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include links to five parts of the book as serialised in Lent 2004 and include each day's Gospel reading according to
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The Medallion of the Apostolate of the New Evangelization
The Passion
Reflections that Jesus makes on the mystery of His suffering and the value it has on the Redemption.
Cochabamba — Bolivia
Spanish Editions: 1996 and 1998
English 1st Edition - November 1999
Today's Gospel
Matthew 26:14-25
14 Then one of the Twelve— the one called Judas Iscariot— went to the chief priests
15 and asked, What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you? So they counted out for him thirty silver
coins.
16 From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.
17 On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, Where do you want us to
make preparations for you to eat the Passover?
18 He replied, Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, 'The Teacher says: My appointed time is near. I am going
to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house.'
19 So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.
20 When evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the Twelve.
21 And while they were eating, he said, I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me.
22 They were very sad and began to say to him one after the other, Surely not I, Lord?
23 Jesus replied, The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me.
24 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be
better for him if he had not been born.
25 Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, Surely not I, Rabbi? Jesus answered, Yes, it is you.
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The Passion: Jesus Is Taken to Prison
Extract 11
Jesus
Let us go on with this painful story, which you will manage to take to as many people as you can. I will enlighten you
in the way in which it should be done.
When the soldiers took Me prisoner, Peter was half hidden in one of the patios amid the crowd. Our looks crossed; his
eyes were disoriented, it was only for a fraction of a second and yet, I told him so much!… I saw him cry bitterly for
his sin and with My Heart I told him: “The enemy has tried to possess you but I do not abandon you. I know that your
heart has not denied Me. Be ready for the battle of the new day, for the renewed battles against spiritual darkness and
ready yourself to take the good news. Goodbye, Peter."
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The Passion: Jesus Is Taken before Herod
Extract 12
Jesus
Pilate ordered that they take Me to the presence of Herod… He was a poor corrupt man who only searched for pleasure,
allowing him to be driven to disorderly passions. He was glad to see Me come before his tribunal because he hoped to
amuse himself with My words and miracles.
Consider, My children, the repulsion that I felt in the presence of the most repulsive of men, whose words, questions,
and affected gestures covered Me with confusion. Pure and virginal souls, come to surround and defend your Spouse.
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The Passion: Jesus Is Taken Again before Pilate
Extract 13
Jesus
I allowed them to treat Me as a mad man and they covered Me with a white tunic as a sign of their ridicule and their
making fun of Me. Later, in the middle of furious mocking shouts, they took Me again before Pilate.
Watch how this bewildered and very confused man does not know what to do with Me. And to quiet the fury of the mob, he
commands that they have Me scourged.
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The Passion: The Scourging of Jesus
Extract 14
Jesus
Look at Me, My dear ones. Letting Myself be led with the meekness of a lamb to the terrible torture of the scourging.
On My Body, already covered with blows and overwhelmed with fatigue, the executioners cruelly discharge terrible lashes
with braided rope, with rods. I am punished with so much violence that that there was no part of Me which was not prey
to the most terrible pain. The blows and the kicks caused immeasurable wounds… The rods tore away pieces of My skin and
flesh. Blood oozed from all My members. Time after time I fell because of the pain caused by the blows to My manliness.
My Body was in such a state that I resembled a monster more than a man. The features of My face had lost their shape; it
was all swollen.
The thought of so many souls, who later were going to be inspired to follow My footsteps, consumed Me with Love.
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The Passion: Jesus Is Sentenced to Death
Extract 15
Jesus
At dawn Caiaphas ordered them to take Me to Pilate so that he might pronounce the sentence of death. Pilate questioned
Me, hoping to find a reason to condemn Me, but at the same time his conscience tormented him and he felt great fear at
the injustice that he was going to commit. Finally he found a way to ignore Me and had Me taken to Herod.
In Pilate are faithfully represented the souls who feel the movement of grace and at the same time their own passion,
who are dominated by human respect and blinded by self love, and who allow the grace to pass for fear of being mocked.
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EDITOR’S NOTES: Katya. Rivas, has received an official imprimatur from the Catholic Church for several books she says she was
instructed to write by Jesus Christ, Mary and various Angels. Scoop’s extract, above, comes from Rivas’s book “The
Passion”. Readers can sign up to recieve daily extracts from Katya Rivas's writings by email at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dailykatya/
In 1999 Katya Rivas was the subject of a top-rating documentary show hosted by Mike Willessee (see Scoop TV review - Jesus Christ Tells FOXNews He Wants To Hug World and Scoop Images ). More recently Rivas says she was instructed by Jesus to have her books translated and published on the internet with
the intention of having the books distributed to as wide an audience as possible. Several of the books can now be read
online at http://www.greatcrusade.org/, and more are coming soon. In August 2002 Rivas visited Wellington New Zealand and met with Scoop Editor Alastair
Thompson. See… Scoop Feature: Jesus's Secretary Visits Wellington
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