Download The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ From the Visions of Anne Catherine Emmerich Anne Catherine Emmerich Abbe De Cazales 9780895552105 Books

Product details Paperback 382 pages Publisher TAN Books; Reprint edition (July 1, 2004) Language English ISBN-10 0895552108

The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ From the Visions of Anne Catherine Emmerich Anne Catherine Emmerich Abbe De Cazales 9780895552105 Books Reviews

• I believe that this is a must read for those who want to really become more aware of how much Jesus loves us and how much He suffered to show that love. This was the source of information for the movie "Passion of the Christ" and the movie was based on the visions given to Sister Ann Catherine Emerich by God throughout her life. I just started reading it for the second time.
• This is the most in-depth, spiritual, and heart-wrenching book I've ever read pertaining to Jesus Christ's mission and final hours upon the earth. Oh...the horrendous suffering the Saviour endured...we have no idea! The unconditional Love and compassion He expressed as He covered our sins...just melts your heart and numbs your mind. I look forward to reading it again, that I might recommit myself to being a truer disciple of His.
  Altho I'm not a member of the Catholic Church, I do believe the visions expressed here by Anne are true. While reading the latter part of the book it became apparent to me that Mel Gibson had also been familiar with it, prior to making his exquisite movie, "The Passion of The Christ." That this was his interpretation of "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ." I highly recommend this book to everyone.
• Fast delivery, item as promised! Must read for anyone wanting to feel as tho you are there with Anne Catherine when she had her visions. Her details help you to see what she saw. This book was my lenten meditation this year. I keep going back and rereading tdifferent chapters. I love how she puts every event into its own chapter so very easy to find what you're looking for!
• This is the first book of the many written by Blessed Sr. Emmerich that I have read, and its "realness" is quite shocking. This amazing mystic's descriptions of "seeing" the Scourging, the Crowning with Thorns, the Carrying of the Cross, the nailing of Christ to the cross, and His death - all are so heart breaking and, yes, quite shockingly immediate. It's as though you are - really - there, in Jerusalem, watching every step of the Crucifixion of Christ. This book has stayed with me as no other book that I have ever read. It must have been so also with Mel Gibson, as he used it as the basis of his movie, "The Passion of the Christ." If you ever read it, you will never forget it.
• The visions of Sister Emmerich, as transcribed by a local priest in the early 1800's, are deeply moving. I became interested in reading the "Dolorous Passion" when I heard that Mel Gibson had used it as a source for "The Passion". Some observations about the book and the film
  
  The book actually contains far more graphic violence than the film. The brutal treatment of Our Lord's final hours is related in excruciating detail. If anything, Gibson sanitized the story somewhat by skipping over some of the action and not dwelling as much as Emmerich on the attitudes of the bloodthirsty throng.
  I could find no anti-Semitism in the book. If Emmerich sees anyone as being responsible for Jesus' death, it is Satan himself. Time and time again she describes how Satan takes full possession of the angry mob and Roman soldiers as their blood lust reaches full crescendo.
  In the film, Pilate (I thought) is portrayed as a somewhat noble character with a deeply troubled conscience. In the book, he is depicted as pathetically weak, duplicitous and cowardly, content to sacrifice innocent blood just to keep himself out of trouble.
  The timeless quality of Our Lord's sacrifice comes across powerfully in the book. In Gesthemani, Sister Emmerich tells us how all of our sins-past, present, and future-appear before Him, as he takes them all upon Himself for our salvation. With all the meticulous detail of the twelve hours, it is easy to forget that for God, past, present and future are all one our sins today hurt Him just as much as those committed by those who clamored for his crucifixion. That is a tough concept to get across in a film, and maybe a reason for the charges of anti-Semitism brought against it. On this topic and others, I think the book can help to clarify the message of the movie.
• Fantastic book ! Brings one into the Jerusalem of Herod, Annas, Caiphas,, Pontius Pilate et al, and of all the Passion scenes, as if you were a fly
  on the wall and lays bare all the characters involved and their motivations at the time. A Superhuman treatise ! If you pick up and read this book
  with an open mind, your life will never be the same.