praise God with a loud voice, for all the mighty works they had seen, saying: Blessed be the King who cometh in the name of the Lord, peace in heaven, and glory on high! And some of the Pharisees, from among the multitude, said to Him: 'Master, rebuke Thy disciples.' To whom He said: 'I say to you that if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.' And when He drew near, seeing the city, He wept over it, saying: 'If thou also hadst known, and that in this thy day, the things that are to thy peace; but now they are hidden from thy eyes. For the days shall come upon thee: and thy enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and straiten thee on every side, and beat thee flat to the ground, and thy children who are in thee and they shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone: because thou hast not known the time of thy visitation.' And when He was come into Jerusalem, the whole city was moved, saying: 'Who is this?' And the people said: This is Jesus the prophet, from Nazareth of Galilee.'

And the chief priests and scribes, seeing the wonderful things that He did, and the children crying in the Temple, and saying: 'Hosanna to the Son of David!' were moved with indignation, and said to Him: 'Hearest Thou what these say?' And Jesus said to them: 'Yea, have you never read: "Out of the mouth of infants and of sucklings Thou hast perfected praise"?

§ 26. Jesus goes away at night to Bethany, and returns in the morning. Events and discourses of the second and third days.

And leaving them, He went out of the city into Bethania, and remained there. And in the morning, returning into the city, He was hungry. And seeing a certain fig-tree by the way-side, He came to it, and found nothing on it but leaves only; and He saith to it: May no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever.' And immediately the fig-tree withered away. (Matt. xxi.)

And they came to Jerusalem. And when He was entered into the Temple, He began to cast out them that sold and bought in the Temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the chairs of them that sold doves. And He suffered not that any man should carry a vessel through the Temple and He taught, saying to them: Is it not written, "My house shall be called the house of prayer to all nations”? But you have made it a den of thieves.' Which when the chief priests and the scribes had heard, they sought how they might destroy Him. For they feared Him, because the whole multitude was in admiration at His doctrine. And when evening was come, He went forth out of the city. And when they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig-tree dried up from the roots. And Peter remembering, said to Him: 'Rabbi, behold the fig-tree, which Thou didst curse, is withered away.' And Jesus answering, saith to them: 'Iave the faith of God. Amen, I say to you, that whosoever shall say to this mountain, "Be thou removed and be cast into the sea," and shall not stagger in his heart, but believe that whatsoever he saith shall be done, it shall be done unto him.'

And they come again to Jerusalem; and when He was walking in the Temple, the chief priests and the scribes, with the ancients, met together, and spoke to Him, saying: 'Tell us, by what authority dost Thou these things? or, Who is He that hath given Thee this authority? And Jesus answering, said to them: 'I will also ask you one thing. Answer me: The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? But they thought within themselves, saying: 'If we shall say from heaven, He will say: Why then did you not believe him? But if we say, of men, the whole people will stone us; for they are persuaded that John is a prophet.' And they answered, that they knew not whence it was. And Jesus said to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.' (Mark xi.; Luke xx.)

§ 27. Discourses and Parables of Jesus in the Temple. And He began to speak to them in parables.

PARABLE SHOWING THE COMING REJECTION OF THE JEWS.

A certain man planted a vineyard and made a hedge about it, and dug a place for the wine fat, and built a tower, and

let it to husbandmen, and went into a far country.

And at the season he sent to the hus

bandmen a servant to receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.

But they having laid hands on him, beat him, and sent him away empty.

And again he sent to them another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and used him reproachfully.

And again he sent another, and him they killed and many others, of whom some they beat, and others they killed.

Therefore having yet one son, most dear to him, he also sent him unto them

last of all, saying: They will reverence my son.

But the husbandmen said one to another: This is the heir; come let us kill him; and the inheritance shall be

ours.

And laying hold on him, they killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those husbandmen; and will give the vineyard to others who shall render him the fruits thereof in due season.

Jesus saith to them: 'Have you never read in the Scriptures, "The stone which the builders-rejected, the same is become the Head of the corner. By the Lord this has been done; and it is wonderful in our eyes"? Therefore I say to you, that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and shall be given to a nation yielding the fruits thereof. And whosoever shall fall on this stone, shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder.' And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard His parables, they knew that He spoke of them. And seeking to lay hands on Him, they feared the multitudes: because they held Him as a prophet. And leaving Him, they went their way. And Jesus continued to speak to the people in parables.

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THE PARABLE OF THE KING'S MARRIAGE FEAST FOR HIS SON. The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king, who made a marriage for his son.. And he sent his servants, to call them that were invited to the marriage; and they would not come. Again he sent other servants, saying: 'Tell them that were invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my beeves and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come ye to the marriage.' But they neglected and went their ways, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise. And the rest laid hands on his servants, and having treated them contumeliously, put them to death. But when the king had heard of it, he was angry, and sending his armies, he destroyed those murderers and burned their city. Then he said to his servants: 'The marriage

indeed is ready, but they that were invited were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as you shall find, bid to the marriage.' And his servants, going forth into the ways, gathered together all that they found, both bad and good: and the marriage was filled with guests. And the king went in to see the guests: and he saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment. And he saith to him: 'Friend, how camest thou in hither not having on a wedding garment?' But he was silent. Then the king said to the waiters: 'Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the exterior darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen.' (Matt. xxii.)

And Jesus sitting over against the treasury, beheld how the people cast money into the treasury, and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing. And calling His disciples together, He saith to them: 'Amen, I say to you, this poor widow hath cast in more than all they who have cast into the treasury. For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want cast in all she had, even her whole living.'

And as He was going out of the Temple, one of His disciples saith to Him: Master, behold what manner of stones and what buildings are here.' And Jesus answering, said to him: Seest thou all these great buildings? There shall not be left a stone upon a stone, that shall not be thrown down.' (Mark xiii.)

JESUS PRAISES THE WIDOW'S GIFT TO THE TREASURY OF THE TEMPLE.

§ 28. Events of the fourth day (Wednesday). The chief priests and Pharisees hold a council to apprehend Him. Judas bargains with. the high-priests to betray Him. The disciples prepare the Pasch. Then were gathered together the chief priests and ancients of the people into the court of the high-priest, who was called Caiphas; and they consulted together, that by subtlety they might apprehend Jesus, and put Him to death. But they said: 'Not on the festival day, lest perhaps there should be a tumult among the people.'

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Then went one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, to the chief priests. And said to them: What will you give me, and I will deliver Him unto you? But they appointed him thirty pieces of silver. And from thenceforth he sought opportunity to betray Him.

Now on the first day of the unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the pasch, the disciples say to Him: 'Whither wilt Thou that we go, and prepare for Thee to eat the pasch? And He sendeth two of His disciples, and saith to them: Go ye into the city; and there shall meet

you a man carrying a pitcher of water; follow him; and whithersoever he shall go in, say to the master of the house, "The Master saith, where is My refectory, where I may eat the pasch with My disciples?" And

JUDAS BARGAINS TO BETRAY HIM FOR THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER.

he will show you a large dining-room furnished; go and there prepare for us.' And His disciples went their way, and came into the city; and they found as He had told them, and they prepared the pasch.

§ 29. Events of the fifth day (Thursday). The Paschal Supper, according to the Law of Moses, being ended, Jesus institutes the unbloody Sacrifice of the new Law, to take the place of the bloody sacrifices of the old Law, and gives to His Church the Sacrament of the most Holy Eucharist.

And when evening was come, He cometh with the twelve. And when they were at table and eating, Jesus saith: 'With desire I have desired to eat this pasch with you, before I suffer. For I say to you, that from this time I will not eat it, till it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.' And having taken the chalice, He gave thanks, and said: 'Take and divide it among you. For I say to you, that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine till the kingdom of God come.'

And while they were at supper Jesus took bread and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to His disciples, and said: 'Take, and eat. THIS IS