What Christ suffered - for you Enter into the Passion of Jesus Christ, following the most up-to-date evidence available from medicine and archaeology. Learn what Jesus suffered for us, and how we can united our sufferings with his as we live out our Christian life. Come, enter his sacrifice, the one that gives your sufferings and sacrifices power In his Passion, Jesus exercised his priesthood. The essence of priesthood is to offer sacrifice on behalf of others. In Jesus’ sacrifice he offers himself — his entire self — for us sinners so that heaven is opened to us. His sacrifice has eternal consequences, because the one who was sacrificed is eternal. By studying his Passion, we enter deeply into Jesus’ sacrifice, the same sacrifice that is re-presented daily (except Good Friday when we recall the original bloody sacrifice) on altars in an un-bloody fashion throughout the world. And in learning more about Christ and his suffering, we also learn that each of us is a priest because we have been baptized in Christ as priest, prophet, and king. Few of us are ordained priests, but all who are baptized have a priesthood to exercise. How do we exercise it? By offering sacrifice on behalf of others, just like Jesus. Because he has united us to himself through the sacraments, our sacrifices are united with his. And his sacrifice has eternal consequences. Therefore, in offering our sacrifices in unity with his, they too can have eternal consequences. More About the Book: The most accurate, up-to-date understanding of the physical sufferings of Jesus Christ Medical investigation of the Passion conducted by a medical doctor Draws on ancient Greek and Latin literature about crucifixion Discoveries of ancient images, archaeology, medical reenactment studies, and medical case reports Corrects decades of myths and misunderstandings presented in books and articles and on websites A message from Dr. Thomas W. McGovern As you read this book, I want your learning about the Passion of Christ to be more than just a mental massage, more than satisfying curiosity, even more than learning how to meditate more deeply on the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary. I want this book to help you love Jesus more. I want your reading of this book to lead you to more effectively exercise your baptismal priesthood so that you can do good by your suffering. And finally, I pray that by reading this book you will be inspired to do good to those who suffer. Way of the Cross for Loved Ones Who Have Left the Faith Understanding the Bible: A Catholic Guide to Applying God's Word to Your Life OSV Kids Stations of the Cross Jesus: The Story You Thought You Knew Stations of the Cross ✓ ✓
✔ Author(s): Thomas W. McGovern,MD
✔ Title: What Christ Suffered: A Doctor's Journey Through the Passion
✔ Rating : 4.7 out of 5 base on (187 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1681925761
✔ ISBN-13: 9781681925769
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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