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Paragraph 3. The Mysteries of Christ's Life

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Concerning Christ’s life the Creed speaks only about the mysteries of the Incarnation (conception and birth) and Paschal mystery (passion, crucifixion, death, burial, descent into hell, resurrection and ascension). It says nothing explicitly about the mysteries of Jesus’ hidden or public life, but the articles of faith concerning his Incarnation and Passover do shed light on the whole of his earthly life. “All that Jesus did and taught, from the beginning until the day when he was taken up to heaven”,1 is to be seen in the light of the mysteries of Christmas and Easter.

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According to circumstances catechesis will make use of all the richness of the mysteries of Jesus. Here it is enough merely to indicate some elements common to all the mysteries of Christ’s life (I), in order then to sketch the principal mysteries of Jesus’ hidden (II) and public (III) life.

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I. Christ's Whole Life is Mystery
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II. The Mysteries of Jesus' Infancy and Hidden Life
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III. The Mysteries of Jesus' Public Life
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In Brief
Footnotes
  1. Acts 1:1-2.