Jesus fulfills the Old Testament role of prophet by doing God’s will, speaking God’s truth to the people, and revealing God to the people.
Jesus chose St. Peter to lead the Church, and He gave St. Peter the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven.
Jesus used parables to teach His disciples and the crowds about topics that are difficult to understand.
Jesus came to seek out the lost and offer them forgiveness and salvation from sin.
Mark’s Gospel is concerned with presenting the mystery of Christ.
Being holy means living like Jesus.
God the Father asked Mary to be Jesus’ mother, and Jesus asked Mary to be our mother. Mary is our mother.
Jesus rose from the dead and appeared to His disciples
Jesus performed many kinds of miracles so that people would know He was God. God created the world and can work miracles.
Jesus was obedient to His Father in Heaven, even to death on the Cross.
The miracle of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes foreshadows the Last Supper and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
Jesus fulfills the Old Testament role of king, who was to rule justly according to the law of God. A king was to lead his people into relationship with God and right worship of Him.
He changed bread and wine into His Body and Blood.
Jesus’ miracle at the Wedding at Cana is a sign that helps us understand that He is the Messiah.
Jesus is the Anointed One of God, the Messiah and Christ prophesied in the Old Testament, who came to save the world from sin and death.
