Excerpt from the book The Ascent of Mount Calvary - In this first chapter from the book The Ascent of Mount Calvary by Pere Louis Perroy (1902, P. J. Kenedy and Sons, pages 3-11), the author lays the groundwork for our Lord’s Passion painting the picture of the geography and surroundings of Calvary, then detailing the historical events that intimated the Passion of our Lord, then giving a brief outline of our Lord’s life, and finally leading us to the foot of Calvary where we will begin to ascend with our Lord in His Passion.