dreaming sweetly. She looked as though she had but just been placed in
the coffin, nor did her body exhale any corpse-like smell. It is good
to keep the secret of the king, says Jesus the son of Sirach; but it is
also good to reveal to the world the greatness of the mercy of God.'

We have been told that a stone has been placed over her grave. We
lay upon it these pages; may they contribute to immortalise the memory
of a person who has relieved so many pains of soul and body, and that
of the spot where her mortal remains lie awaiting the Day of
Resurrection.


TO THE READER

Whoever compares the following meditations with the short history of
the Last Supper given in the Gospel will discover some slight
differences between them. An explanation should be given of this,
although it can never be sufficiently impressed upon the reader that
these writings have no pretensions whatever to add an iota to Sacred
Scripture as interpreted by the Church.

Sister Emmerich saw the events of the Last Supper take place in the
following order:-- The Paschal Lamb was immolated and prepared in the
supper-room; our Lord held a discourse on that occasion--the guests were
dressed as travellers, and ate, standing, the lamb and other food
prescribed by the law--the cup of wine was twice presented to our Lord,
but he did not drink of it the second time; distributing it to his
Apostles with these words: I shall drink no more of the fruit of the
vine, etc. Then they sat down; Jesus spoke of the traitor; Peter feared
lest it should be himself; Judas received from our Lord the piece of