Catechism of The Council of Trent (in Less than a Year)

In this episode we wrap up our reading concerning the sixth article of the Apostles Creed concerning the Ascension of Christ. We see that Christ's ascension is that to which His incarnation is finally ordered. The Ascension is the consummate fulfillment of the sacred scripture when Our Lord says He that is humbled shall be exalted. The ascension also serves to increase our Faith, Hope and Charity. In finishing our discussion we also read from the Summa Theologica of Saint Thomas Aquinas when he asks Whether Christ's ascension is the cause of our salvation. (IIIa. Q. 57. A.6)   

In this episode we commence our study of Article VI of The Apostles Creed. The sixth article is divided into two parts. The first part is "He Ascended into Heaven." and the second part is "Sitteth at the Right Hand of the Father Almighty." We explore the way in which Christ ascended into heaven both as man and as God. We also discuss the meaning of the words "sitteth" and "at the right hand." To aid us in our study we take a brief look at four articles from the third part of the Summa Theologica concerning the Ascension of Christ. (S.T. Q 57. a. 1-3 and Q. 58. a.1)     

In this episode we conclude our study of Article V of the Apostles Creed "He Descended into Hell, The third day He rose again from the dead." The Catechism sets forth four reasons why the resurrection is necessary: as manifesting God's justice, increases our faith, increases our hope, and to complete the work of our salvation. We also discuss how Christ's resurrection effects the resurrection of our bodies and our souls. (ST. IIIa. Q. 57. a.1 and a.2)

In this episode we focus on the second part of Article V of the Apostles Creed "Third Day He Rose Again From The Dead." The Catechism instructs us about why it was appropriate that Christ rose on the third day - not sooner or later. It also tells us what perfect resurrection entails. Additionally, reading some brief sections from the "Tertia Pars" of the Summa Theologica we discuss five reasons why the resurrection was necessary. (ST. IIIa. Q. 53, a.1 a.2 a.3)

In this episode we begin our study of the fifth article of the Apostles Creed "He Descended into Hell, The Third Day He Rose Again From The Dead." The Catechism explains that Christ descended into Hell in His Divine person united wholly to His Soul, while through His Divinity He also remained united to His body that remained in the sepulcher. We also take a brief look at Question 52 in the third part of the Summa Theologica which is devoted to Christ's descent into Hell. In particular we look at the replies to article 1 and 2. (ST. IIIa Q. 52 a.1, a.2)  

In this episode we conclude our reading and discussion of Article Four in the Catechism "He suffered died and was buried." We focus spefically on the words of the Catechism as they concern themselves with the bitterness of the passion of Christ. Christ's suffering exceeded the suffering of any man. We see that the Catechism follows the inspiration of St Thomas Aquinas in this treatment of the passion of Christ in Part III of the Summa Theologica- particularly in questions 46-48. In this episode we read the replies of both articles 5 and 6 in Question 46. (i.e. S.T. IIIa, Q. 46. a. 5, a. 6)   

In this episode we continue to discuss Christ's passion with particular focus on the voluntary nature of Christ's death. We also read Q. 47 artilce 1 concerning the question "Whether Christi  laid down His Life:

In this episode we continue our study of Article IV of the Apostles Creed focusing on the death and burial of Christ. Additionally we read two articles from The Summa Theologica addressing the "whether it was fitting that Christ should die?" (ST IIIa, Q. 50, A. 1) and "Was it fitting for Christ to be buried?" (ST IIIa. Q. 51 A. 1)

In this episode we begin our study of Article 4 of the Apostles Creed "Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was Crucified, Dead, and Buried." We discuss the mention  of the Pontius Pilate who reigned in the province of Judea around 26AD-36AD. We also discuss why it was so fitting for Christ to die on a cross reading the Summa Theologica Tertia Pars Q. 46 A. 4

In this episode we finish the third article of the Apostles Creed, focusing on the second part of the article "And Born of the Virgin Mary." Mary's virginity not only includes the manner of Christ's conception, but also the manner in which Christ was born. He miraculously emerged from His mother's womb in a way that caused no pain and left her maternal virginity perfectly intact. We also read the brief reply from the third part of the Summa Theologica Q. 35 A 7 concerning this miraculous birth.