In Pilate's Wife, Some See Then I rose as from a dream, and went home, leaving a happy family in their joy ; in such a joy as it is impossible to describe. Extra-biblical tradition holds her to be named Procla or Claudia, and is regarded as a saint in the Eastern Catholic Churches. The Gospel tells us that many people were astonished by Jesus teaching and expressed their amazement by the following words: how does He know it without having learnt it?. One would have thought that the end of the world was near or that the universe returned to its original chaos. Our deadly silence was disturbed by a thunderstroke resounding through the corridors of the palace. Supposedly, his name was changed in Pontus to Pontius Pilate and he was eventually appointed the sixth governor or procurator of Judea by Sejanus, a favorite of the Roman emperor Tiberius. Hunter's essays, articles, and poems have been featured at Busted Halo, St. Austin Review, Crisis Magazine, and Voyage Comics. The details of this terribly unjust act increased the suffering and tortures which. Even if we are ignored we will have been a voice for God. in Theology from the Augustine Institute and a B.A. WebJust think Claudia Procula was the first one we know of who was unequally yoked. 1st century) is unnamed in the New Testament, where she appears a single time in the Gospel of Matthew.Alternate Christian traditions have referred to her as Saint Procula (also spelled Proculla or Procla) or Saint Claudia, and the combinations Claudia Procles and Claudia On Oct. 27, the Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of St. Procula, the wife of Pontius Pilate. The prosecutor continued grimly to accuse the martyr, basing his arguments on the documents he had brought with him. In the apocryphal Gospel of ikdmos she is called Procla, or Procula. Lives of the Saints /. It is important to note the Gospel of Nicodemus is the earliest source that refers to Claudia Procula. Chief of the prosecutors office for the Hebrews : Butan. But we see from the existing document that this justice did not decide the case on its merits. One pious tradition is that, in her dream, Claudia heard the voices of millions of people, in a thousand different languages, repeating in chorus the words, under Pontius Pilate, under Pontius Pilate, under Pontius Pilate.. His wife died a Christian, but had to suffer for her faith in Christ. This is a great reminder for us to remember and pray for those who are married to non-Christians. And when he washed his hands after the meal, it seemed to me as if he washed them not in clear water, but in warm blood, the traces of which could not effaced. Instagram | Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week . She hears Renaissance polyphony with the words woven in different strands of sound. One tradition says that he was a member of the Pontii tribe and of Samnite nobility. I wanted to ask him for more details of the happenings. Pontius Pilates wife appears in only one passage in the Bible, which is Matthew 27:19. He tried to reconcile lawlessness with righteousness, and evil with truth. Resurrection Accounts Resurrection of Christ, Thus says the LORD, Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me . Go with the child in the garden! He has blasphemed God and predicted the destruction of the Temple. thundered again the voice of the furious crowd. Jesus was still the object of all the banter and beating in the courts on the part of the crowd and of rough soldiers; their passions were even more in, Beating, jeering, the general scorn, and the imminent death as martyrnothing could darken His divine and radiant face. This document was translated from Greek into other European languages, and now-herewith- into the English language :-. Pilate was afraid that his authority and the Roman power, which he so stronglv defended, might, be compromised by this menace. My spies reported to me that the High Priest and the Pharisees spent the treasure of the temple for the bribery of the people. From this day on, all went ill for my husband. I have a secretary named Manlius. All Rights Reserved. She feels a little dizzy; she and her husband are glad to be leaving Jerusalem. My gloomy heart shall never feel any joy. So that this great injustice could be done, and yesterdays uproar pass unsubdued, the detachment of soldiers came only today. Heavy dark and threatening clouds in various shapes scudded over the sky, and lightning came from the colliding clouds, followed by the unreal echo of deep thunder. IMAGINE: Having a very important message for your husband and he just wont listen. Once Herod came to me in the Praetorian Office; and when, after some unimportant conversation, he rose to take leave, he asked me what I thought of Jesus of Nazareth. Pontius Pilate would not free Christ, because he was afraid of the Jews, After He had rounded them up with his cavalry, and ordered the leader to be killed and the crowd to be dispersed with pikes, and any whom they m1ght catch to be slain. : Pontius again ordered them to be silent, and said to them : I. nd no guilt in this man and I acquit Him. When the throng saw him again, they immediately started to shout their brutal demand: Put Him to death, to death!. At first he did not think it a sufficiently important document to be copied, but some years later he mentioned this document to W. D. Machan, and the latter, inspired by an ardent desire to know the contents, wrote to the German student who, in the meantime, had become a professor in Westphalia (Germany), and requested that by mediation of the latters connections with the Vatican, he might have a copy of that valuable document prepared. Give a Gift SubscriptionBless friends, family or clergy with a gift of the Register. In all probability, she had heard testimonies from others as to what He had done in their lives and the lives of others. Lonely, I remained behind, thinking that that which had happened was controlled more by divine than human forces. The punishment of the Almighty came down like a ame. Amid this indescribable uproar there was only one man calm and undisturbed. The latter was lovely and beautiful, like the dawn over Sharon, and had fair curls. According to the Cuban presidency, issues related to the work of the Catholic Church, the socioeconomic situation of the country, the strengthening of values in society, among other matters of common interest, were addressed.. I went to the stairs, and here I met the centurion who was present at the crucixion of Jesus. But although he was proud to have been entrusted with the government of his country, he nevertheless feared the Senate and would not decide on such an action, which might have destroyed his influence before the Senate. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blogs author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. After so much uproar the town became suddenly calm, as if in thought, and a deadly silence pervaded it, as if death had covered it with its dark wings.