HOLY weeke.
THE PASSION according to S. Marke in these two chapters, is the Ghospel at Masse vpon
Tuesday in the Holy weeke.
Iudas by occasion of Marie Magdalens ointment, doth fel him to the Councel of the Iewes. 12.
After the Paschal lambe he giueth them the bread of life (Io. 6.) in a mystical Sacrifice or
separation of his bodie and bloud. 27. and that night, is after his prayer, 43. taken of the Iewes
men, Iudas being their Captaine: is forsaken of the other eleuen for feare: 53. is falsely accused,
and impiously condemned of the Iewes Councel: 65. and shamefully abused of them: 66. and thrise denied of
Peter: Al euen as the Scriptures and himself had often foretold.
1.
⋮
TENEBRE
wenesday.
*
Mat. 26,1.
Luke 2,1.
AND the Pasche was, and the Azymes after two daies: and the cheefe Priests and the
Scribes sought how they might be some wile lay hands on him, and kil him.
2. But they said: Not on the festiual day, lest there might be a tumult of the people.
3. And
*
Mat. 26,6.
Iohn 12,3.
when he was at Bethania in the house of Simon the Leper, and sate at meate, there
came a woman hauing an alabaster boxe of ointment, of pretious spike-narde; and breaking the
alabaster-boxe, she powred it out vpon his head.
4. But there were certaine that had indignation within them selues, and said: Whereto
is
This wast.
Cost religiously bestowed vpon Christ & his Church.
Religious offices done to Christ for signification, deuotion, or honour sake, both
then in his life, and now in the Holy Sacrament, be of some (vnder pretence of
better bestowing such things vpon the poore) condemned vniustly.
this wast of the ointment made?
5. For this ointment might haue been sold for more then three hundred pence, and giuen
to the poore. And they murmured against her.
6. But Iᴇꜱᴠꜱ said:
Let her alone.
Christ answereth for the deuout woman, and for defence of her fact, as we must
answer against the ignorant and il men, when they blame good men for giuing their
goods to the Church.
Let her alone, who doe you molest her? she hath wrought a good worke
vpon me.
7. For the poore you haue alwaies with you; and when you wil, you may doe them good;
but
✟
We haue not Christ here needing our almes, as when he conuersed vpon the earth.
See Mat. 26,11.
me you haue not alwaies.
8. That which she had, she hath done; she hath preuented to anoint my body to the burial.
9. Amen I say to you, wheresoeuer this Ghospel shal be preached in the whole world, that
also which she hath done, shal be told for a memorie of her.
10. And
*
Mat. 26,17.
Luke 22,7.
Iudas Iscariote one of the Twelue went his way to the cheefe Priests, for to
betray him to them.
11. Who hearing were glad; and they promised him that they would giue him money. And
he sought how he might betray him conueniently.
12.
*
MAVNDI
Thursday.
And
*
Mat. 26,17.
Luke 22,7.
the first day of the Azymes when they sacrificed the Pasche, the Disciples
say to him: Whither wilt thou that we goe, and prepare for thee to eate the Pasche?
13. And he sendeth two of his Disciples, and saith to them: Goe ye into the citie; and
there shal meet you a man carying a pitcher of water, folow him;
14. and whithersoeuer he entreth, say to the Maister of the house, that the Maister
saith, where is my refectorie, where I may eate the Pasche with my Disciples?
15. And he wil shew you a great chamber, adorned; and there prepare for vs.
16. And his Disciples went their waies, and came into the citie; and they found as he
had told them, and they prepared the Pasche.
17. And
*
Iohn 13,2.
when euen was come, he commeth with the Twelue.
18. And when they were sitting at the table and eating, Iᴇꜱᴠꜱ said: Amen I say to you,
that one of you shal betray me, he that eateth with me.
19. But they began to be sad, and to say to him seuerally, Is it I?
20. Who said to them: One of the Twelue, he that dippeth with me his hand in the dish.
21. And the Sonne of man in deed goeth,
*
Psa. 40,10.
as it is written of him, but woe to that man by
whom the Sonne of man shal be betrayed. It were good for him, if that man had not been borne.
22. And
*
Mat. 26,26.
Luke 21,19.
1. Corinth. 11,24.
whiles they were eating, Iᴇꜱᴠꜱ tooke
Bread.
The real presence by Consecration.
This is bread before the Sacramental wordes, but the Consecration once
done, of bread is made the flesh of Christ. Ambros. li. 4 c. 4 de
Sacramentis.
bread: and blessing brake, and gaue to them,
and said: Take, ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴍʏ
My bodie, My bloud.
Faith necessarie in the B. Sacrament.
Whosoever beleeueth it not to be true that is said, he falleth from grace
and saluation. Epiph. in Ancorato. Let vs euer giue credit to God, &
neuer resist him, though the thing that he saith seeme neuer so absurd in
our imagination, or farre passe al our sense and vnderstanding. For his words
can not beguile vs, but our sense may easely be deceaued. Seing therfore
that he said, This is my body, let vs neuer doubt of the matter.
Chrysost ho. 83. in Mat. sub finem.
ʙᴏᴅʏ.
23. ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ
Chalice.
Very bloud vnder the forme of wine.
Wine and water is put into the Chalice, but is made bloud by Consecration of
the heauenly Word: though to auoid the lothsomnesse which would be in the
sight of bloud, thou receauest that which hath the likenes and resemblance
thereof. Ambr. ibidem.
chalice, giuing thankes he gaue to them. And they
✟
Al dranke, to wit, al the twelue; for more were not present. Whereby is
euident that the words in S. Mat. (26, 27) Drinke ye al of this,
were spoken to al the Apostles only, which here are said that they al
did drinke. And so it is no general commandement to al men.
al dranke of it.
24. And he said to them: Tʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴍʏ ʙʟᴏᴠᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴡ Tᴇꜱᴛᴀᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜᴀʟ ʙᴇ
ꜱʜᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴀɴʏ.
25. Amen I say to you, that now I wil not drinke of the fruit
✟
See Annot. in Mat. c. 26,29.
of the vine vntil that
day when I shal drinke it new in the Kingdom of God.
26. And an hymne being said, they went forth into Mount-oliuet.
27.
⋮
THVRSDAY
night.
And Iᴇꜱᴠꜱ saith to them: You shal al be scandalized in me in this night; for it
is written,
*
Zac. 13,7.
I wil strike the Pastour, & the sheepe shal be dispersed.
28. But after that I shal be risen againe, I wil goe before you into Galilee.
29. And Peter said to him: Although al shal be scandalized, yet not I.
30. And Iᴇꜱᴠꜱ saith to him: Amen I say to thee, that thou this day in this night,
before the cock crow twise, shal thrise deny me.
31. But he spake more vehemently: Although I should die together with thee, I wil not
denie thee. And in like manner also said they al.
32. And they come into a farme-place called Gethsemani. And he saith to his Disciples:
Sit you here, vntil I pray.
33. And he taketh Peter and Iames and Iohn with him; and he began to feare and to be
heauy.
34. And he saith to them: My soul is sorowful euen vnto death; stay here, and watch.
35. And when he was gone forward at litle, he fel flat vpon the ground; and he prayed
that if it might be, the houre might passe from him;
36. and he said: Abba, Father, al things are possible to thee, transferre this chalice
from me, but not that which I wil, but that which thou.
37. And he commeth, and findeth them sleeping. And he saith to Peter: Simon, sleepest
thou? could thou not watch one houre?
38. Watch ye, and pray that you enter not into tentation. The spirit in deed is prompt,
but the flesh infirme.
39. And going away againe, he prayed, saying the self same word.
40. And returning, againe he found them asleep (for their eyes were heauy) and they
wist not what they should answer him.
41. And he commeth the third time, and saith to them: Sleep ye now, and take rest. It
sufficeth: the houre is come; behold the Sonne of man shal be betrayed into the hands of sinners.
42. Arise, let vs goe. Behold, he that shal betray me, is at hand.
43.
*
Mat. 26,47.
Luke 22,47.
Iohn 18,3.
And as he was yet speaking, commeth Iudas Iscariote one of the Twelue, and with him
a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the cheefe Priests and the Scribes and the Ancients.
44. And the betrayer of him had giuen them a signe, saying: Whomsoeuer I shal kisse,
it is he, lay hold on him, and lead him warily.
45. And when he was come, immediatly going to him, he saith: Rabbi, and he kissed him.
46. But they laid hands vpon him, and held him.
47. And one certaine man of the standers about drawing out a sword, smote the seruant of
the cheefe Priest, and cut of his eare.
48. And Iᴇꜱᴠꜱ answering, said to them: As to a theefe you come out with swords and
clubs to apprehend me?
49. I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you did not lay hands on me. But,
that the Scriptures may be fulfilled.
50. Then his Disciples leauing him, al fled.
51. And a certaine yong man folowed him clothed with sindon vpon the bare; and they
tooke him.
52. But he casting off the sindon, fled from them naked.
53. And they brought Iᴇꜱᴠꜱ to the cheefe Priest; and al the Priests and the Scribes
and the Ancients assembled together.
54. And Peter folowed him a farre off euen in vnto the court of the high Priest; and
he sate with the seruants at the fire, and warmed himself.
55. And the cheefe Priests and al the Councel sought testimonie against Iᴇꜱᴠꜱ, that
they might put him to death, neither found they.
56. For many spake false witnes against him; and the testimonies were not conuenient.
57. And certaine rising vp, bare false witnes against him, saying:
58. That we heard him say,
*
Iohn 2,19.
I wil dissolue this temple made with hand, and in three
daies wil I build an other not made with hand.
59. And their testimonie was not conuenient.
60. And the high Priest rising vp into the middes, asked Iᴇꜱᴠꜱ, saying: Answerest thou
nothing to these things that are obiected to thee of these?
61. But he held his peace and answered nothing. Againe the high Priest asked him, and
said to him: Art thou Christ the Sonne of the Blessed God?
62. And Iᴇꜱᴠꜱ saith to him: I am. And you shal see the
*
Dan. 7,13.
Sonne of man sitting on the
right hand of power, and comming with the clouds of Heauen.
63. And the high Priest renting his garments, saith: What need we witnesses any further?
64. You haue heard blasphemie. How thinke you? Who al
✟
Here we may see that they, were worthily reprobated and forsaken, according
to our Saviours prediction by the parable (Mar. 12) The kingdom of God shal
be taken from you &c.
condemned him to be guilty of death.
65. And certaine began to spit vpon him, and to couer his face, and to beat him with
buffets, and to say vnto him, Prophecie; and the seruants gaue him blowes.
66. And when Peter was in the court beneath, there commeth one of the
✟
He feareth not afterward Rome the Lady of the world, that in the house of
Caiphas was afraid of the high Priestes wench. Leo in Natiu. Pet. & Pau.
ser. 1.
woman-seruants
of the high Priest.
67. And when she had seen Peter warming him self, beholding him she saith: And thou
wast with Iᴇꜱᴠꜱ of Nazareth.
68. But he denied, saying: Neither know I, neither wot I what thou saiest. And he
went forth before the court; and the cock crew.
69. And againe a wench seeing him, began to say to the standers about, That this
fellow is of them.
70. But he denied againe. And after a while againe they that stood by, said to Peter:
Verily thou art of them; for thou art also a Galilæan.
71. But
He began to curse.
Peter.
In this one Apostle Peter, the first and cheefe in the order of Apostles, in whom
the Church was figured, both sortes were to be signified, to wit, the strong and
the weake, because without both the Church is not. Aug. ser. 13 de verb. Do.
Againe, Our Sauiour would shew by the example of the cheefe Apostle, that no man
ought to presume of him self, when neither S. Peter could auoid the danger of
mutability. Aug. tract. 66 in Euang. Jo. Leo Ser. 9. de Pass. Do.
he began to curse and to sweare, That I know not this man whom you speake of.
And immediatly the cock crew againe. And Peter remembred the word that Iᴇꜱᴠꜱ had said vnto him:
Before the cock crow twise, thou shalt thrise deny me. And he began to weep.