Illustrated bible History - Catholic Apologetics Information

CHAPTER LXVL
Watch ye, and pray thnt ye enter not into temptation.--Matt. S&,&.
H
AVING given I3is apostles thi~ great proof of 1116: love,
-His own body and blood, Jesus vouchsafecl to give
them also a new coinmandme~~t of love. " Littlc chiltIren,"
said Hc, yet a little ~vbilc 3 am uritli you. I gir~ you a
ncw commandment. TliaL you love one anolher, as I have
lo~wl you. By this shall all men kno~v that you arc hly disciples,
if you, have love one for mother."
2. Simon Peler said to Him: " Lord, whither goest
Thou? " Jesus answcred : " II'l~ithcr I go tlmu canst not
follow MC now, but thou sh:tlt follo~v Me aGc~.wtlrti~." Peter
snitl to Him : Why cannot 1 follow Thee now ? I ~vill lay
down my life Cur Thcc." Jesus atlsivered him : ri Wilt thou
lay tlown thy life for MC ? Amen, amen, I say unto thee,
thc cock shall not crow twico till Lhou deny MC thricc ! ''
3. Then tl~c Jlord adclrcsso~2 Peter : '' Siman, Sirnon, behold,
Satan hat11 cleaired to sift you us ~vlzant. Hut I 11~1~(
prayed for thee thnt thy fnit,ll fail nol ; and thou, I~eing once
corl\lertcd, confirm thy brcthren. All of you shnll bc? scanilaliaed
in Me this night. For it is written : ' 1 will s.trike
the sliephcrd, and the shccp uf the flock shall be dispci.ged."
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4. Jesus, sceing that they were sad at what He had snid,
consoIed them, saying : In My Pntlier',q housc thcrc arc!
many mansions; I go to prepare a place for you. I tt.ill
coIrle again izrld will take you to Myself, tlmL where I tun you
also rrlay be. And where I go yo11 know, and the wily you
Jinow." Hut Tholnss said to Hhn : " Lorcl, .nrc know not
whither Thou goest, and bow can we lc~low? tllc may ? ''
1 T)IYPERSED, scattered.