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The Third Glorious Mystery - The Descent of the Holy Ghost

CHAPTER 5

The Blessed Virgin Mary and the Apostles Receive the Holy Ghost

                    Now in those days the number of persons [gathered] together was about a hundred and
twenty. And Peter
                        rising up in the midst of the brethren, said: "Men, brethren, the scripture must needs be
                                fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was the
leader of them that apprehended Jesus: who was numbered with
                                us, and had obtained part of this ministry. And he indeed hath possessed a field of the reward of
                    iniquity, and being hanged, burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out."

                            (And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the same field was called in
their tongue, Haceldama, that is to say, "The field of blood:')

                            "For it is written in the book of Psalms: Let their habitation become desolate, and let there be
                            none to dwell therein. And his bishopric let another take. Wherefore of these men who have
                                    companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us, beginning from
                                    the baptism of John, until the day wherein He was taken up from us, one of these must be made a
witness with us of His Resurrection."

                                And they appointed two: Joseph, called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. And
                                        praying, they said: "Thou, Lord, Who knowest the hearts of all men, show whether of these two Thou
                            hast chosen, to take the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas hath by
transgression fallen, that he might go to his own place."

And they gave them lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven
Apostles.

And when the days of the Pentecost were accomplished, they