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Lesson 16

Jesus' Public Ministry

The proclamation of the Kingdom of God (or the Kingdom of Heaven) was the central message of Christ’s public ministry.

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Lesson Topics
Gospels Interpretation Life of Christ Parables & Miracles Scripture
Essential Lessons
Lesson Vocabulary

  • Wedding at Cana
    :
    (n.): The event detailed in John 2:1–11 during which Jesus performed His first miracle, changing water to wine, at the request of His mother, the Virgin Mary, and began His public ministry.
  • Disciples
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    (n.): Students. The disciples were the followers, or students, of Jesus. Jesus had thousands of disciples. All Christians today are His disciples. Sometimes used interchangeably in the Gospels to refer to the Twelve Apostles.
  • Twelve Apostles
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    (n.): The twelve men Jesus chose and endowed with special authority as the first leaders (bishops) of His Church. stone when he asks for a loaf of bread, or a snake when he asks for a fish? If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him. (Matt. 7:7–11) The Church is the form this Kingdom of God on earth would take. By his preaching of the Good News and the coming of the Kingdom of God, Jesus inaugurated the Church. “To fulfill the Father’s will, Christ ushered in
  • Miracle
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    (n.): A supernatural act of God that demonstrates His power over all things and is a sign of the Kingdom of God.
  • Rabbi
    :
    (n.): Hebrew for “teacher.” One of the most frequent titles given to Jesus in the Gospels.
  • Sermon on the Mount
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    (n.): Jesus’ most important moral teaching, found in Matthew 5, in which He explains the divine principles of justice guiding us to the narrow path that leads to Heaven
  • Beatitudes
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    (n.): The teachings of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount on the meaning and way to true happiness or fulfillment.
  • Parables
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    (n.): Short stories that convey unfamiliar or complex truths in a simple and easy to understand way by using characters and situations that are familiar.
  • Great Commandments
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    (n.): Jesus’ summary of the Law and the prophets: Love God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and love your neighbor as yourself (Cf. Matt. 22:37–40).
  • Corporal Works of Mercy
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    (n.): Loving actions taught to us by Christ that help us meet a person’s physical needs. Corporal means “of the body.” The Corporal Works of Mercy are: feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless, visit the sick, visit the imprisoned, and bury the dead.
  • Spiritual Works of Mercy
    :
    (n.): Loving actions taught to us by Christ that help us meet the needs of a person’s soul. They are: instruct the ignorant, counsel the doubtful, admonish sinners, bear wrongs patiently, forgive offenses willingly, comfort the afflicted, and pray for the living and the dead.
  • Transfiguration
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    (n.): The event described in the three synoptic Gospels when Jesus took Peter, James, and John up a mountain to see Him transformed in radiant divine glory. They also saw the prophets Moses and Elijah and heard the voice of the Father telling them Jesus was His beloved Son and to listen to Him. The Transfiguration is one of the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary.

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    Scriptural Rosary for Justice and Peace

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