Paragraph 2. ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD
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The Paschal mystery has two aspects: by his death, Christ liberates us from
sin; by his Resurrection, he opens for us the way to a new life. This new life
is above all justification that reinstates us in God’s grace, “so that as
Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk
in newness of life.” Justification consists in both victory over the death
caused by sin and a new participation in grace.526 It brings about
filial adoption so that men become Christ’s brethren, as Jesus himself called
his disciples after his Resurrection: “Go and tell my
brethren.”527 We are brethren not by nature, but by the gift of
grace, because that adoptive filiation gains us a real share in the life of the
only Son, which was fully revealed in his Resurrection.
- SECTION TWO I. THE CREEDS
- CHAPTER TWO I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD
- Article 5 “HE DESCENDED INTO HELL. ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE AGAIN”
- Paragraph 2. ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD
- Article 5 “HE DESCENDED INTO HELL. ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE AGAIN”
- CHAPTER TWO I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD
From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team
Original Link: https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P1S.HTM