Irr Chapter 4

Question 0

Suffering Servant

Answer 0

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

Question 1

Passion

Answer 1

The suffering of Christ leading up to his

Question 2

Crucification

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

Ressurection

Answer 3

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. By virtue of his Resurrection, Christians have the hope of resurrection with Christ on the Last Day (cf. CCC 997)

Question 4

Ascension

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Temptations in the Desert

Answer 5

Following the Baptism of Christ by St. John, Christ fasted and prayed in the wilderness for forty days. During this time, he was tempted by Satan. Unlike our first parents and their descendants, Christ overcame the temptations of the Devil.

Question 6

Stations of the Cross

Answer 6

The pious practice of meditating upon Christ’s Passion, Death, and Resurrection. This may be done either by walking the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem or passing from one image to the next depicting Christ’s sufferings in a church.

Question 7

Kenosis

Answer 7

Greek for “emptying,” it refers to Christ having emptied himself by becoming man and taking on human nature (cf. Phil 2: 5-11).

Question 8

Last Supper

Answer 8

The 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 9

Transfiguration

Answer 9

The divine glory of Christ was manifested to Sts. Peter, James, and John on Mt. Tabor. While there, Christ spoke with Moses and Elijah and was called “Son” by a voice from Heaven.

Question 10

Agony in the Garden

Answer 10

The mental, moral, and physical agony suffered by Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, where he prayed after the Last Supper but before his arrest. He asked the Father, if possible, to remove the cup of his Passion and Death but the Father’s will be done.

Question 11

Descent of the Holy Spirit

Answer 11

Fifty days after Passover, the Apostles, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and other disciples were gathered in the Upper Room during the Jewish Feast of Pentecost, which celebrates the giving of the Law to Moses on Mt. Sinai. The Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles and was given to the Church. This event is considered the “birthday” of the Church.