297

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 149 150. 

298

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 148. 

299

 The new moon occurred on March 29 at 03:41 Jerusalem Standard Time, in 15 

B.C.

, making March 29 the 

first day of Nisan. New moon data from RedShift 3. The start of Nisan was determined by calculation, rather 

than by observation; see chapter 17 for details. 

300

 See, for example, their travel to Bethlehem from Nazareth, when they rested from their journey for an entire 

day on the Sabbath. Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 173. 

301

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 148. 

302

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 163. 

303

 Tishri 24 coincided with Sept. 27 in 16 

B.C.

, but the Jewish day begins and ends at sunset, so Tishri 24 

began the evening of Sept. 26. Determination of the start of Tishri is by calculation, as explained in chapter 17. 

304

 The Merck Manual of Medical Information, Home Edition, p. 1139. 

305

 Counting Sept. 27 as day one, Elizabeth's due date would be June 19, day 266. 

306

 June 19 would mark the end of the 38th week, June 7 would then be the start of the 37th week. The four 

week time frame is week 37 through week 40, inclusive. Note that, within the four week time frame, 

distribution of births is greater closer to the  due date  in the middle of that time frame. 

307

 A lunar month is, on average, 29.5306 days. You do the math. 

308

 The new moon occurred at 01:13 hours JST on June 26 of 15 

B.C.

 New moon data from RedShift 3. The 

start of any month in the Jewish calendar during that time period was determined by calculation, not 

observation, so that June 26 would be Tammuz 1; see chapter 17 for details. 

309

 Summer solstice occurred at 02:02 hours on June 25 in 15 

B.C.

 Summer solstice data from RedShift 3.  

310

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 213 214. 

311

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 282. 

312

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 282 283. 

313

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 282 284. 

314

 Cf. Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 286 7, footnote 1. 

    I disagree with the statement of Blessed Anne Catherine, found in the above footnote of her book, where she 

states that the Presentation occurred on the 43rd day from the Birth of Christ. Blessed Anne Catherine's own 

day by day description of the events leading up to the Presentation only allows for 40 days inclusive from the 

Birth to the Presentation of Christ. Also, Jewish Law in Sacred Scripture requires this sacrifice in the Temple 

to be offered on the 40th day (Lev 12). 

315

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 284. 

316

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 288. 

317

 Emmerich, The Life of Jesus Christ and Biblical Revelations, Vol. 1 p. 280, 283. 

318

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 282. 

319

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 295. 

320

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 295. 

321

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 295. 

322

 Emmerich, The Life of Jesus Christ and Biblical Revelations, Vol. 1, p. 292. 

323

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 304. 

324

 The new moon of Feb. 6 at 11:37 hours JST is about 20 min. before solar transit (noon sun time) and so 

Feb. 6 would be the first day of AdarII by calculation. If the new moon falls before solar transit, that same 

calendar day begins the month, but if the new moon falls after solar transit, the next calendar day begins the 

month (see chapter 17). New moon and solar transit data from  RedShift 3. Days of the week from  Universal 

Calendar Calculator. 

325

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 301. 

326

 In the Roman (Julian) calendar, the day begins and ends at midnight. 

327

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 299. 

328

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 313. 

329

 Hammond's Atlas of the Bible Lands, p. 39. 

330

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 304 306. 

306