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GRM 109.15 · Volume 2

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

«Peace in Heaven to the man of goodwill! He is dead. We shall bury him in our poor sepulchre. He deserves to await the resurrection of the dead near My just father» says Jesus.

Detail

Jonas, one of the shepherds from the Nativity, dies in the house in Nazareth, near Jesus and Mary. As he draws his last breath, Christ speaks these words:

GRM 110

The Gospel as revealed to me

Detail

Jesus is near Lake Meron. Peter thinks they'll never get to Jerusalem in time, having healed a wounded man and created joy in a family, but Jesus reassures him and tells him never to put love before acts of piety. Peter has been touched by the act of Publius Quintilianus and Jesus asks him if he would be interested in the Romans. Just afterwards, the rain falls and they take refuge with Jacob of Meron, who is very poor and full of worries. But he welcomes the apostolic group and Jesus blesses him for his mercy. He then speaks of God's will, which is his food.