But he exhorted her to show more calmness in her sorrow than
the other women, told her that he should rise again, and named the very
spot where he should appear to her. She did not weep much, but her
grief was indescribable, and there was something almost awful in her
look of deep recollection. Our Divine Lord returned thanks, as a loving
Son, for all the love she had borne him, and pressed her to his heart.
He also told her that he would make the Last Supper with her,
spiritually, and named the hour at which she would receive his precious
Body and Blood. Then once more he, in touching language, bade farewell
to all, and gave them different instructions.

About twelve o'clock in the day, Jesus and the nine Apostles went from
Bethania up to Jerusalem, followed by seven disciples, who, with the
exception of Nathaniel and Silas, came from Jerusalem and the
neighbourhood. Among these were John, Mark, and the son of the poor
widow who, the Thursday previous, had offered her mite in the Temple,
whilst Jesus was preaching there. Jesus had taken him into his company
a few days before. The holy women set off later.

Jesus and his companions walked around Mount Olivet, about the
valley of Josaphat, and even as far as Mount Calvary. During the whole
of this walk, he continued giving them instructions. He told the
Apostles, among other things, that until then he had given them his
bread and his wine, but that this day he was going to give them his
Body and Blood, his whole self--all that he had and all that he was. The
countenance of our Lord bore so touching an expression whilst he was
speaking, that his whole soul seemed to breathe forth from his lips,
and he appeared to be languishing with love and desire for the moment
when he should give himself to man. His disciples did not understand
him, but thought that he was speaking of the Paschal Lamb. No words can
give an adequate idea of the love and resignation which were expressed
in these last discourses of our Lord at Bethania, and on his way to
Jerusalem.

The seven disciples who had followed our Lord to Jerusalem did not
go there in his company, but carried the ceremonial habits for the
Pasch to the supper-room, and then returned to the house of Mary, the
mother of Mark. When Peter and John came to the supper-room with the
chalice, all the ceremonial habits were already in the vestibule,
whither they had been brought by his disciples and some companions.
They had also hung