Chapters

THE HIDDEN LIFE
1. Introduction. 7
2. Joachim and Anne Make a Vow to the Lord. 8
3. Anne, Praying in the Temple, Has Her Wish Fulfilled. 11
4. With a Canticle, Anne Announces that She Is a Mother. 16
5. Birth of the Virgin Mary. 20
6. The Purification of Anne and the Offering of Mary. 33
7. The Son Has Put His Wisdom on His Mother's Lips. 37
8. Mary Is Presented in the Temple. 42
9. Death of Joachim and Anne. 48
10. Mary's Canticle Imploring the Coming of the Christ. 51
11. Mary Will Confide Her Vow to the Spouse God Will Give Her. 58
12. Joseph Is Appointed Husband of the Virgin. 61
13. Wedding of the Virgin and Joseph. 66
14. Joseph and Mary arrive in Nazareth. 73
15. Conclusion to the Pre-Gospel. 77
16. The Annunciation. 79
17. The Disobedience of Eve and the Obedience of Mary. 82
18. The Annunciation of Elizabeth's Pregnancy to Joseph. 90
19. Mary and Joseph Set Out for Jerusalem. 94
20. From Jerusalem to Zacharias' House. 96
21. Arrival at Zacharias' House. 99
22. Mary and Elizabeth Speak of their Children. 103
23. The Birth of the Baptist. 110
24. The Circumcision of the Baptist. 116
25. The Presentation of the Baptist in the Temple. 119
26. Mary of Nazareth Clarifies the Matter with Joseph. 126
27. The Census Edict. 129
28. The Journey to Bethlehem. 134
29. The Birth of Our Lord Jesus. 138
30. The Adoration of the Shepherds. 145
31. Zacharias' Visit. 155
32. Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. 160
33. Lullaby of the Virgin. 165
34. The Adoration of the Wise Men. 167
35. The Flight into Egypt. 179
36. The Holy Family in Egypt. 187
37. The First Working Lesson Given to Jesus. 194
38. Mary the Teacher of Jesus, Judas and James. 198
39. Preparations for Jesus' Coming of Age and Departure from Nazareth. 205
40. Jesus Examined in the Temple When He Is of Age. 208
41. The Dispute of Jesus with the Doctors in the Temple. 212
42. The Death of Saint Joseph. 222
43. Conclusion of the Private Life. 228

THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PUBLIC LIFE
44. Farewell to His Mother and Departure from Nazareth. 235
45. Jesus Is Baptised in the Jordan. 242
46. Jesus Is Tempted in the Desert by the Devil. 247
47. Jesus Meets John and James. 253
48. John and James Speak to Peter about the Messiah. 256
49. First Meeting of Peter and the Messiah. 260
50. Jesus at Bethsaida in Peter's House. He Meets Philip and Nathanael. 268
51. Judas Thaddeus at Bethsaida to Invite Jesus to the Wedding at Cana. 276
52. Jesus at the Wedding at Cana. 279
53. Jesus Drives the Merchants out of the Temple. 285
54. Jesus Meets Judas Iscariot and Thomas and Cures Simon the Zealot. 289
55. Thomas Becomes a Disciple. 295
56. Judas of Alphaeus, Thomas and Simon Are Accepted as Disciples at the Jordan. 300
57. Return to Nazareth after Passover with the Six Disciples. 305
58. Cure of a Blind Man at Capernaum. 308
59. The Demoniac of Capernaum cured in the Synagogue. 314
60. Cure of Simon Peter's Mother-in-law. 319
61. Jesus Preaches and Works Miracles in Peter's House. 324
62. Jesus Prays at Night. 329
63. The Leper Cured near Korazim. 332
64. The Paralytic Cured in Peter's House. 336
65. The Miraculous Draught of Fishes. 341
66. The Iscariot Finds Jesus at Gethsemane and is Accepted as a Disciple. 343
67. Jesus Works the Miracle of the Broken Blades at the Fish Gate. 346
68. Jesus Preaches in the Temple. Judas Iscariot Is with Him. 350
69. Jesus Teaches Judas Iscariot. 355
70. Jesus Meets John of Zebedee at Gethsemane. 360
71. Jesus with Judas Iscariot Meets Simon Zealot and John. 366
72. Jesus, John, Simon and Judas go to Bethlehem. 369
73. Jesus at Bethlehem in the Peasant's House and in the Grotto. 372
74. Jesus Goes to the Hotel in Bethlehem and Preaches from the Ruins of Anne's House. 381
75. Jesus and the Shepherds Elias, Levi and Joseph. 389
76. Jesus at Juttah with the Shepherd Isaac. 395
77. Jesus at Hebron. Zacharias' House. Aglae. 402
78. Jesus at Kerioth. Death of Old Saul. 409
79. Jesus on His Way Back Stops with the Shepherds near Hebron. 419
80. Jesus Returns to the Mountain Where He Fasted and to the Rock of Temptation. 424
81. At the Jordan Ford. Meeting with the Shepherds John, Matthias and Simeon. 433
82. Judas Iscariot Tells of how He Sold Aglae's Jewels to Diomedes. 438
83. Jesus Cries on account of Judas and Simon Zealot Comforts Him. 444
84. Jesus Meets Lazarus at Bethany. 449
85. Jesus Goes Back to Jerusalem, and Listens to Judas Iscariot in the Temple and then Goes to Gethsemane. 454
86. Jesus Speaks to the Soldier Alexander at the Fish Gate. 459
87. Jesus and Isaac near Doco. Departure towards Esdraelon. 463
88. Jesus with the Shepherd Jonah in the Plain of Esdraelon. 466
89. Return to Nazareth after Leaving Jonah. 471
90. The Next Day in the House in Nazareth. 477
91. Jesus' Lesson to His Disciples in the Olive-Grove. 481
92. Jesus' Lesson to His Disciples near His Home. 485
93. The Lesson to the Disciples in the Presence of the Most Holy Virgin in the Garden in Nazareth. 489
94. Cure of the Beauty of Korazim. Sermon in the Synagogue at Capernaum. 494
95. James of Alphaeus Is Received among the Disciples. Jesus Preaches near Matthew's Customs Bench. 500
96. Jesus Preaches to the Crowd at Bethsaida. 506
97. The Call of Matthew. 511
98. Jesus on the Lake of Tiberias. Lesson to His Disciples near the Same Town. 518
99. Jesus Looks for Jonathan in the House of Chuza at Tiberias. 526
100. Jesus in the House of His Uncle Alphaeus and then at His Own Home. 531
101. Jesus Questions His Mother about His Disciples. 540
102. Cure of Johanna of Chuza near Cana. 541
103. Jesus on Lebanon with the Shepherds Benjamin and Daniel. 548
104. Jesus in the Sea-Town Receives Letters Concerning Jonah. 553
105. Jesus Makes Peace with His Cousin Simon in the House of Mary of Alphaeus. 559
106. Jesus Is Driven Out of Nazareth and He Comforts His Mother. Reflections on Four Contemplations. 564
107. Jesus in the House of Johanna of Chuza with His Mother. 569
108. Jesus at the Vintage in the House of Anne. Miracle of a Paralytic Child. 571
109. Jesus at Doras' House. Death of Jonah. 577
110. Jesus in the House of Jacob near Lake Merom. 589
111. Return to the Jordan Ford near Jericho. 594
112. Jesus in the House of Lazarus. Martha Speaks of the Magdalene. 598
13. In Lazarus' House Again after the Tabernacles. Invitation of Joseph of Arimathea. 604
114. Jesus Meets Gamaliel at the Banquet of Joseph of Arimathea. 605
115. Cure of the Little Dying Boy. The Soldier Alexander. Intimation to Jesus. 613
116. Jesus Speaks to Nicodemus, at Night, at Gethsemane. 617
117. Jesus at Lazarus' House Before Going to the « Clear Water ». 626
118. Jesus at the « Clear Water ». Preliminaries for Life in Common with the Disciples. 630
119. Jesus at the « Clear Water »: « I Am the Lord Your God » 636
120. Jesus at the « Clear Water »: « You Shall Have No Gods in My Presence » 644
121. Jesus at the « Clear Water »: « You Shall Not Take My Name in Vain » 647
122. Jesus at the « Clear Water »: « Honour Your Father and Your Mother » 654
123. Jesus at the « Clear Water »: « You Shall Not Fornicate » 664
124. The « Veiled Woman » at the « Clear Water ». 671
125. Jesus at the « Clear Water »: « Observe Holy Days ». 676
126. Jesus at the « Clear Water »: « You Shall Not Kill ». Death of Doras. 680
127. Jesus at the « Clear Water »: « Do Not Put the Lord Your God to the Test ». The Three Disciples of the Baptist. 687
128. Jesus at the « Clear Water »: « You Shall Not Covet Your Neighbour's Wife ». 692
129. Jesus at the « Clear Water ». He Cures the Mad Roman and Speaks to the Romans. 697
130. Jesus at the « Clear Water »: « You Shall Not Bear False Witness ». 703
131. Jesus at the « Clear Water »: « You Shall Not Covet What Belongs to Your Neighbour » 709
132. Jesus at the « Clear Water ». Closure. 712
133. Jesus Leaves the « Clear Water » and Goes towards Bethany. 719
134. Cure of Jerusa, the Woman of Doco Afflicted with Cancer. 727
135. At Bethany in the House of Simon Zealot. 730
136. The Feast of Dedication in Lazarus' House with the Shepherds. 738
137. Return to the « Clear Water ». 748
138. A New Disciple. Departure for Galilee. 754
139. On the Mountains near Emmaus. 757
140. In the House of Cleopas, the Head of the Synagogue. 762