Christus

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CHRISTUS:

First Mystery (The Nativity)

Augustus Caesar, Emperor.

The Spirit of Empire shows Caesar,

while sleeping, the might of Rome..

which reigns over Hellenic beauty,

which reigns over

the markets of Alexandria,

which dominates far off Judea.

The map of Estrabon.

Hail, Rome, capital of the world!

Caesar orders the "Nomenclatur"

to take a census.

The messengers of the Imperial Will

carry the decree through the provinces.

To Nazareth!

The humble abode of Joseph

and Mary of Nazareth.

Obeying the edict.

Towards Bethlehem, the city of David.

The weary Virgin falls down on

the threshhold of the manger.

Christmas!

A new dawn arises in the world.

A sign for the shepherds.

The appearance of the Star.

"And light shines in the darkness"

The Star leads the Magi into the desert.

The carovan of King Balthasar.

The shepherds at the manger.

The carovan of King Melchior.

The carovan of King Gaspar.

The carovans of the Kings of

the East in the Assyrian desert.

And the powerful of the earth

with their innumerable followers

follow the path of the bright star.

The House of the King of the Poor.

"The Nativity"

Towards Gerusalem.

On the banks of the Dead Sea.

The Wisemen before Herod.

"Where is this King of the Jews?"

King Herod dismisses the Wisemen

who are on their way to Bethlehem.

He tells them, "Go and

find out about this child."

From Gerusalem, the Kings proceed

towards the manger in Bethlehem.

The adoration of the Magi and shepherds.

The offering of treasure.

The ghosts of the Herod's victims,

decaptitated on account of his ambition;

they mock the tyrant.

Herod versus the Star of the East.

King Herod orders the deaths of all

first born males of the house of David.

The Wisemen return to their

countries through a different route.

"The Slaugter of the Innocents."

The Angel of the Lord appeared

to Jospeh in a dream and said to him,

"Wake up, take the child and his

mother and fly to Egypt."

"The Flight to Egypt"

Abbandoning their mare in Galilee,

they cross on camel

the craggy desert of Arabia.

The Holy Family among

the shepherds of the oasis.

The Pyramids of ancient kings

watch pass "the Baby Jesus".

And the mysterious Sphinxes of Karnak

watch over the repose of the Virgin.

The youth of Jesus.

Divine grace accompanies him on the

return from Egypt to Galilee and Nazareth.

Joseph and Mary bring

their child to Jerusalem.

The courtyard of tapestries

in the palace of Solomon.

Jesus among the Doctors.

The shadow of the cross.

He opened his arms and on the

curtain appeared the shadow of a cross.

Slowly, her face turned white.

THE MEDITATIONS:
The Two Civilizations

Jesus approaches the great Sphynx.

The prayer at the granite temple

and the vestibules of Khephren.

A new idea among the ruins

of the ancient religions.

In the temple consacrated to

Amun, Mont and Kons.

Sewing everywhere the word of truth

among the nomads of the desert.

The alabaster Sphynx of Memphis.

In that lonely place,

the sick would visit "Him".

At the feet of the Sphynx, he cured

an Egyptian princess sick with fever.

THE TEMPTATIONS:

Jesus is lead into the desert

to be tempted by the devil.

The demon shows Jesus all the kingdoms

of the Earth and its glories;

Jesus responds, "Get behind me, Satan".

The baptism of Jesus on

the banks of Jordan.

"He's my beloved son."

The guilty woman.

"Let he who is without sin,

cast the first stone."

Jesus raises the tablets

of the Old Testament.

Jesus chases the Pharisees

from the temple.

"Mary Magdalene"

At the fountain, amidst the flowers,

she heard a voice from afar.

Mary Magdalene by the Pharisees.

"You have been forgiven much,

because you have loved much."

Jesus walks on water.

On Mount Tabor

The Transfiguartion (after Raphael Sanzio)

The resurrection of Lazarus.

"Lazarus, rise and walk forth!"

The Good Shepherd.

"Suffer the children

to come unto me."

Jesus enters Jerusalem.

Hosanna, blessed is he who comes

in the name of the Lord, King of Israel!

The cruel hatred of Judas.

"And from that time on, they sought

any opportunity to betray him."

Passover. The Last Supper.

The table set by the angels.

The Last Supper

of Leonardo Da Vinci.

"Eat this, this is my body."

"This is my blood."

In the Sanhedrin,

the leaders and priests

ask the high priest, Ananais,

for Jesus' death.

Ananais, the blind high priest,

stumbles after the shadow of Jesus,

as he heads towards Gethsemane.

Judas Iscariot at the Sanhedrin.

Judas said, "He who I'll

kiss, will be Jesus.."

And they paid him out 30 pieces

of silver:
a slave's price.

In a devilish hallucination, the pieces

of silver turn to drops of blood.

In the Garden of Gethsemane

"Be watchful and pray.."

A gang from the Sanhedrin,

led by Judas Iscariot.

"Sad is my soul unto death.."

"Good Father, take away

from me this cross.."

"Could you not watch one hour with me?"

His sweat became like drops of blood.

An angel appeared from heaven,

comforting him.

"Thy will be done."

He who betrayed him said,

"I greet you, Master."

And in the hands of the

Just One, the sword broke.

The Passion. Jesus is brought

before the High Priest, Caiphas.

The false testimony.

The high priest asked, "Are you

the Christ, the Son of God?"

And Jesus answered him,

"You said it."

Mocking hommage in the courtyard

of the House of Maccabees.

And they dressed him in a cloak

of scarlet and crowned him with thorns.

Peter denies Jesus for the first time.

Peter denies Jesus for the second time.

Peter denies Jesus for the third time.

"Hail, King of the Jews"

And Peter saw the pupils of

the Just One and wept bitterly.

Jesus before Herod Antipas,

Herodias and Salome.

The demand for miracles

from a patient God.

"Turn water into wine;

Have my sceptre grow flowers.."

Jesus is brought before

Marcus Pontius Pilate.

And Pilate's wife said to him, "Don't

do anything against this just man."

There was in prison,

a murderer named Barabbas.

"Whom shall I set free,

Jesus or Barabbas?"

The triumph of Barabbas

and the condemnation of Jesus.

The Flagellation.

Judas returns to the Sanhedrin,

the blood money.

Judas goes towards a death in despair.

"Here is a man.."

"Crucify him! Crucify him!"

In the eternal darkness, where there is

weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Jesus falls under the cross.

And they compelled a certain Simon

of Cyrene to carry the cross for him.

The two Marys on

the Way of Sorrows.

The Martyrdom of the Just One

and the celebration for he who

was imprisoned for murder.

And it was the third hour,

and they crucified him.

"Lord, Lord, why hast

thou forsaken me.."

The tears of the Virgin.

"It is finished."

And there was darkness.

The Deposition.

The Sorrowful Mother

(after Michelangelo's Piet)

Towards the Holy Tomb.

The Sepulchre.

The body sprinkled with oils,

was wrapped in a shroud.

The Roman guards at the tomb.

The shadow over the tomb.

The night guard.

The Sorrowful Vigil.

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