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The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.Anne Catherine EmmerichMEDITATION IV.The Chalice used at the Last Supper.74THE chalice which the Apostles brought from Veronica’s house was wonderful and mysterious inits appearance. It had been kept a long time in the Temple among other precious objects of greatantiquity, the use and origin of which had been forgotten. The same has been in some degree thecase in the Christian Church, where many consecrated jewels have been forgotten and fallen intodisuse with time. Ancient vases and jewels, buried beneath the Temple, had often been dug up,sold, or reset. Thus it was that, by God’s permission, this holy vessel, which none had ever beenable to melt down on account of its being made of some unknown material, and which had beenfound by the priests in the treasury of the Temple among other objects no longer made use of, hadbeen sold to some antiquaries. It was bought by Seraphia, was several times made use of by Jesusin the celebration of festivals, and, from the day of the Last Supper, became the exclusive propertyof the holy Christian community. This vessel was not always the same as when used by our Lordat his Last Supper, and perhaps it was upon that occasion that the various pieces which composedit were first put together. The great chalice stood upon a plate, out of which a species of tablet couldalso be drawn, and around it there were six little glasses. The great chalice contained another smallervase; above it there was a small plate, and then came a round cover. A spoon was inserted in thefoot of the chalice, and could be easily drawn out for use. All these different vessels were coveredwith fine linen, and, if I am not mistaken, were wrapped up in a case made of leather. The greatchalice was composed of the cup and of the foot, which last must have been joined on to it at a laterperiod, for it was of a different material. The cup was pear-shaped, massive, dark-coloured, andhighly polished, with gold ornaments, and two small handles by which it could be lifted. The footwas of virgin gold, elaborately worked, ornamented with a serpent and a small bunch of grapes,and enriched with precious stones.The chalice was left in the Church of Jerusalem, in the hands of St. James the Less; and I see thatit is still preserved in that town—it will reappear some day, in the same manner as before. OtherChurches took the little cups which surrounded it; one was taken to Antioch, and another to Ephesus.They belonged to the patriarchs, who drank some mysterious beverage out of them when theyreceived or gave a Benediction, as I have seen many times.The great chalice had formerly been in the possession of Abraham; Melchisedech brought it withhim from the land of Semiramis to the land of Canaan, when he was beginning to found somesettlements on the spot where Jerusalem was afterwards built; he made use of it then for offeringsacrifice, when he offered bread and wine in the presence of Abraham, and he left it in the possessionof that holy patriarch. This same chalice had also been preserved in Noah’s Ark.40
The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.Anne Catherine EmmerichMEDITATION V.Jesus goes up to Jerusalem.75IN the morning, while the Apostles were engaged at Jerusalem in preparing for the Pasch, Jesus,who had remained at Bethania, took an affecting leave of the holy women, of Lazarus, and of hisBlessed Mother, and gave them some final instructions. I saw our Lord conversing apart with hisMother, and he told her, among other things, that he had sent Peter, the apostle of faith, and John,the apostle of love, to prepare for the Pasch at Jerusalem. He said, in speaking of Magdalen, whosegrief was excessive, that her love was great, but still somewhat human, and that on this accounther sorrow made her beside herself. He spoke also of the schemes of the traitor Judas, and theBlessed Virgin prayed for him. Judas had again left Bethania to go to Jerusalem, under pretenceof paying some debts that were due. He spent his whole day in hurrying backwards and forwardsfrom one Pharisee to another, and making his final agreements with them He was shown the soldierswho had been engaged to seize the person of our Divine Saviour, and he so arranged his journeysto and fro as to be able to account for his absence. I beheld all his wicked schemes and all histhoughts. He was naturally active and obliging, but these good qualities were choked by avarice,ambition, and envy, which passions he made no effort to control. In our Lord’s absence he hadeven performed miracles and healed the sick.When our Lord announced to his Blessed Mother what was going to take place, she besought him,in the most touching terms, to let her die with him. But he exhorted her to show more calmness inher sorrow than the other women, told her that he should rise again, and named the very spot wherehe should appear to her. She did not weep much, but her grief was indescribable, and there wassomething almost awful in her look of deep recollection. Our Divine Lord returned thanks, as aloving Son, for all the love she had borne him, and pressed her to his heart. He also told her thathe would make the Last Supper with her, spiritually, and named the hour at which she would receivehis precious Body and Blood. Then once more he, in touching language, bade farewell to all, andgave them different instructions.About twelve o’clock in the day, Jesus and the nine Apostles went from Bethania up to Jerusalem,followed by seven disciples, who, with the exception of Nathaniel and Silas, came from Jerusalemand the neighbourhood. Among these were John, Mark, and the son of the poor widow who, theThursday previous, had offered her mite in the Temple, whilst Jesus was preaching there. Jesushad taken him into his company a few days before. The holy women set off later.76Jesus and his companions walked around Mount Olivet, about the valley of Josaphat, and even asfar as Mount Calvary. During the whole of this walk, be continued giving them instructions. Hetold the Apostles, among other things, that until then he had given them his bread and his wine, butthat this day he was going to give them his Body and Blood, his whole self-all that he had and allthat he was. The countenance of our Lord bore so touching an expression whilst he was speaking,that his whole soul seemed to breathe forth from his lips, and he appeared to be languishing with41
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