Callaghan Chapter 4

Question 0

Ascension

Answer 0

40 days after the Resurrection, the entry of Christ’s humanity into divine glory.

Question 1

Agony in the Garden

Answer 1

The agony suffered by Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, where he prayed after the Last Supper but before his arrest.

Question 2

Crucifixion

Answer 2

A form of execution in which the prisoner is nailed or otherwise affixed to a cross and left to die of asphyxiation.

Question 3

Descent of the Holy Spirit

Answer 3

The Holy Spirit descended upon the Disciples and Mary 50 days after the Passover. They had tongues of fire and spoke every language.

Question 4

Kenosis

Answer 4

Greek for “emptying,” it refers to Christ having emptied himself by becoming man and taking on human nature.

Question 5

Last Supper

Answer 5

Passover meal Christ and his Apostles celebrated before his arrest. Christ instituted the Sacraments of the Eucharist and Holy Orders at the Last Supper.

Question 6

Resurrection

Answer 6

The bodily rising of Christ from the dead, as he had foretold, on the third day after his Death on the Cross and burial in the tomb.

Question 7

Passion

Answer 7

The suffering of Christ leading up to his death.

Question 8

Stations of the Cross

Answer 8

The pious practice of meditating upon Christ’s Passion, Death, and Resurrection.

Question 9

Suffering Servant

Answer 9

In the fulfillment of Isaiah 53, Christ the Suffering Servant, suffered and died on the Cross to gain the redemption of mankind.

Question 10

Temptations in the Desert

Answer 10

Christ fasted and prayed in the desert for 40 days, and during that time, Satan tempted him 3 times.

Question 11

Transfiguration

Answer 11

The divine glory of Jesus was manifested to Sts. Peter, James, and John on Mt. Tabor.