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Chapter 17: The Paschal Mystery
The Paschal Mystery refers to Christs Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension, which saved us from sin and death for new life as sons and daughters of God.
The Paschal Mystery refers to Christs Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension, which saved us from sin and death for new life as sons and daughters of God.
Joshua is a type of Christ because he fulfilled all that Moses could not or did not fulfill, just as Jesus fulfilled all that was left to complete in the covenants, bringing about the salvation of the human race.
The aim of this lesson is for your children to understand that Jesus Christ came to bring healing to both our bodies and our souls. It was His desire that, through the ministry of his Church, spiritual and physical healing would continue to be available for all of time.
The aim of this lesson is for your children to discover that we are called to journey along the path of Life in Christ toward Heaven. The Ten Commandments, the Beatitudes, and the teaching of the Apostles act as signs that lead us to Heaven. Your children will also learn about the Ten Commandments and how the Beatitudes fulfill the Ten Commandments and are the heart of Jesus’ teaching.
In this lesson we learn that through His life Jesus revealed to us the truth of who He is, the life He has planned for us, and the way to live in order to spend eternity with Him in Heaven.
In this lesson we explore the Paschal Mystery, learning what it means that Jesus descended into hell and that on the third day He rose again from the dead.
Although Christ reigns now in Heaven, He also reigns here on earth through the Church, His Body. His Kingdom is present and yet to come. The Church looks forward to the Second Coming of Christ with great hope and anticipation. We do not know the hour of His return, nor can we know it.
Jesus invites us to become His disciples and follow Him by imitating His example, praying as He prays, and serving as He serves.
The Incarnation is the essential teaching of the Christian faith that the Son of God assumed a human nature in order to accomplish our salvation.
Jesus came to restore the friendship we lost with God when we sinned.
We are called to receive God’s mercy and salvation in the New Covenant in Christ.
Jesus suffered, died, and was buried for our sins.
The miracle story of the raising of the widow’s son is a foreshadowing of the fulfillment of God’s promises in the Old Testament.
Jesus fulfills the priesthood of the Old Testament and of Melchizedek by offering Himself on the Cross for the sins of all.