The

soul

goes

on

to

offer

her

spirit

to

God

in

death,

descend

into

hell,

be

raised

from

the

dead,

offer

consolation

to

her

disci-

ples,

and

ascend

into

heaven.

In

all

these

ways,

the

loving

union

of

the

soul

with

God

is

depicted

in

the

language

of

Christ's

own

experience

in

the

New

Testament

Passion

narratives.