Ferguson Chapter 4

Question 0

Ascension

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Forty days after his resurrection, the entry of Christ’s humanity into divine glory

Question 1

Agony in the Garden

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Mental, moral, and physical agony suffered by Christ in the garden of gethsemane where he prayed after the last supper before his arrest. He spoke to the father

Question 2

Crucifixion

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Form of execution where prisoners are nailed to a cross and left to die from asphyxiation

Question 3

Descent of the Holy Spirit

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Fifty days after Passover, the apostles, Mary , and other disciples were gathered in the upper room during feast of Pentecost , celebrates giving of law to Moses on mt. Sinai. This event is birthday of the church.

Question 4

Kenosis

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Greek for emptying, how Christ emptied himself in becoming man

Question 5

Last Supper

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Passover meal Christ and his apostles had before his arrest, Christ introduced the sacraments of the Eucharist and holy orders

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Resurrection

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On the third day after Christ’s death on the Cross and burial in stone tomb, his bodily arising from the dead

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Passion

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The suffering of Christ leading up to his death

Question 8

Stations of the cross

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Pious practice of meditation upon paschal mystery, this may me done by walking the Via Dolorosa . Or passing from one image to the next in depicting Christ suffering in a church.

Question 9

Suffering Servant

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Fulfillment of Isaiah 53 , suffering and dying on the cross to redeem mankind

Question 10

Temptations in the Desert

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Following his baptism by St. John the Baptist he fasted for forty days in the wilderness and overcame temptation from satan

Question 11

Transfiguration

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Divine glory of Christ was manifested in john, peter,and James on mt. Tabor while there Christ spoke with Moses and Elijah and was called son from voice in heaven