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The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.Anne Catherine Emmerich178179character of priests of the Most High, they were transformed into priests of Satan, for no one couldlook upon their wicked countenances without beholding there, portrayed in vivid colours, the evilpassions with which their souls were filled—deceit, infernal cunning, and a raging anxiety to carryout that most tremendous of crimes, the death of their Lord and Saviour, the only Son of God. Nextfollowed the false witnesses, his perfidious accusers, surrounded by the vociferating populace; andlast of all—himself—her Son—Jesus, the Son of God, the Son of Man, loaded with chains, scarcelyable to support himself, but pitilessly dragged on by his infernal enemies, receiving blows fromsome, buffets from others, and from the whole assembled rabble curses, abuse, and the mostscurrilous language. He would have been perfectly unrecognisable even to her maternal eyes,stripped as he was of all save a torn remnant of his garment, had she not instantly marked thecontrast between his behaviour and that of his vile tormentors. He alone in the midst of persecutionand suffering looked calm and resigned, and far from returning blow for blow, never raised hishands but in acts of supplication to his Eternal Father for the pardon of his enemies. As heapproached, she was unable to restrain herself any longer, but exclaimed in thrilling accents: ‘Alas!is that my Son? Ah, yes! I see that it is my beloved Son. O, Jesus, my Jesus!’ When the processionwas almost opposite, Jesus looked upon her with an expression of the greatest love and compassion;this look was too much for the heartbroken mother: she became for the moment totally unconscious,and John and Magdalen endeavoured to carry her home, but she quickly roused herself, andaccompanied the beloved disciple to Pilate’s palace.The inhabitants of the town of Ophel were all gathered together in an open space to meet Jesus,but far from administering comfort, they added a fresh ingredient to his cup of sorrow; they inflictedupon him that sharp pang which must ever be felt by those who see their friends abandon them inthe hour of adversity. Jesus had done much for the inhabitants of Ophel, but no sooner >did theysee him reduced to such a state of misery and degradation, than their faith was shaken; they couldno longer believe him to be a king, a prophet, the Messiah, and the Son of God. The Phariseesjeered and made game of them, on account of the admiration they had formerly expressed for Jesus.‘Look at your king now,’ they exclaimed; ‘do homage to him; have you no congratulations to offerhim now that he is about to be crowned, and seated on his throne? All his boasted miracles are atan end; the High Priest has put an end to his tricks and witchcraft.’Notwithstanding the remembrance which these poor people had of the miracles and wonderfulcures which had been performed under their very eyes by Jesus; notwithstanding the great benefitshe had bestowed upon them their faith was shaken by beholding him thus derided and pointed outas an object of contempt by the High Priest and the members of the Sanhedrim, who were regardedin Jerusalem with the greatest veneration. Some went away doubting, while others remained andendeavoured to join the rabble, but they wore prevented by the guards, who had been sent by thePharisees, to prevent riots and confusion.CHAPTER XVI.102
The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.Anne Catherine EmmerichDescription of Pilate’s Palace and the adjacent Buildings.180181THE palace of the Roman Governor, Pilate, was built on the north-west side of the mountain onwhich the Temple stood, and to reach it persons were obliged to ascend a flight of marble steps. Itoverlooked a large square surrounded by a colonnade, under which the merchants sat to sell theirvarious commodities. A parapet, and an entrance at the north, south, east, and west sides alonebroke the uniformity of this part of the market-place, which was called the forum, and built onhigher ground than the adjacent streets, which sloped down from it. The palace of Pilate was notquite close, but separated by a large court, the entrance to which at the eastern side was through ahigh arch facing a street leading to the door called the ‘Probatica,’ on the road to the Mount ofOlives. The southern entrance was through another arch, which leads to Sion, in the neighbourhoodof the fortress of Acre. From the top of the marble steps of Pilate’s palace, a person could see acrossthe court as far as the forum, at the entrance of which a few columns and stone seats were placed.It was at these seats that the Jewish priests stopped, in order not to defile themselves by enteringthe tribunal of Pilate, a line traced on the pavement of the court indicating the precise boundarybeyond which they could not pass without incurring defilement. There was a large parapet near thewestern entrance, supported by the sides of Pilate’s Prætorium, which formed a species of porchbetween it and the square. That part of Pilate’s palace which he made use of when acting in thecapacity of judge, was called the Prætorium. A number of columns surrounded the parapet of whichwe have just spoken, and in the centre was an uncovered portion, containing an underground part,where the two thieves condemned to be crucified with our Lord were confined, and this part wasfilled with Roman soldiers. The pillar upon which our Lord was scourged was placed on the forumitself, not far from this parapet and the colonnade. There were many other columns in this place;those nearest to the palace were made use of for the infliction of various corporal punishments, andthe others served as posts to which were fastened the beasts brought for sale. Upon the forum itself,opposite this building, was a platform filled with seats made of stone; and from this platform, whichwas called Gabbatha, Pilate was accustomed to pronounce sentence on great criminals. The marblestaircase ascended by per sons going to the governors palace led likewise to an uncovered terrace,and it was from this terrace that Pilate gave audience to the priests and Pharisees, when they broughtforward their accusations against Jesus. They all stood before him in the forum, and refused toadvance further than the stone seats before mentioned. A person speaking in a loud tone of voicefrom the terrace could be easily heard by those in the forum.Behind Pilate’s palace there were many other terraces, and likewise gardens, and a country house.The gardens were between the palace of the governor and the dwelling of his wife, Claudia Procles.A large moat separated these buildings from the mountain on which the Temple stood, and on thisside might be seen the houses inhabited by those who served in the Temple. The palace of Herodthe elder was placed on the eastern side of Pilate’s palace; and it was in its inner court that numbersof the Innocents were massacred. At present the appearance of these two buildings is a little altered,as their entrances are changed. Four of the principal streets commenced at this part of the town,and ran in a southerly direction, three leading to the forum and Pilate’s palace, and the fourth tothe gate through which persons passed on their way to Bethsur. The beautiful house which belongedto Lazarus, and likewise that of Martha, were in a prominent part of this street.103
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