Memorial of the Abundance of the Divine Sweetness
Memorial of the Abundance of the Divine Sweetness
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Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 9780879071387
Number of Pages: 440
Published: 24/09/2022
Width: 14 cm
Height: 21.6 cm
Gertrud the Great (1256–1302) entered the monastery of Helfta in eastern Germany as a child oblate. At the age of twenty-five she underwent a conversion that led to a series of visionary experiences, some of which she recorded in Latin “with her own hand,” in what became Book Two of The Herald of God’s Loving-Kindness, the standard version of her revelations. The other four books were written down by a close confidant of the saint, now often known as "Sister N."
Recently a different version of Gertrud's revelations has been discovered, in an early fourteenth-century manuscript held at the University of Leipzig, Germany, much older than the known manuscripts of The Herald. The Memorial of the Abundance of the Divine Sweetness is shorter than The Herald, and while the two versions have some text in common (notably most of The Herald's Book Two), the new manuscript also contains some completely new material, which sometimes modifies and sometimes complements what readers already know of the saint.
Contents
Abbreviations xiii
Introduction xv
Prologue: I Will Lead Her into the Wilderness 1
The Memorial of the Abundance of the Divine Sweetness
Preface 33
Chapter One 37
Chapter Two 39
Chapter Three 41
Chapter Four 44
Chapter Five 45
Chapter Six 48
Chapter Seven 52
Chapter Eight 53
Chapter Nine 55
Chapter Ten 57
Chapter Eleven 59
Chapter Twelve 60
Chapter Thirteen 61
Chapter Fourteen 62
Chapter Fifteen 63
Chapter Sixteen 65
Chapter Seventeen 66
Chapter Eighteen 67
Chapter Nineteen 68
Chapter Twenty 70
Chapter Twenty-One 71
Chapter Twenty-Two 73
Chapter Twenty-Three 74
Chapter Twenty-Four 75
Chapter Twenty-Five 76
Chapter Twenty-Six 77
Chapter Twenty-Seven 78
Chapter Twenty-Eight 80
Chapter Twenty-Nine 81
Chapter Thirty 82
Chapter Thirty-One 84
Chapter Thirty-Two 86
Chapter Thirty-Three 88
Chapter Thirty-Four 89
Chapter Thirty-Five 91
Chapter Thirty-Six 92
Chapter Thirty-Seven 94
Chapter Thirty-Eight 95
Chapter Thirty-Nine 97
Chapter Forty 98
Chapter Forty-One 99
Chapter Forty-Two 101
Chapter Forty-Three 103
Chapter Forty-Four 104
Chapter Forty-Five 105
Chapter Forty-Six 107
Chapter Forty-Seven 109
Chapter Forty-Eight 111
Chapter Forty-Nine 114
Chapter Fifty 116
Chapter Fifty-One 117
Chapter Fifty-Two 119
Chapter Fifty-Three 120
Chapter Fifty-Four 121
Chapter Fifty-Five 123
Chapter Fifty-Six 125
Chapter Fifty-Seven 127
Chapter Fifty-Eight 129
Chapter Fifty-Nine 133
Chapter Sixty 134
Chapter Sixty-One 136
Chapter Sixty-Two 137
Chapter Sixty-Three 140
Chapter Sixty-Four 141
Chapter Sixty-Five 143
Chapter Sixty-Six 146
Chapter Sixty-Seven 147
Chapter Sixty-Eight 148
Chapter Sixty-Nine 149
Chapter Seventy 151
Chapter Seventy-One 153
Chapter Seventy-Two 154
Chapter Seventy-Three 155
Chapter Seventy-Four 156
Chapter Seventy-Five 158
Chapter Seventy-Six 160
Chapter Seventy-Seven 162
Chapter Seventy-Eight 164
Chapter Seventy-Nine 166
Chapter Eighty 168
Chapter Eighty-One 169
Chapter Eighty-Two 170
Chapter Eighty-Three 171
Chapter Eighty-Four 172
Chapter Eighty-Five 175
Chapter Eighty-Six 177
Chapter Eighty-Seven 178
Chapter Eighty-Eight 180
Chapter Eighty-Nine 182
Chapter Ninety 183
Chapter Ninety-One 186
Chapter Ninety-Two 188
Chapter Ninety-Three 189
Chapter Ninety-Four 191
Chapter Ninety-Five 192
Chapter Ninety-Six 193
Chapter Ninety-Seven 195
Chapter Ninety-Eight 197
Chapter Ninety-Nine 198
Chapter One Hundred 200
Chapter One Hundred and One 204
Chapter One Hundred and Two 206
Chapter One Hundred and Three 209
Chapter One Hundred and Four 210
Chapter One Hundred and Five 212
Chapter One Hundred and Six 214
Chapter One Hundred and Seven 215
Chapter One Hundred and Eight 216
Chapter One Hundred and Nine 219
Chapter One Hundred and Ten 222
Chapter One Hundred and Eleven 224
Chapter One Hundred and Twelve 226
Chapter One Hundred and Thirteen 227
Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen 228
Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen 232
Chapter One Hundred and Sixteen 235
Chapter One Hundred and Seventeen 236
Chapter One Hundred and Eighteen 238
Chapter One Hundred and Nineteen 239
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty 240
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-One 242
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Two 244
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Three 245
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Four 247
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Five 248
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Six 250
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Seven 251
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Eight 261
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Nine 262
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty 263
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-One 264
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Two 267
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Three 268
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Four 270
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Five 272
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Six 273
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Seven 275
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Eight 276
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Nine 278
Chapter One Hundred and Forty 280
Chapter One Hundred and Forty-One 282
Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Two 283
Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Three 284
Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Four 286
Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Five 288
Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Six 289
Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Seven 290
Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Eight 291
Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Nine 297
Chapter One Hundred and Fifty 298
Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-One 299
Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Two 305
Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Three 307
Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Four 311
Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Five 312
Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Six 314
Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Seven 318
Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Eight 320
Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Nine 321
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty 322
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-One 323
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Two 324
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Three 329
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Four 331
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Five 332
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Six 333
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Seven 335
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Eight 336
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Nine 338
Chapter One Hundred and Seventy 340
Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-One 341
Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Two 342
Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Three 343
Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Four 345
Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Five 346
Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Six 347
Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Seven 349
Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Eight 351
Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Nine 353
Chapter One Hundred and Eighty 355
Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-One 358
Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-Two 360
Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-Three 362
Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-Four 364
Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-Five 367
Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-Six 368
Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-Seven 369
Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-Eight 371
Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-Nine 373
Chapter One Hundred and Ninety 374
Chapter One Hundred and Ninety-One 375
Chapter One Hundred and Ninety-Two 376
Chapter One Hundred and Ninety-Three 378
Chapter One Hundred and Ninety-Four 380
Chapter One Hundred and Ninety-Five 381
Chapter One Hundred and Ninety-Six 384
Chapter One Hundred and Ninety-Seven 386
Scriptural Index 389
Abbreviations xiii
Introduction xv
Prologue: I Will Lead Her into the Wilderness 1
The Memorial of the Abundance of the Divine Sweetness
Preface 33
Chapter One 37
Chapter Two 39
Chapter Three 41
Chapter Four 44
Chapter Five 45
Chapter Six 48
Chapter Seven 52
Chapter Eight 53
Chapter Nine 55
Chapter Ten 57
Chapter Eleven 59
Chapter Twelve 60
Chapter Thirteen 61
Chapter Fourteen 62
Chapter Fifteen 63
Chapter Sixteen 65
Chapter Seventeen 66
Chapter Eighteen 67
Chapter Nineteen 68
Chapter Twenty 70
Chapter Twenty-One 71
Chapter Twenty-Two 73
Chapter Twenty-Three 74
Chapter Twenty-Four 75
Chapter Twenty-Five 76
Chapter Twenty-Six 77
Chapter Twenty-Seven 78
Chapter Twenty-Eight 80
Chapter Twenty-Nine 81
Chapter Thirty 82
Chapter Thirty-One 84
Chapter Thirty-Two 86
Chapter Thirty-Three 88
Chapter Thirty-Four 89
Chapter Thirty-Five 91
Chapter Thirty-Six 92
Chapter Thirty-Seven 94
Chapter Thirty-Eight 95
Chapter Thirty-Nine 97
Chapter Forty 98
Chapter Forty-One 99
Chapter Forty-Two 101
Chapter Forty-Three 103
Chapter Forty-Four 104
Chapter Forty-Five 105
Chapter Forty-Six 107
Chapter Forty-Seven 109
Chapter Forty-Eight 111
Chapter Forty-Nine 114
Chapter Fifty 116
Chapter Fifty-One 117
Chapter Fifty-Two 119
Chapter Fifty-Three 120
Chapter Fifty-Four 121
Chapter Fifty-Five 123
Chapter Fifty-Six 125
Chapter Fifty-Seven 127
Chapter Fifty-Eight 129
Chapter Fifty-Nine 133
Chapter Sixty 134
Chapter Sixty-One 136
Chapter Sixty-Two 137
Chapter Sixty-Three 140
Chapter Sixty-Four 141
Chapter Sixty-Five 143
Chapter Sixty-Six 146
Chapter Sixty-Seven 147
Chapter Sixty-Eight 148
Chapter Sixty-Nine 149
Chapter Seventy 151
Chapter Seventy-One 153
Chapter Seventy-Two 154
Chapter Seventy-Three 155
Chapter Seventy-Four 156
Chapter Seventy-Five 158
Chapter Seventy-Six 160
Chapter Seventy-Seven 162
Chapter Seventy-Eight 164
Chapter Seventy-Nine 166
Chapter Eighty 168
Chapter Eighty-One 169
Chapter Eighty-Two 170
Chapter Eighty-Three 171
Chapter Eighty-Four 172
Chapter Eighty-Five 175
Chapter Eighty-Six 177
Chapter Eighty-Seven 178
Chapter Eighty-Eight 180
Chapter Eighty-Nine 182
Chapter Ninety 183
Chapter Ninety-One 186
Chapter Ninety-Two 188
Chapter Ninety-Three 189
Chapter Ninety-Four 191
Chapter Ninety-Five 192
Chapter Ninety-Six 193
Chapter Ninety-Seven 195
Chapter Ninety-Eight 197
Chapter Ninety-Nine 198
Chapter One Hundred 200
Chapter One Hundred and One 204
Chapter One Hundred and Two 206
Chapter One Hundred and Three 209
Chapter One Hundred and Four 210
Chapter One Hundred and Five 212
Chapter One Hundred and Six 214
Chapter One Hundred and Seven 215
Chapter One Hundred and Eight 216
Chapter One Hundred and Nine 219
Chapter One Hundred and Ten 222
Chapter One Hundred and Eleven 224
Chapter One Hundred and Twelve 226
Chapter One Hundred and Thirteen 227
Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen 228
Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen 232
Chapter One Hundred and Sixteen 235
Chapter One Hundred and Seventeen 236
Chapter One Hundred and Eighteen 238
Chapter One Hundred and Nineteen 239
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty 240
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-One 242
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Two 244
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Three 245
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Four 247
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Five 248
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Six 250
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Seven 251
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Eight 261
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Nine 262
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty 263
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-One 264
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Two 267
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Three 268
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Four 270
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Five 272
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Six 273
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Seven 275
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Eight 276
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Nine 278
Chapter One Hundred and Forty 280
Chapter One Hundred and Forty-One 282
Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Two 283
Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Three 284
Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Four 286
Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Five 288
Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Six 289
Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Seven 290
Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Eight 291
Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Nine 297
Chapter One Hundred and Fifty 298
Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-One 299
Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Two 305
Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Three 307
Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Four 311
Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Five 312
Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Six 314
Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Seven 318
Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Eight 320
Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Nine 321
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty 322
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-One 323
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Two 324
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Three 329
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Four 331
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Five 332
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Six 333
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Seven 335
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Eight 336
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Nine 338
Chapter One Hundred and Seventy 340
Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-One 341
Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Two 342
Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Three 343
Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Four 345
Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Five 346
Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Six 347
Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Seven 349
Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Eight 351
Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Nine 353
Chapter One Hundred and Eighty 355
Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-One 358
Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-Two 360
Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-Three 362
Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-Four 364
Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-Five 367
Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-Six 368
Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-Seven 369
Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-Eight 371
Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-Nine 373
Chapter One Hundred and Ninety 374
Chapter One Hundred and Ninety-One 375
Chapter One Hundred and Ninety-Two 376
Chapter One Hundred and Ninety-Three 378
Chapter One Hundred and Ninety-Four 380
Chapter One Hundred and Ninety-Five 381
Chapter One Hundred and Ninety-Six 384
Chapter One Hundred and Ninety-Seven 386
Scriptural Index 389
"In The Memorial of the Abundance of the Divine Sweetness, Alexandra Barratt, provides an excellent translation of what seems to be an earlier, more intimate, less guarded version of Gertrud the Great's, The Herald of God's Loving-Kindness, which Barratt previously translated. Working directly from the only known and recently discovered manuscript of the Memorial, she provides a helpful introduction and annotates its sources. To paraphrase Gertrude, those who read this book with intent devotion will surely, by God's grace, find something profitable."
Fr. Hugh Feiss, OSB, Monastery of the Ascension, Jerome, Idaho "With this book, Alexandra Barratt completes her translation of all the extant writings attributed to Gertrud of Helfta. Working from digital images of the recently discovered Leipzig Codex MS 827, Barratt provides us with a clear and accessible English translation of the manuscript even before a Latin edition has been published. Scholars of Gertrud will appreciate Barratt's careful and fastidious work with the manuscript. Her translation notes in bold all material that is unique to the Leipzig manuscript, which is not found in the previous translation of Gertrud's Legatus Divinae Pietatis, and her introduction highlights new information gained about Getrud and the Helfta community."
Ella L. Johnson, PhD, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa
"Barratt has again gifted scholars and graduate students with her analyses and in rendering this text in English."
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