2.1 PASCHAL MYSTERY OF JESUS Flashcards
God‟s love and salvation revealed to us through the life, passion, death, and resurrection and glorification of his Son Jesus Christ.
PASCHAL MYSTERY
from Passover
PASCHAL
a journey or passage from slavery to freedom
Jewish
a life of self-donation to God and others with the Cross (final and ultimate act) and the resurrection (crowning glory)
Jesus
refers to our faith.
Mystery
refers to the sacrificial suffering and death of Jesus Christ by crucifixion on mount Calvary
Passion
Jesus foretold these events and made it clear to his disciples that he would suffer freely for the salvation of the world
The Passion of Jesus
After his Last Supper, Jesus was arrested in the
Garden of Gethsemane
He was tried, found guilty and then handed over to _________ who had him crucified
Pontius Pilate
‟ describes well Christ‟s saving action
atonement
it implies both a repayment for our
sins (________) and a reunion of God and humanity (_________).
to atone
making at-one
accomplished through a sacrificial petition offered by Christ to God, the divine love of which utterly revokes the offense of all sins and bears the pain and cost of sin in itself
atonement
is the center of the Christian vision of life. It points to us what it means to believe, live, love and forgive.
The passion and death of Jesus
emphasizes the unique character of Christ‟s sacrifice as the source of eternal salvation
Council of Trent
our only hope
cross
ultimately not an instrument of death but a means of bringing new life to others
CROSS of CHRIST
the Paschal sacrifice that accomplishes the definitive redemption of men
Death of Jesus
period between his death and Resurrection
descent to the dead
Scripture refers to him “preaching to the spirits in prison
The descent to the dead
“We bring you the good news that what God
promised to the fathers, this day he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus
Resurrection of Jesus
is the crowning truth of our faith in Christ, a faith believed and lived as the central truth by the first Christian community
The Resurrection of Jesus
is the bodily rising of Jesus Christ from the dead after three days in the tomb.
The Resurrection
Jesus‟ physical departure from his disciples
The Ascension
This event took place after forty days of appearances and teaching following his Resurrection
The Ascension
