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CHAPTER II.
THE GLORIOUS MARTYRDOM OF SAINT JAMES; THE MOST
BLESSED MARY ASSISTS HIM AND BEARS HIS SOUL TO
HEAVEN ;
HIS BODY IS BROUGHT TO SPAIN ; THE IM
PRISONMENT OF SAINT PETER AND HIS LIBERATION
FROM PRISON; THE MYSTERIES CONNECTED WITH
THESE EVENTS.
392. Our great apostle saint James came to Jerusalem
at a time when that whole city was very much incensed
against the disciples and followers of Christ our Lord.
This new fury the demons had secretly roused by stirring
up the zeal of the Jews for the old Law and their jealousy
against the new evangelical Law. The immediate cause
of these movements was the preaching of saint Paul, who,
although he remained not more than fifteen days in Jeru
salem, nevertheless in that short time, by the divine
power, had converted many and excited the wonder and
admiration of all the people. Although the unbelieving
Jews felt relieved somewhat by the news of his having
left Jerusalem, yet they were again thrown into conster
nation by the speedy arrival of saint James, who showed
no less zeal and heavenly wisdom in proclaiming the
name of Christ our Redeemer. Lucifer, who was not ig
norant of his coming, availed himself of it as a new means
of exciting the spleen and rousing the wrath of the highpriests,
priests and scribes. Saint James began to preach
most fervently the name of the Crucified, his mysterious
Death and Resurrection. In the first few days he con
verted to the faith some of the Jews, among whom were
especially Hermogenes and Philetus, both of them ma
gicians and sorcerers, who had a pact with the devil. Her
mogenes was deeply versed in magic and Philetus was
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