July 23 Saint Bridget of Sweden. Memorial 23 July formerly 8 October 1 The Revelations of Saint Birgitta 1.1 Prologue by Master Mathias 2 Prologue 3 Chapter 1 - On Christ's Good Deeds and the People's …More
July 23 Saint Bridget of Sweden.
Memorial
23 July formerly 8 October
1 The Revelations of Saint Birgitta
1.1 Prologue by Master Mathias
2 Prologue
3 Chapter 1 - On Christ's Good Deeds and the People's Ingratitude; Birgitta Must Love Him above All Else
4 Chapter 2 - On the Duties of the Bride
5 Chapter 3 - Birgitta Must Love and Fear God and Seek Guidance from Her Spiritual Director
5.1 EXPLANATION
6 Chapter 4 - Birgitta Must Learn to Discern between Good and Evil Spirits
7 Chapter 5 - About a Besieged Castle
8 Chapter 6 - On the Arming of Spiritual Knights
9 Chapter 7 - On Spiritual Clothing
10 Chapter 8 - Mary Teaches Birgitta a Prayer of Praise to God
11 Chapter 9 - On the Marriage of the Virgin's Parents, on Her Immaculate Conception, and Her Assumption into Heaven
12 Chapter 10 - On Mary's Childhood, the Annunciation, and Her Son's Birth and Passion
13 Chapter 11 - On Christ's Passion and How Birgitta Can Imitate Him
14 Chapter 12 - Birgitta's Guardian Angel Asks for Her to Be Beaten with a Rod
15 Chapter 13 - An Enemy of God Possessed by Three Demons
15.1 EXPLANATION
16 Chapter 14 - Advice on Prayer; on Three Groups of People Who Serve God for the Wrong Reasons
17 Chapter 15 - About a King with Two Treasuries
18 Chapter 16 - Dialogue between the Virgin and a Devil Concerning the Soul of a Sinful Woman
18.1 EXPLANATION
19 Chapter 17 - On a Proud and Greedy Person
19.1 EXPLANATION
20 Chapter 18 - Instructions about a "House" (i.e., a New Monastery)
21 Chapter 19 - On People's Ingratitude toward God
22 Chapter 20 - On the Chastity and Humility of the Bride
23 Chapter 21 - A Sorcerer Is Compared to an Ugly Frog
24 Chapter 22 - Reassurance for Birgitta about Her Concerns
25 Chapter 23 - The Moral Attributes of a Man of Great Repute Are Graphically Described; St. Lawrence Explains the Vision
25.1 EXPLANATION
26 Chapter 24 - A Plea for Mercy for the "Daughter" and "Bride"
27 Chapter 25 - Why Christ Tolerates the Wicked
28 Chapter 26 - Spiritual Marriage Is Compared to Human marriages
29 Chapter 27 - Mary Describes a Dance; and Her Suffering at Witnessing the Passion of Her Son
30 Chapter 28 - God Is Angry with a Man in Judgment
30.1 EXPLANATION
31 Chapter 29 - About Two Ladies, Pride and the Virgin Mary
32 Chapter 30 - On Three Instruments of the Passion; Birgitta Must Have Three Things in Her Heart
33 Chapter 31 - John the Baptist Praises the Beauty and Virtues of Mary
34 Chapter 32 - About Three Demoniacs, Two Never Cured, and the Third Released through Birgitta's Intercession
34.1 EXPLANATION
35 Chapter 33 - Criticism of the Worldly Wise; Birgitta Should Be Like a Cheese in a Mold
36 Chapter 34 - The Devil Envies Birgitta's Spiritual Gifts
37 Chapter 35 - Mary Identifies with Her Son's Pain at His Passion
38 Chapter 36 - Birgitta's Guardian Angel Asks for Mercy for Her, Which Is Granted
39 Chapter 37 - Mary Describes the Will of Those Who Crucified Her Son
40 Chapter 38 - Birgitta Is Like a Sheep; People Are Lukewarm in Their Love of God
41 Chapter 39 - Advice to People with a Weak Faith
42 Chapter 40 - About a Wife Dressed Like a Lady and Her Husband Like a Servant
43 Chapter 41 - A Judgment Scene for Five Categories of People, Including the Pope
44 Chapter 42 - The Virgin Mary Tells of Her Virtues
45 Chapter 43 - On Planting a Date-Palm; and on a Ruptured Womb
46 Chapter 44 - The Heedless Are Like Bumblebees
47 Chapter 45 - Various Groups in Dialogue with Christ Witness God's Power and Glory
48 Chapter 46 - Christ Complains about Men's Disrespect
49 Chapter 47 - The Law Is Like Clothing; Christ Is Like Bread; Present-day Priests Are Admonished
50 Chapter 48 - The Same Priests Are Compared to Idolaters
51 Chapter 49 - The Same Priests Are Inhospitable to Christ
52 Chapter 50 - Mary Intercedes with Christ on Behalf of Those in Purgatory and on Earth
53 Chapter 51 - Mary Is Like a Tall Flower That Exceeds Five Mountains That Symbolize the Prophets
54 Chapter 52 - Birgitta Is to Take Revelations to the Archbishop and the Pope
55 Chapter 53 - The Virgin Is Like the Staff, the Manna, and the Tablets of the Ark of the Old Law; Birgitta Is Given Advice on Disseminating Her Revelations
56 Chapter 54 - An Angel Describes Two Spirits and Teaches Birgitta to Distinguish Good and Evil Thoughts; the Virgin Describes the Cities of Heaven and Hell
57 Chapter 55 - Parable about Judges, Defenders, and Laborers in a Town Founded by a Lord
58 Chapter 56 - Application of the Previous Parable to Priests, Knights, and Commoners, and Warning Them of Punishments to Follow
59 Chapter 57 - Christ Complains about Evil Christians, Whom He Will Abandon in Favor of Devout Heathens
60 Chapter 58 - The Virgin Is Sweet; Christ's Passion Is Bitter, Especially for Those Who Follow Their Own Will
61 Chapter 59 - Parable about a Savaged Sheep and a Negligent Shepherd
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Memorial
23 July formerly 8 October
1 The Revelations of Saint Birgitta
1.1 Prologue by Master Mathias
2 Prologue
3 Chapter 1 - On Christ's Good Deeds and the People's Ingratitude; Birgitta Must Love Him above All Else
4 Chapter 2 - On the Duties of the Bride
5 Chapter 3 - Birgitta Must Love and Fear God and Seek Guidance from Her Spiritual Director
5.1 EXPLANATION
6 Chapter 4 - Birgitta Must Learn to Discern between Good and Evil Spirits
7 Chapter 5 - About a Besieged Castle
8 Chapter 6 - On the Arming of Spiritual Knights
9 Chapter 7 - On Spiritual Clothing
10 Chapter 8 - Mary Teaches Birgitta a Prayer of Praise to God
11 Chapter 9 - On the Marriage of the Virgin's Parents, on Her Immaculate Conception, and Her Assumption into Heaven
12 Chapter 10 - On Mary's Childhood, the Annunciation, and Her Son's Birth and Passion
13 Chapter 11 - On Christ's Passion and How Birgitta Can Imitate Him
14 Chapter 12 - Birgitta's Guardian Angel Asks for Her to Be Beaten with a Rod
15 Chapter 13 - An Enemy of God Possessed by Three Demons
15.1 EXPLANATION
16 Chapter 14 - Advice on Prayer; on Three Groups of People Who Serve God for the Wrong Reasons
17 Chapter 15 - About a King with Two Treasuries
18 Chapter 16 - Dialogue between the Virgin and a Devil Concerning the Soul of a Sinful Woman
18.1 EXPLANATION
19 Chapter 17 - On a Proud and Greedy Person
19.1 EXPLANATION
20 Chapter 18 - Instructions about a "House" (i.e., a New Monastery)
21 Chapter 19 - On People's Ingratitude toward God
22 Chapter 20 - On the Chastity and Humility of the Bride
23 Chapter 21 - A Sorcerer Is Compared to an Ugly Frog
24 Chapter 22 - Reassurance for Birgitta about Her Concerns
25 Chapter 23 - The Moral Attributes of a Man of Great Repute Are Graphically Described; St. Lawrence Explains the Vision
25.1 EXPLANATION
26 Chapter 24 - A Plea for Mercy for the "Daughter" and "Bride"
27 Chapter 25 - Why Christ Tolerates the Wicked
28 Chapter 26 - Spiritual Marriage Is Compared to Human marriages
29 Chapter 27 - Mary Describes a Dance; and Her Suffering at Witnessing the Passion of Her Son
30 Chapter 28 - God Is Angry with a Man in Judgment
30.1 EXPLANATION
31 Chapter 29 - About Two Ladies, Pride and the Virgin Mary
32 Chapter 30 - On Three Instruments of the Passion; Birgitta Must Have Three Things in Her Heart
33 Chapter 31 - John the Baptist Praises the Beauty and Virtues of Mary
34 Chapter 32 - About Three Demoniacs, Two Never Cured, and the Third Released through Birgitta's Intercession
34.1 EXPLANATION
35 Chapter 33 - Criticism of the Worldly Wise; Birgitta Should Be Like a Cheese in a Mold
36 Chapter 34 - The Devil Envies Birgitta's Spiritual Gifts
37 Chapter 35 - Mary Identifies with Her Son's Pain at His Passion
38 Chapter 36 - Birgitta's Guardian Angel Asks for Mercy for Her, Which Is Granted
39 Chapter 37 - Mary Describes the Will of Those Who Crucified Her Son
40 Chapter 38 - Birgitta Is Like a Sheep; People Are Lukewarm in Their Love of God
41 Chapter 39 - Advice to People with a Weak Faith
42 Chapter 40 - About a Wife Dressed Like a Lady and Her Husband Like a Servant
43 Chapter 41 - A Judgment Scene for Five Categories of People, Including the Pope
44 Chapter 42 - The Virgin Mary Tells of Her Virtues
45 Chapter 43 - On Planting a Date-Palm; and on a Ruptured Womb
46 Chapter 44 - The Heedless Are Like Bumblebees
47 Chapter 45 - Various Groups in Dialogue with Christ Witness God's Power and Glory
48 Chapter 46 - Christ Complains about Men's Disrespect
49 Chapter 47 - The Law Is Like Clothing; Christ Is Like Bread; Present-day Priests Are Admonished
50 Chapter 48 - The Same Priests Are Compared to Idolaters
51 Chapter 49 - The Same Priests Are Inhospitable to Christ
52 Chapter 50 - Mary Intercedes with Christ on Behalf of Those in Purgatory and on Earth
53 Chapter 51 - Mary Is Like a Tall Flower That Exceeds Five Mountains That Symbolize the Prophets
54 Chapter 52 - Birgitta Is to Take Revelations to the Archbishop and the Pope
55 Chapter 53 - The Virgin Is Like the Staff, the Manna, and the Tablets of the Ark of the Old Law; Birgitta Is Given Advice on Disseminating Her Revelations
56 Chapter 54 - An Angel Describes Two Spirits and Teaches Birgitta to Distinguish Good and Evil Thoughts; the Virgin Describes the Cities of Heaven and Hell
57 Chapter 55 - Parable about Judges, Defenders, and Laborers in a Town Founded by a Lord
58 Chapter 56 - Application of the Previous Parable to Priests, Knights, and Commoners, and Warning Them of Punishments to Follow
59 Chapter 57 - Christ Complains about Evil Christians, Whom He Will Abandon in Favor of Devout Heathens
60 Chapter 58 - The Virgin Is Sweet; Christ's Passion Is Bitter, Especially for Those Who Follow Their Own Will
61 Chapter 59 - Parable about a Savaged Sheep and a Negligent Shepherd
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