the immolation of the lamb to be eaten by Jesus and his Apostles; it
took place in the vestibule of the supper-room. The Apostles and
disciples were present, singing the 118th Psalm. Jesus spoke of a new
period then beginning, and said that the sacrifice of Moses and the
figure of the Paschal Lamb were about to receive their accomplishment,
but that on this very account, the lamb was to be immolated in the same
manner as formerly in Egypt, and that they were really about to go
forth from the house of bondage.

The vessels and necessary instruments were prepared, and then the
attendants brought a beautiful little lamb, decorated with a crown,
which was sent to the Blessed Virgin in the room where she had remained
with the other holy women. The lamb was fastened with its back against
a board by a cord around its body, and reminded me of Jesus tied to the
pillar and scourged. The son of Simeon held the lamb's head; Jesus made a
slight incision in its neck with the point of a knife, which he then
gave to the son of Simeon, that he might complete killing it. Jesus
appeared to inflict the wound with a feeling of repugnance, and he was
quick in his movements, although his countenance was grave, and his
manner such as to inspire respect. The blood flowed into a basin, and
the attendants brought a branch of hyssop, which Jesus dipped in it.
Then he went to the door of the room, stained the sideposts and the
lock with blood, and placed the branch which had been dipped in blood
above the door. He then spoke to the disciples, and told them, among
other things, that the exterminating angel would pass by, that they
would adore in that room without fear or anxiety, when he, the true
Paschal Lamb, should have been immolated--that a new epoch and a new
sacrifice were about to begin, which would last to the end of the world.

They then went to the other side of the room, near the hearth where