Article 3: He was conceived by the holy spirit, born of the Virgin Mary

Parts: The Four Marian Dogma, Jesus’ Early Life, Jesus’ Public Ministry

Four Marian Dogma:

 Mary Mother of God
o Council of Ephesus in 431 AD
o Theotokos (Mother of God)
o Cristotokos (Mother of Christ)
o Proof:
 The Annunciation (Gabriel)
 The Visitation (Elizabeth)
 Lord “Kyrios” in Greek
 The Perpetual Virginity
o Council of Nicea in 325 AD
o Aeparthenos “Ever Virgin”
o adelphoi “brother, relatives or community members”
 The Immaculate Conception
o Conceived without the original sin
o Pope Pius IX on Dec 8, 1854 with the bull Ineffabilis Deus
o Immaculate in Latin “in and macula” meaning “without stain”
o Celebrated on Dec 8 exactly 9 months before the Nativity of Mary (September 8)
o Errors:
 Mary is immaculate because she was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit.
 Mary is immaculate because she is a virgin.
 Mary is immaculate, therefore she did not need a Savior.
o Proof:
 Genesis 3:51
 Luke 1:28
o St. Bernadette Soubirous “I am the Immaculate Conception”
 The assumption
o Pius XII on Nov. 1, 1950 with the bull Munificentissimus Deus and the solemnity is on
August 15.
o Proof:
 Revelation 12:1
 12 starts: 12 apostles
 Sun representing the Holy Spirit
 Moon because she reflects like the moon the love of God
o Two Traditions:
 Ephesus Tradition
 Dormitio Mariae
 Jerusalem Tradition

Fifth Marian Dogma:

 “Mary is the Co-redemptrix, the Mediatrix of all graces, and the Advocate”
 Paul VI “Mary is Advocate and Mediatrix but refused to add the qualifies of all graces”
 Blessed John Paul II “Co-redemptrix and Mother of the Redeemer but refused any dogmatic
definition”
 Benedict XVI “did not make any official declaration”

Jesus Early Life

 Annunciation and Visitation
o Three parts:
 Early life
 Public Ministry
  Paschal Mystery
o Annunciation
 Gabriel feast day: March 25
o Visitation
 Elizabeth and Ein Karem and proclaimed magnificat: Feast day on May 31
 Nativity and Circumcision
o Nativity
 Bethlehem, Born of Jesus Feast day:December 25
o Circumcision and Naming of Jesus
 Eight days after Nativity Feast day: anuary 1
 Presentation and Finding of Jesus
o The Presentation of Jesus to the Temple
 Forty days after Christmas
 Feast day: February 2
o The Finding of Jesus in the Temple
 12 years was lost and found after 3 days

Public Ministry
 Baptism and Temptations
o Baptism at the Jordan
 Feast day: on the Sunday after Epiphany
o Temptations of Christ
 Jesus was tempted for 40 days by the Devil
 We commemorate those 40 days during Lent.

 Calling of the Apostles and Wedding at Cana

o Calling of the Apostles
 12 apostles: 12 tribes of Israel
o Wedding at Cana
 Transfiguration and Beatitudes
o Transfiguration
 Mount Tabor in Galilee
 James, John and Peter
 Feast day: August 6
o Beatitudes
 summary of Jesus preaching which define the true Christians (8 beatitudes)

Article 4: He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried
Parts: The Mystery of Redemption, The Passion of the Christ

Mystery of Redemption
 Redemption comes from Latin “Redimere” means “to buy back”, by paying the ransom
 Three reason why Jesus chose to suffer and die:
o That we may love God (John 15:13)
o That we may hate sin (1 Corinthians 15:3)
o That we may learn how to suffer (1 Peter 2:21)
 All of us sinners are responsible for the death of Jesus (St. Francis)

Passion of the Christ

 Entry into Jerusalem
o riding a humble donkey
o “Hossana to the Son of David”
 Cleansing of the Temple
o Drove out all who were buying and selling
o den of thieves
  Last Supper
o Thursday Evening, at the Cenacle in Jerusalem
o Sacraments: Eucharist and Ordination (Luke 22:19-20)
 Agony in Gethsemane
 Jesus Before Pilate
o Sanhedrin, presided by Caiaphas the high priest, then to King Herod and finally to the
Roman governor
 The way of the Cross
o Simon the Cyrenian- was pressed into service to carry his cross
o Mary and Veronica- who wiped his face with linen
 Crucifixion
o Golgotha, sign “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews”
 Death of Jesus
o “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me”
 Burial of Jesus
o Joseph of Arimathea

Article 5: He descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead
Part: The Descent into the dead, The Resurrection of Christ and The Sequence of Events after the
Resurrection

The Descend into the dead

 Before Christ: Netherworld, Purgatory and Hell
 After Christ: Paradise, Purgatory and Hell
 Netherworld (Sheol: Hebrew, Hades:Greek and Inferi:Latin)
o the place where the souls of the just awaited for Christ’s resurrection.
 Hell (Gehenna:Hebrew, Tartarus:Greek and Infernum:Latin)
o the place of eternal damnation for the demons and the wicked souls.
 Greek “Katotata” means Those below
 Latin “Inferos” means The spirit of the underworld literal translation should be: “He descended
into the dead”
 Limbo- alleged place where the should of the unbaptized waited for the Redeemer, was never
defined as a dogma.

Resurrection of Christ
 Jesus rose from the death on Sunday Morning, Three days after his death.
 St Paul “If Christ has not been raised, our faith is useless”
 Resuscitation- is the reunion of the soul with the mortal body, like the rising of Lazarus
 Resurrection- is the reunion of the souls with the glorified body, like the case of Jesus, whose
body was so transfigured that Magdalene did not recognize him
 Holy Shourd of Turin
o Linen Cloth preserved at the Cathedral of Turin, Italy

The Sequence of Events after the resurrection

 Resurrection of Christ
o Mary Magdalene remained behind
o Peter and John arrived at tom and found empty tomb and the burial clothes
 Noli Me Tangere Latin Touch me not
 The Disciples of Emmaus
 Doubting Thomas
 Do you love me? to Peter