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Jesus' saving death and its memorial in the Eucharist, associated with the Jewish feast of Passover (or Pasch) commemorating the deliverance of the Jewish people from death by the blood of the lamb sprinkled on the doorposts in Egypt, which the angel of death saw and "passed over." Hence Jesus is acknowledged in the New Testament as the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world; He is the Paschal Lamb, the symbol of Israel's redemption at the first Passover. The Eucharist celebrates the new Passover, in which Jesus "passes over" to his Father by his death and resurrection, thus anticipating the final Passover of the Church in the glory of the Kingdom.
Christs work of redemption accomplished by His passion, death, resurrection and glorious ascension, whereby dying he destroyed our death, rising he restored our life. The paschal Mystery is celebrated and made present in the liturgy of the Church and its saving effects are communicated through the sacraments, especially the Eucharist, which renews the paschal sacrifice of Christ as the sacrifice offered by the Church.
Passover
God Passed Over the Israelite homes, whose door posts were smeared with blood, by the perfect unblemished sacrificial lamb, but took the lives of the first born of the Egyptians. This act of Gods justice caused Pharaoh let the Israelites go. The term Paschal Mystery refers to the new Passover, which is the liberation of all humanity from all time from the slavery of sin by the Son of God, who was the Lamb of God, who suffered and died on the Cross. The beams of the cross was wear the blood was smeared by the innocent unblemished Lamb of God.
We profess the Paschal Mystery in the Apostles Creed. Jesus Christ suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
Redemption- What is it? Jesus the redeemer of the whole human race, offered His sufferings and death to God as a fitting sacrifice in satisfaction for the sins of men and regained for them the right to be children of God and heirs of heaven. That is why Holy Week, Easter and the Easter Season unto the Ascension of the Lord are the highest holy season of the year, because it celebrates the Paschal Mystery.
During Holy Week, we celebrate: the Last Supper on Holy Thursday, the death of Jesus on Good Friday, Saturday morning (Holy Saturday) in the Liturgy of the HoursOur Lords descent unto the dead and Saturday evening with the Easter Vigil we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus and on (Easter Sunday) as well.
Ascension of Jesus-takes place 40 days after Easter, because Jesus continued to appear to His apostles and disciples for 40 days, until He ascended into heaven. Acts 1:1-11
Paschal Mystery and Resurrection The Paschal Mystery Encompasses 3 Major Elements:
1. Sin- Original sin and all sin deliberately upset the plan of God Adam and Eve lost what God had planned for them and for us. They lost their friendship with God and would now die. They not only lost paradise, but also heaven. They lost sanctifying grace. By sin, we were torn from the arms of God. 2. The Fathers Love for Us- God is love and out of His love for us would not cease to care for us. He would save us. Sin abounded, but out of Gods love, grace abounds all the more. God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son, to bring us back and restore us to Himself. 3. The Work of Jesus Christ- Christs whole life was a mystery of redemption. All that Jesus did, especially His suffering, death, resurrection and ascension was for the purpose of restoring us back to Him, by redeeming us. His life was an offering of Himself to His Father in atonement for sin and to reconcile us. The Eucharist was to be a memorial of His life of sacrifice. His passion was the very reason for His incarnation (becoming as man). The real cause of Christs death was everyones sins, not only the Jewish leaders and Romans. We are all responsible for the nails that nailed Him to the Cross.
At the Last Supper Jesus anticipated the Paschal Mystery His self-offering Really made it present when he said: This is my Body which is given for you (Luke 22:19) This is my Blood which is poured out... (Matthew 26:28) He both instituted the Eucharist as the living memorial (1 Cor 11:25) of his sacrifice and instituted his apostles as priests of the new covenant.
Paschal Mystery and Resurrection CCC 1085 In the liturgy of the Church, it is principally his own Paschal mystery that Christ signifies and makes present. During his earthly life Jesus announced his Paschal mystery by his teaching and anticipated it by his actions. When his Hour comes, he lives out the unique event of history which does not pass away: Jesus dies, is buried, rises from the dead, and is seated at the right hand of the Father "once for all." [Rom 6:10; Heb 7:27; 9:12; cf. Jn 13:1; 17:1] His Paschal mystery is a real event that occurred in our history, but it is unique: all other historical events happen once, and then they pass away, swallowed up in the past. The Paschal mystery of Christ, by contrast, cannot remain only in the past, because by his death he destroyed death, and all that Christ is - all that he did and suffered for all men - participates in the divine eternity, and so transcends all times while being made present in them all. The event of the Cross and Resurrection abides and draws everything toward life.
Paschal Mystery and Resurrection What is meant by mystery? We must keep in mind the double meaning of this word in the Scriptures. The first meaning is that of our usual language: something concealed, a hidden truth. Why is this astonishing novelty, this mystery, habitually associated with the adjective "paschal"? Because the mystery of salvation was fulfilled by means of the death and resurrection of Christ, by means of the Cross, and is perpetuated by means of the Eucharistic sacrifice: Eucharist, Passion, Resurrection are the salvific Passover accomplished by Jesus: "Christ, our passover, has been sacrificed'' (I Cor. 5, 7), our liberator, our savior. The paschal mystery is nothing but redemption, that is the history of salvation, which has its focal point in the death and the glorification of Christ. The secret of this mystery is the Word of God made man who, out of love for man, died and rose again. Pope Paul VI, Live the Paschal Mystery
Israels Faith - Jesus never contradicted faith in the one God. The difficulty was that the Sanhedrin could not understand the unity of God the Father and God the Son. They clearly understood, Jesus claimed to be God and so wanted to kill Him. All are responsible for the death of the Lord insofar as all have sinned; it cannot be blamed indiscriminately on the Jews .
Crucifixion
Crucifixion was the most humiliating and shameful death possible. Only the worst criminals and slaves would be killed on the cross. Roman method of Crucifixion Carrying the horizontal crossbeam made of rough timber weighing 70-120 pounds Lifting up the crossbeam while nailing to it and attaching it to the vertical beam on which the feet were nailed. Left the criminal hanging naked as an example Breaking of the legs to cause suffocation Not one of his bones shall be broken (Ps 34:20; Jn 19:36) the Passover lamb could not have broken legs. Through his crucifixion and resurrection Jesus fulfilled the scriptures and Gods plan of redemption (Ps 22).
Paschal Mystery and Resurrection Redemption means to free someone or buy him/her back. This was done by giving the necessary price or taking the necessary actions to free slaves or captives, e.g. the exodus when God redeemed Israel from Egypt. Humanity was enslaved by the devil, sin, the dept of punishment, and death. Satisfaction - Jesus freed us from the evil one and satisfied the debt of sin with the price of his blood. Satisfied comes from the Latin words satis which means enough and facere which means to make. Jesus did enough (made enough justice & love) to bring about our Salvation.
Descent into Hell Hell in this case is the abode of the dead but not the hell of the damned Sheol - the abode of all who died before Christ Two Sheols: one for the dead and the other for the wicked dead. Jesus went down to the just souls in hell who were awaiting their Redeemer. It is important to remember that both Jesus body and soul even after they separated were united to the Word (his one divine person) It is the Sons body, it is the Sons soul.
Resurrection
The Resurrection is the crowning truth of our faith It is both a historical and mystical event Historical Empty tomb He was visually seen The apostles witnessed to it with signs and even to death Mystical Glorified Body Christs body entered into the divine life of God which is above time and history The Resurrection event was not seen--yet Jesus appeared to many and Christians still experience the Risen Christ today as they did in the early Church. Christs Resurrection is the source of our resurrection.
Easter Sunday
Christ rose from the dead on Sunday. He foretold His own resurrection. Destroy this temple and I will raise it up. He told His apostles He would be put to death and rise again on the third day. Matt. 27:63
40 Days after Easter is Ascension Thursday The Easter Season lasts for 50 days until Pentecost. The Easter Octave (8 days of solemnity of Easter)
Resurrection
-If anyone says, If the bones of Jesus were discovered, my faith would not be affected is speaking heresy. -He was visibly seen by many. -Many touched Him and some watched Him eat before them. -Given all the witnesses, it is impossible to believe the Resurrection of Jesus was merely spiritual. -It was a historical and physical reality. The Church has always taught it was a historical and physical reality. -Gospel of Judas?- Jesus supposedly revealed secret things to Judas to help Judas fulfill scriptures and so participate in the death of Jesus. This is Gnosticism. -Gospel of Thomas?- Jesus performs miracles as a child. (this is apocrypha). All scripture is inspired by God, only those which are in the canon of the bible are scripture, all others are not. -Ossuary?- the brother of Jesus (bones). Fake So in Adam all die, so in Christ, all will be alive. Our Lords Resurrection is the definitive proof of His Divine authority.
Paschal Mystery and Resurrection Italian Government Scientists Have Claimed to Have Discovered Evidence That a Supernatural Event Formed the Image on the Turin Shroud, Believed by Many to be the Burial Cloth of Jesus Christ.
After years of work trying to replicate the coloring on the shroud, a similar image has been created by the scientists. However, they only managed the effect by scorching equivalent linen material with high-intensity ultra violet lasers, undermining the arguments of other research, they say, which claims the Turin Shroud is a medieval hoax. Such technology, say researchers from the National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (Enea), was far beyond the capability of medieval forgers, whom most experts have credited with making the famous relic. The results show that a short and intense burst of UV directional radiation can color a linen cloth so as to reproduce many of the peculiar characteristics of the body image on the Shroud of Turin, they said.
Qualities of the Risen Body -Impassibility- our risen body will no longer be subject to pain, disease, death, hunger, thirst, sleep, cold, heat, fatigue. And death shall be no more. No more weeping. -Brightness- the body will shine with great radiance and glory (the just shall shine forth like the sun, in the kingdom of the Father). -Agility- The body can pass with the quickness of thought to all parts of the universe. -Subtlety- Risen body can penetrate material substances, even as Our Lord rose from the tomb and entered the Cenaclethe Upper Room. The risen body and soul will remain united forever in heaven.