more often than others going in and out of the house; I always took him to be John, but neither here nor in Jerusalem did he remain permanently near the Blessed Virgin. Luke 3:23 tells us, Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. This makes sense, given Jewish traditions prohibiting rabbinical teaching until age 30 (Numbers 4:3). When she came to that door behind the palace where she had met Jesus sinking under the weight of the Cross, she too sank to the ground in a swoon, overcome by agonizing memories, and her companions thought she was dying. Then they crossed the arms on the breast, wrapped the holy body in a great grave-cloth, and wound it round with a band fastened under one arm so that it looked like a child in swaddling clothes. I saw the Blessed Virgin being lifted up several times in the day to be given nourishment from the spoon. Opening it at one side, he drew from it a wrapping of material of fine wool, and out of this took a little folded cloth of white material. As she grew older, her face became ever paler and more transparent. Once I saw John come into the house, looking much older too, and very thin and haggard. There were always two praying at the head and foot of the holy body. Afterwards I entered into a vision of Christ's miracles and acts of healing near Jerusalem, and saw many of these healings again. I cannot clearly recollect whether there were holy bones in one of the boxes or elsewhere. As an adolescent, Mary said "yes" to a call from God with a purpose beyond what she ever could have . While this was being done the Apostles were reciting prayers as if in choir. I did, however, make my way there to pray, and again Our Lord came to strengthen and comfort me. Each of these stones rested on a base of the same stone whose thickness was hidden by the close turf and the beautiful flowers surrounding them. (SB), [186] Her tomb at Gethsemani is mentioned in the Greek legend (48). Mary.s couch, which was placed against the wall, was a box one and a half feet high and of the breadth and length of a narrow plank. 5. To reach the Station of the Holy Sepulcher one went over this hill and came to the stone in a hollow. Lights (I think both tapers and lamps) were burning on it. In the center of the wall was a niche in which had been placed a receptacle like a tabernacle, which could be opened and shut by pulling at a string to turn its door. Yesterday at midday I saw that there was already great grief and mourning in the Blessed Virgin's house. A woman was kneeling beside Mary's couch and every now and then held her upright. Mary responded with faithful obedience to God's plan, despite the personal . For this purpose they had taken away or arranged differently the movable wickerwork screens which divided it into sleeping compartments. Peter was lying against a wall. On their arrival at Jerusalem in the dusk of the evening, before they went into the city, I saw them visiting the Mount of Olives, Calvary, the Holy Sepulcher, and all the holy places outside Jerusalem. As he came in he girt up his long white ample garment in his girdle, then took off this girdle and put on another one, inscribed with letters, which he drew out from under his robe. Several, the Latin (3), the Greek (3), and Pseudo-Joseph of Arimathea (4), refer to her visit to the sepulcher. The Apostles already present, who were just going up to the altar, greeted him with grave solemnity, telling him in few words to go to the Blessed Virgin. There never was a saint who with some utterance or other did not declare the majesty, the dignity and the supremacy of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Afterwards I saw the Apostles and disciples once more standing round the Blessed Virgin's bed and praying. Mary may have been around 47 to 49 years old when Jesus died. The date at the heading of this section of AC's statement shows that she was speaking less than two months after this event, which therefore had a great topical interest. I saw all, the farthest as well as the nearest, being summoned by visions to come to the Blessed Virgin. Some of them had a pouch hanging from their girdles. time. However, we can assume that Mary was at least eighteen when she gave birth to Jesus. Below the girdle it was folded back to show the lining, which had red and yellow stripes running down and across it. While she was making the Stations, John, Peter, and Thaddeus were I think, already in her house. Therefore, Pixner concludes that Mary died around the time of the 'Council of Jerusalem', as this would have ensured all the apostles would have been in Jerusalem (Pixner, 404). They put on broad girdles which they carried with them, engraved with letters. I again noticed amongst them Anna the niece of the prophetess, and Mara, Elizabeth's niece, whom I had seen at the Stations of the Cross. The matter is also confused by the historical problems of the date of the birth of Christ and the date of the Crucifixion and Ascension, and cannot be decided with any certainty. As they came out they made affecting gestures of prayer or grief. It completely covered only the back, where it fell to the feet in a few long folds. The dogmatic decree of Nov. 1st, 1950, however, makes no pronouncement about the death of Our Lady. He was in India when he received the warning, but before that he had decided to go farther north to Tartary, and could not make up his mind to abandon this plan. At Easter, the Son of God took on the worlds sin and defeated the devil, death, and grave. It was told me that the pale stem of the cross was cypress, the brown arm cedar, and the other arm of yellow palm-wood, while the piece added at the top, with the title, was of smooth yellow olive-wood. From this he took out the Blessed Sacrament in the form of a small square white particle. The Blessed Virgin received the Blessed Sacrament. In short, Mary was said to be a virgin because of an accident of translation when "young woman" became "virgin". Thomas was of low stature and had red-brown hair. Luke 3:23 tells us, "Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry.". In the night I saw Peter and Andrew asleep on their journey in different places but not very far apart from each other. [August 10 ^th, 1821:] The time of the year when the Church celebrates the death of the Blessed Virgin is no doubt the correct one, only it does not fall every year on the same day. Rhoda's daughter Mara, who was present at Mary's death at Ephesus, was married and lived near Bethlehem. It might easily be supposed to be invented in view of John 20.. 24, but it might equally easily be supposed to be truly in character. But the angel assured her that the Holy Spirit would accomplish the miracle, and Mary humbly and joyfully agreed to the Holy mission. He was accompanied by a disciple. As Easter Sunday approaches and Christians everywhere remember Jesus journey to the cross, we cant help but wonder about those who stuck by His side till the bitter endespecially His earthly mother. [191] They had long staffs with crooks and knobs of different shapes in their hands which showed their rank. Then I saw the coffin lifted onto a bier and carried out of the house on the shoulders of Peter and John. Had His mother not been a widow at that time, Jesus gracious provision for her would have been unnecessary. 19K views, 788 likes, 658 loves, 4.4K comments, 240 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from EWTN: Starting at 8 a.m. During Mary and Josephs betrothal period, God sent the angel Gabriel to visit Mary and inform her that she was the chosen vessel to bring the Son of God into the world (Luke 1:26-38). On being asked, in the middle of a conversation on everyday matters, how old the Blessed Virgin was when she died, Catherine Emmerich suddenly . John and she went together to the oratory. Neither of them were in a town, but were taking their rest in public shelters such as are found by the roadside in these hot countries. A short time before the Blessed Virgin's death, as she felt the approach of her reunion with her God, her Son, and her Redeemer, she prayed that there might be fulfilled what Jesus had promised to her in the house of Lazarus at Bethany on the day before His Ascension. What is Easter? 2. In the center of this wall a deep channel, like the half of a chimney, carried the smoke up to escape by an opening in the roof. The fireplace was on the floor opposite the door; it was sunk into the ground beside a wall which rose in steps on each side of it up to the ceiling. She told John what was to be done with her body, and bade him divide her clothes between her maidservant and another poor girl from the neighborhood who sometimes came to help. The writer: You are going to tell of the death of the Blessed Virgin.' [August 11 ^th, 1821:] Today I saw a ninth Apostle, Simon, arrive. The men then went back into the front part of the house and prepared for the service, while the women who were present came up to the Blessed Virgin's couch, knelt down and received her blessing. They brought with them cloths, as well as spices to embalm the body after the Jewish fashion. Mara was not well off, for Rhoda had (like the rest of her family) left her children only a third of her property, the other two-thirds going to the Temple and the poor. Had the angel not also visited Joseph and assured him that Marys pregnancy was the act of the Holy Spirit, Joseph could have legally divorced Mary for infidelity or had her stoned to death for adultery (Leviticus 20:10). About this time he began to perform some remarkable miraculous cures. He had performed the act of consecration, had received the Body of the Lord, and had given Communion to the Apostles and disciples.
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