Tuesday, December 31, 2013

obediente

obediente

121. ¿Qué pasó en la Oración en el Huerto de Getsemaní?
612
A pesar del horror que representa la muerte de la santa humanidad de Jesús "que es el Autor de la Vida" ( Hechos  3:15), la voluntad humana del Hijo de Dios se mantuvo fiel a la voluntad del Padre para nuestra salvación. Jesús aceptó el deber de llevar nuestros pecados en su cuerpo "y se hizo obediente hasta la muerte" ( Filipenses  2:08).

Monday, December 30, 2013

Priests

120. How is Jesus’ offering expressed at the Last Supper?
610-611
621
At the Last Supper with his apostles on the eve of his passion Jesus anticipated, that is, both symbolized his free self-offering and made it really present: “This is my Body which is given for you” (Luke 22:19), “This is my Blood which is poured out...” (Matthew 26:28) Thus he both instituted the Eucharist as the “memorial” (1 Corinthians 11:25) of his sacrifice and instituted his apostles as priests of the new covenant.

Sunday, December 29, 2013

free

119. In what way did Christ offer himself to the Father?

606-609
620
The entire life of Christ was a free offering to the Father to carry out his plan of salvation. He gave “his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45) and in this way he reconciled all of humanity with God. His suffering and death showed how his humanity was the free and perfect instrument of that divine love which desires the salvation of all people.

Saturday, December 28, 2013

death

118. Why was the death of Jesus part of God's plan?
599-605
619
To reconcile to himself all who were destined to die because of sin God took the loving initiative of sending his Son that he might give himself up for sinners. Proclaimed in the Old Testament, especially as the sacrifice of the Suffering Servant, the death of Jesus came about “in accordance with the Scriptures”.

Friday, December 27, 2013

responsible

117. Who is responsible for the death of Jesus?

595-598
The passion and death of Jesus cannot be imputed indiscriminately either to all the Jews that were living at that time or to their descendants. Every single sinner, that is, every human being is really the cause and the instrument of the sufferings of the Redeemer; and the greater blame in this respect falls on those above all who are Christians and who the more often fall into sin or delight in their vices.

Thursday, December 26, 2013

one God

116. Did Jesus contradict Israel's faith in the one God and savior?
587-591
594
Jesus never contradicted faith in the one God, not even when he performed the stupendous divine work which fulfilled the messianic promises and revealed himself as equal to God, namely the pardoning of sins. However, the call of Jesus to believe in him and to be converted makes it possible to understand the tragic misunderstanding of the Sanhedrin which judged Jesus to be worthy of death as a blasphemer.

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

house

115. What was the attitude of Jesus toward the temple in Jerusalem?
583-586
593
Jesus was accused of hostility to the temple. On the contrary, he venerated it as “the house of his Father” (John 2:16); and it was there that he imparted an important part of his teaching. However, he also foretold its destruction in connection with his own death and he presented himself as the definitive dwelling place of God among men.