The Life of our Life
Father Coleridge's magnum opus on the life of Christ—here's what we've published so far.
Father Coleridge was responsible for 26 volumes on the life of Christ and related matters, and much of our work at The Father Coleridge Reader is based on making this work more widely known.
At the moment, our main way of progressing through his work is basing ourselves on the liturgical year.
Here’s what we’ve republished so far, in the order of the volumes.
The Preparation of the Incarnation
Chapter I: The World before the Gospel
Chapter III: Particular Prophecies
Chapter X: The Marriage of Our Blessed Lady
Chapter XI: Eve of the Annunciation
The Nine Months
Preface
Chapter VIII: The Visitation
Chapter X: The Nativity of St John
Appendix: Heads of meditation on the Life of our Lord in the Womb
The Thirty Years
Chapter IV: The Circumcision
Chapter V: The Purification
Chapter VII: The Prophecy of Simeon
Chapter X: The Epiphany
Chapter XIX: Subjection and Growth
The Ministry of St John the Baptist
Chapter I: Mission of St John the Baptist
Chapter II: Preaching and Baptism of St. John
Chapter III: Baptism of Our Lord
Chapter VI: The Ministering Angels
Chapter VII: The Testimony of St John
Chapter XII: Water made Wine
Chapter XXV: The Healing of the Nobleman’s Son
Chapter XXVII: The Imprisonment of St. John the Baptist
The Preaching of the Beatitudes
Chapter VIII: The Sermon the Mount
Chapter IX: The Beatitudes
The Sermon on the Mount, Part II
Chapter IV: Fasting
The Training of the Apostles, Part I
Chapter II: The Miraculous Draught of Fishes
Chapter V: The Call of St. Matthew
The Training of the Apostles, Part II
Chapter X: The Centurion’s Servant
Chapter XIII: The Last Witness of St John the Baptist
Chapter XIV: Our Lord’s Witness to St John the Baptist
The Training of the Apostles, Part III
Chapter VIII: The Parable of the Sower
Chapter IX: The Parable of the Cockle amid the Wheat
Chapter XIV: The Parables of Asaph
Chapter XIX: The Storm on the Lake
Chapter XXIII: Jairus’ Daughter and the Bleeding Woman
The Training of the Apostles, Part IV
Chapter VII: Feeding the Five Thousand
The Preaching of the Cross, Part I
Chapter III: The Transfiguration
Chapter VII: The Greater in the Kingdom
Chapter IX: The Measure of Forgiveness
Chapter XIII: Disputes in the Temple
Chapter XV: The Good Shepherd
The Preaching of the Cross, Part II
Chapter II: Our Lord and his Slanderers
Chapter VIII: Our Lord in the Pharisee’s House
The Preaching of the Cross, Part III
Chapter XI: The Labourers in the Vineyard
Chapter XIII: Our Lord at Jericho
Passiontide, Part I
Chapter II: The Procession of Palms
Chapter VI: The Wedding of the King’s Son
Chapter VII: The Question of Tribute
Chapter XIII: The Doom of Jerusalem
Chapter XIV: The Doom of the World
Passiontide, Part II
Chapter V: The Departure of Judas
Passiontide, Part III
Chapter III: Hatred of the World
Chapter V: The Holy Ghost and Our Lord
Chapter VI: Parting Words
The Passage of Our Lord to the Father
Chapter VII: Caiphas
Chapter VIII: Pilate
Chapter XII: The Last Hours on Calvary
Chapter XIII: The Triumph in the World Below
Chapter XIV: Easter Day
Chapter XV: Last Words by the Lake
Chapter XVI: Before the Ascension
Chapter XVII: The Ascension
Mother of the Church—Mary in the First Apostolic Age
Book I: Mary from the Resurrection to the Martyrdom of St. Stephen
Chapter III: Mary in the Cenacle
Chapter IV: Mary at the Day of Pentecost
Chapter IX: The First Martyrdom
Book II: From the Martyrdom of St. Stephen to the Council of Jerusalem
Chapter II: Conversion of St Paul
The Prisoners of the King
Chapter II: Purity required by God in those who see Him in Heaven (The Cleansing of the Temple)
Chapter VII: Promptitude in Assisting the Holy Souls (Cures wrought on the evening of the Sabbath)
Chapter XIV: Our Blessed Lady and the Holy Souls (The Raising of the Widow’s Son)
Chapter XX: The Pain of Sense in Purgatory (The Raising to Life of the Daughter of Jairus)
The Return of the King
Sermon III: The Decay of Faith
Sermon XI: The Church in the Last Days
The Mother of the King
Book I: Mary before the Incarnation
Chapter I: The Design of God
Chapter II: The Immaculate Conception
Chapter III: Mary in the Womb
Chapter IV: Birth of our Blessed Lady
Chapter V: Childhood of Mary
Book II: Mary from the Incarnation to the End of the Hidden Life
Chapter I: Mary at the Annunciation
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