Monday, March 2, 2009

LIFE OF JESUS

56. How did Jesus pass His childhood?
Jesus led a hidden life in Nazareth. He was obedient to His Blessed Mother and St. Joseph, setting a beautiful example of diligence and filial piety.

57. When Jesus was thirty years of age, what did He do?
He went out to preach. He spoke of kingdom of heaven, and gave an example of every virtue. He also worked many miracles to prove that He also worked many miracles to prove that He was the Son of God.

THE PASSION

58. How did Jesus atone for the sins of men?
Jesus atoned for the sins of men by accepting His passion willingly, and by dying nailed to a cross.

59. How was it possible for the eternal God to suffer and die?
Jesus could suffer and die because He is not only God but also man.

60. Was the body of Jesus buried after His death?
Yes, His body was buried.

61. Where did the holy soul of Jesus go after His death?
His soul went to Limbo, the place where all the ancient saints were.

Why did He go there?
He went there to redeem the souls of the saints.

THE RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION

*63. Did Jesus return to life again after His death?
Jesus raised Himself to life again from the dead on the third day after His death.

*64. Did Jesus ascend into heaven?
Forty days after His Resurrection, Jesus ascended into Heaven where He sits at the right hand of God the Father.
To be continued. . . .

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