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Paschal Mystery is one of the central concepts of Christian faith relating to the history of salvation. Its main subject is the passion, death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ – the work God the Father sent his Son to accomplish on earth. According to the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, "The Paschal Mystery of Jesus, which comprises his passion, death, resurrection, and glorification, stands at the center of the Christian faith because God's saving plan was accomplished once for all by the redemptive death of his Son Jesus Christ."〔http://www.vatican.va/archive/compendium_ccc/documents/archive_2005_compendium-ccc_en.html〕 Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox Christian churches celebrate this mystery on Easter. It is recalled and celebrated also during every Eucharist,〔Bouyer, Louis, (1951) ''The Paschal Mystery'', pp. 41 and 50〕 and especially on a Sunday, which is the Pascha of the week.〔John Paul II, "Dies Domini" 3, (1998), see the text on-line: (APOSTOLIC LETTER DIES DOMINI ). Access date:2012-03-12〕 == Etymology of 'Paschal' == The word "paschal" is the equivalent of Greek "pascha" and is derived from Aramaic "pasḥā" and Hebrew "pesaḥ", meaning "the passing over" (cf. Ex 12:13.23.27; cf. Is 31,5). The origin is not known. Some scholars refer to Assyrian "pasah" – ''appease'' or Egyptian "pa-sh" – remembrance or "pē-sah" – ''the blow''. The Bible links "pesaḥ" with "pāsaḥ" – two literal meanings are: ''to limp'' and to perform a ritual dance around a sacrifice (1 K 18:21.26). Figuratively it may be understood, "to jump", "to pass", "to spare". It refers to the passage of God on the Passover night, when the Israelites left Egypt. God struck the houses of Egyptians and left the Israelites untouched, i.e. ''passed over''.〔Pierre Émile Bonnard OP, (1988) Passover, in: ''Dictionary of Biblical Theology'', p. 407〕 The second word, ''mystery'', is regarded in Christian 20th century theology as one of the most important key-words of Christianity and its theology. It opposes the ideas of Gnosticism, Rationalism and Semi-Rationalism, pointing out that there are Divine mysteries properly so called which cannot be grasped by mere human reasoning and can only be revealed by God through grace.〔Cf. First Vatican Council, Dogmatic Constitution ''Dei Filius'' (24.04.1870), ch.2 ''De revelatione'', Denzinger-Shönmetzer (DS, 36 ed.) 3005; cf. 3876; Second Vatican Council, Dogmatic Constitution ''Dei verbum'', 2-6.〕〔Rahner K., Mystery, in: ''Sacramentum Mundi'', vol. 4, p. 133.〕 In this meaning ''mystery'' describes not an idea that must be unlocked or solved like a mystery novel, but the Divine truth and life, to which God through the Church, sacraments, word of God and faith initiates the dedicatees (cf. Eph 1,17ff). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paschal mystery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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