Paschal Mystery Unit 2:Articles 13, 14, 15, 16
Article 13:Mary
• Annunciation-
• Theotokos-
• Immaculate Conception-
– Mary was chosen by God from all the descendants of Eve to bear Jesus
Joseph
• All accounts emphasize Joseph as a righteous man of faith
• “When he found out Mary was pregnant he wanted to divorce her quietly so that she would not be subject to harsh penalties or even stoned to death”
• Joseph is a model husband and father who puts his complete trust in God
• Career:– Carpenter– Stonemason
• Assumed Joseph died before Jesus’ public ministry
Article 14: The Gospels and Christological Prophecies
• Foreshadow-
• Christological-
• The Gospel stories of Jesus fulfill many Old Testament Messianic Prophecies:– “The Savior will be born in
Bethlehem”– “The Savior will be full of
zeal for God’s house, the Temple”
– “The Savior will come into his glory arriving on a donkey”
Article 15: Why the Word Became Flesh
• Analogy of Faith-
• The Pachal Mystery could not have happened without the Incarnation, and without the Paschal Mystery there is no need for the Incarnation
• Incarnation-
Incarnation cont.
• Nincene Creed, “For us men and for our salvation…he was born of the Virgin Mary and became man.”
• 100% God or (Fully)• 100% Man or (Fully)– Or “Truly”
• “The Incarnation is a mystery to us, but at the time appointed by God, Jesus Christ, the Word of God, became incarnate”
• “True Man” refers to his humanity, not masculinity
Reasons for the Incarnation• To Reconcile Us with God
through the Forgiveness of Sins:
– Expiation-
• That We Might Know the Depth of God’s Love:
– “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son…” (John 3:16)
Reasons for the Incarnation• To Be Our Model of
Holiness:• To Make Us Partakers of
the Divine Nature:
Reasons for the Incarnation• To Destroy the Power of
the Devil:
Article 16: The Titles Say It All
• 1) Jesus-
• 2)Christ-
• 3)Son of God-
• 4)Lord-