Longwell Chapter 4 Flashcards
Forty days after his Resurrection, the entry of Christ’s humanity into divine glory.
Ascension
Agony in the Garden
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.
A form of execution in which the prisoner is nailed or otherwise affixed to a cross and left to die of asphyxiation.
Crucifixion
The suffering of Christ leading up to his Death.
The Passion
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.
Temptations in the Desert
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.
Stations of the Cross
In fulfillment of Isaiah 53, Christ, The suffering Servant suffered and died on the cross to gain redemption for man kind
Suffering Servant
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.
Transfiguration
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
Ressurection
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.
Descent of the Holy Spirit
Greek for “emptying,” it refers to Christ having emptied himself by becoming man and taking on human nature
Kenosis
What is the Pashcal Mystery?
Jesus becoming the passover lamb
Why was Jesus Baptized?
Jesus was baptized to show that he accepted his mission from God
What is the Significance of the wedding at Cana?
because this is where Christ performs his first Miracle
What did Christ experience in the desert?
The devil came to tempt him with 3 different temptations.
