Thursday, June 11, 2015

Sacred Mysteries

We often hear the term “mysteries” given to certain Christian beliefs. In fact, Christians profess belief in five major “Sacred Mysteries”. In a day in which many are no longer “enduring sound doctrine” it is important that we know and understand what these are:

The Mystery of the Incarnation
The Mystery of the Incarnation is that Our Lord, the Only Begotten Son of God, came down from Heaven, was conceived by the Holy Ghost, and was born of the Virgin Mary. He became man without ceasing to be God, being “Perfect God of the Substance of the Father, and Perfect Man of the Substance of His mother.”

The Mystery of the Redemption
The mystery of the Redemption is that Our Lord Jesus Christ by His Passion and Death on the Cross, suffered and died as man, and saved and redeemed the world as God. By this “One oblation of Himself Once Offered, the Lord made the one full, perfect, and sufficient Sacrifice, Oblation, and Satisfaction for the sins of the whole world.” This is called the Sacrifice of the Cross or Calvary.

The Mystery of the Resurrection
The Mystery of the Resurrection is that on the third day, Our Lord, by His own Power as God, Rose again from the dead. His sacred body was the same as was Born and Crucified, but then with the properties of a risen body, that is, His Body could no longer suffer, could be anywhere at will, could pass through any substance, and was full of beauty and glory. Our Lord proved the reality of His Risen Body by sight, by touch, and by taking food. The Faith of the Church is Built on the Resurrection.

The Mystery of the Ascension

The Mystery of the Ascension is that on the fortieth day after the Resurrection, Our Lord, in the sight of His Apostles, Ascended into Heaven. He exalted His glorified human nature to the highest place of honor at the Right Hand of God.

The Mystery of the Trinity

The Mystery of the Trinity is that there is One, True and Only God. In this Unity there are three persons: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, of equal power, honor, and glory, for “the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Ghost is God, and yet there are not three Gods, but one God.”

Peace and blessings!

Fr. Thierry 

"For the vision is yet for the appointed time; It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail. Though it tarries, wait for it; For it will certainly come, it will not delay” (Habakkuk 2:3).

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