"heaven and earth will pass away, but my words
will never pass away" mark 13:31
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content book 1
On Christ’s Good Deeds and the People’s Ingratitude;
Birgitta Must Love Him above All Else.
On the Duties of the Bride.
Birgitta Must Love and Fear God and Seek Guidance
from Her Spiritual Director.
Birgitta Must Learn to Discern between Good and Evil Spirits.
About a Besieged Castle.
On the Arming of Spiritual Knights.
On Spiritual Clothing.
Mary Teaches Birgitta a Prayer of Praise to God.
On the Marriage of the Virgin’s Parents, on Her Immaculate
Conception, and Her Assumption into Heaven.
On Mary’s Childhood, the Annunciation, and Her Son’s
Birth and Passion.
On Christ’s Passion and How Birgitta Can Imitate Him.
Birgitta’s Guardian Angel Asks for Her to Be Beaten with a Rod.
An Enemy of God Possessed by Three Demons.
Advice on Prayer; on Three Groups of People Who Serve
God for the Wrong Reasons.
About a King with Two Treasuries.
Dialogue between the Virgin and a Devil Concerning
the Soul of a Sinful Woman.
On a Proud and Greedy Person.
Instructions about a “House” (i.e., a New Monastery).
On People’s Ingratitude toward God.
On the Chastity and Humility of the Bride.
A Sorcerer Is compared to an Ugly Frog.
Reassurance for Birgitta about Her Concerns.
The Moral Attributes of a Man of Great Repute Are
Graphically Described; St. Lawrence Explains the Vision.
A Plea for Mercy for the “Daughter” and “Bride”.
Why Christ Tolerates the Wicked.
Spiritual Marriage Is Compared to Human Marriages.
Mary Describes a Dance; and Her Suffering at
Witnessing the Passion of Her Son.
God Is Angry with a Man in Judgment.
About Two Ladies, Pride and the Virgin Mary.
On Three Instruments of the Passion; Birgitta
Must Have Three Things in Her Heart.
John the Baptist Praises the Beauty and
Virtues of Mary.
About Three Demoniacs, Two Never Cured, and the Third
Released through Birgitta’s Intercession.
Criticism of the Worldly Wise; Birgitta Should Be
Like a Cheese in a Mold.
The Devil Envies Birgitta’s Spiritual Gifts.
Mary Identifies with Her Son’s Pain at His Passion.
Birgitta’s Guardian Angel Asks for Mercy for Her,
Which Is Granted.
Mary Describes the Will of Those
Who Crucified Her Son.
Birgitta Is Like a Sheep; People Are Lukewarm
in Their Love of God.
Advice to People with a Weak Faith.
About a Wife Dressed Like a Lady and
Her Husband Like a Servant.
A Judgment Scene for Five Categories of People,
Including the Pope.
The Virgin Mary Tells of Her Virtues.
On Planting A Date-Palm; and on a Ruptured Womb.
The Heedless Are Like Bumblebees.
Various Groups in Dialogue with Christ
Witness God’s Power and Glory.
Christ Complains about Men’s Disrespect.
The Law is Like Clothing; Christ is Like Bread;
Present-day Priests Are Admonished.
The Same Priests Are Compared to Idolaters.
The Same Priests Are Inhospitable to Christ.
Mary Intercedes with Christ on Behalf of Those
in Purgatory and on Earth.
Mary Is Like a Tall Flower That Exceeds Five
Mountains That Symbolize the Prophets.
Birgitta Is to Take Revelations to the
Archbishop and the Pope.
The Virgin Is Like the Staff, the Manna, and the Tablets of the Ark
of the Old Law; Birgitta Is Given Advice on
Disseminating Her Revelations.
An Angel Describes Two Spirits and Teaches Birgitta
to Distinguish Good and Evil Thoughts;
the Virgin Describes the Cities of Heaven and Hell.
Parable about Judges, Defenders, and Laborers
in a Town Founded by a Lord.
Application of the Previous Parable to Priests,
Knights, and Commoners, and Warning Them
of Punishments to Follow.
Christ Complains about Evil Christians,
Whom He Will Abandon in Favor of Devout Heathens.
The Virgin Is Sweet; Christ’s Passion Is Bitter,
Especially for Those Who Follow Their Own Will.
Parable about a Savaged Sheep and a Negligent Shepherd.
Master Mathias Is to Promote the Message, Which Is Shown to Be
Authentic because Birgitta Has Driven Out Demons.