Roman Catholic Answer: "The wonderful works of God among the people of the Old Testament were but a prelude to the work of Christ the Lord in redeeming mankind and giving perfect glory to God. He accomplished this work principally by the Paschal mystery of His blessed Passion, Resurrection from the dead, and glorious Ascension, whereby 'dying he destroyed our death rising he restored our life.' For it was from the side of Christ as he slept the sleep of death upon the cross that there came forth 'the wondrous sacrament of the whole Church.'" Catechism of the Catholic Church # 1067
the suffering, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus is called
pascal mystery most likelyy
To know that death is unavoidable and that it was impossible to eliminate things that made people suffer.
Because his suffering and death, for us, is the central tenet of the religion... that is why it is called "Christ"-ian.
The mystery is to know our true Lord and Savior and recognize that he is the way, the truth, and the light, and that his sacrifice in Gethsemane made it possible for all men to overcome physical and more importantly, Spiritual Death. Christ loosed the bands of death for all by overcoming death through the resurrection. All men will be resurrected regardless of race, creed, or religion. This is a free gift to all. Christ also overcame sin by suffering in Gethsemane, if we choose to have a broken heart and contrite spirit and submit ourselves to our Father In Heaven and Jesus Christ, then we will become purified through them and enter into their Kindgoms through our works, but more importantly the Grace of Christ Almighty.
Miracle- Stories of the birth of Christ Mystery (or passion plays)- Stories of Christ's life, death, and resurrection Morality- Plays with characters that embody certain qualities, teaching a lifestyle
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The Paschal Mystery, is the death, resurrection and ascension of our Lord into glory. The Paschal Mystery is the central mystery of the Christian Faith, celebrated at the Easter Triduum with a sublime and unique solemnity. The Term 'paschal' is derived from the word 'pasch', not simply because the events from the Last Super through the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ happened to coincide with Passover. The event celebrated by Passover -- the deliverance of Israel from enslavement in Egypt -- is itself the anticipation of the full deliverance won by Christ for the whole human race.
The Death Of Christ is more significant, because that was how He Saved us all from sin. His Resurrection conquered Death for us all too.
The icon is called the 'Pieta,' because Mary is mourning the Death of her Son.
A death on the cross carried 2 frightening expectations to the crucified and the spectator, it was painful in that death could take days and it was the most humiliating death for to suffer for days in public naked took away your dignity and self respect. This was the intent of a crucifixion.
There is film which you can get on DVD called "The Passion of the Christ" by Mel Gibson which tries to give as true as possible a representation of Christ's passion and death.