Ch. 5 test Flashcards
paschal mystery
-christ’s work of redemption accomplished pricipally by his passion, death, ressurection, and ascension
-celebrated and made present in the liturgy of the church
agony in the garden
mental, moral, and physical agony Jesus suffered in the Garden of Gethsemane, where he was arrested while praying
sanhedrin
ruling council of the temple in Jerusalem
praetorium
seat of the Roman governor, Pontius Pilate, in Jerusalem
golgotha
hebrrw place of the skull, place where Jesus was crucified
passion
the suffering of Jesus leading up to his death
crucifixion
method of execution, where the person is affixed to a cross
stations of the cross
a method if prayer that meditates on Jesus’s suffering and death
resurrection
Jesus’s bodily rising from the dead on the third day
St. Mary Magdalene
the first witness to the resurrection
ascension
-40 days after his Resurrection, the entry of Christ’s humanity into divine glory
-Jesus returning to heaven at the end of his earthly ministry
Why is it important that Christ ascended into Heaven?
-to take our human nature into heaven
-to rain and glory at the right-hand of the father
What happened to Jesus after His death on the cross?
-he descended into hell
-he did it to raise the just who had died waiting for him to open the gates of Heaven
What is redemption?
-the act of Christ saving us and giving us a second chance
-happens by Christ’s passion, death, resurrection and ascension
Who is at fault for the death of Jesus?
-those who continue to sin
-especially those who know who Christ is and continue to deny him with their deeds