The Life Of Jesus Christ And Biblical Revelations From The Visions Of The Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich 1774-1824, Volume 2 of 4

The Life of Jesus Christ and Biblical Revelations: From the Visions of Venerable Anne Catherine Emmerich #2

by Anne Catherine Emmerich, Carl E. Schmöger (Editor)

Life of Jesus Christ And Biblical Revelations. One of the most extraordinary books ever published. These four volumes record the visions of the famous 19th-century Catholic mystic, Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich, a nun who was privileged to behold innumerable events of biblical times, going back all the way to the creation of the world. She witnessed the fall of the Angels, the sin of Adam, Noe and the Flood, the lives of St. John the Baptist, St. Anne, St. Joseph, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and St. Mary Magdalen. Also includes the birth, life, public ministry, Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, as well as the founding of His Church. Besides describing persons, places, events and traditions in intimate detail, Anne Catherine Emmerich also sets forth the mystical significance of these visible realities.

Genres: Catholic, Religion

481 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich was a Roman Catholic Augustinian nun, stigmatic, mystic, visionary and ecstatic.

The daughter of a peasant couple, Anne Catherine Emmerich worked as a seamstress and servant before entering an Augustinian convent in 1802 at age 28. Frail and pious, she became known for her ecstasies, visions of the supernatural and "conversations" with Jesus.

After she became bedridden in 1813 she developed the stigmata -- bleeding wounds corresponding to those of the crucified Christ. A church investigation pronounced the wounds genuine. Ill for many years until her death at age 49, she offered up her suffering for the souls in purgatory. She was beatified on October 3, 2004 by Pope John Paul II.

Anna Katharina Emmerick

Reviews

[Christine Calabrese · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing! A gift to us all! I can imagine the hard work in translating and getting this all down.

[Sara J. (kefuwa) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I do not know why it takes me a long time to go through these volumes. But it is a wholly edifying read. Going through it I find myself profoundly and inexplicably touched by the life of our Lord Jesus, his ministry, kindness, benevolence. The right-ness of everything about Him. From Volume Two the lesson that stood out for me was that there is a time for everything... and that timing is wholly God's own. "We cannot scandalise the weak." - how even that is taken into account! In this life we must tread carefully, bravely, courageously and with full faith and trust in God. May the Lord bless us and keep us always. Onwards to Volume 3...

[Louise · Rating 2 out of 5]

Each of the four volumes contains a surprising level of visual detail on points such as clothing, everyday objects and geography. I think, however, that even an ardent believer would admit that the repetitive details in this volume make it a tad tedious much of the time.  

There are no shortage of miracle cures, with improbable numbers of sick people in every village and hamlet on Jesus' route. However, there are extremely few teachings or parables of Jesus that don't come directly out of the Gospels, which is a pity on whatever level you choose to read these books.