Christ Our Passover Has Been Sacrificed: A Guide through Paschal Mystery Spirituality: Mystical Theology in The Roman Missal

Mark G. Boyer

Jan 2018 · Wipf and Stock Publishers

About this ebook

Christ Our Passover Has Been Sacrificed examines the paschal mystery as it is presented throughout the liturgical year in The Roman Missal. After offering an in-depth definition of the paschal mystery the author guides the reader through Lent, Holy Week, Easter, Pentecost, and more, mining the riches of paschal mystery spirituality. Biblical accounts interpret the death and resurrection of Jesus; liturgical texts in The Roman Missal present a rich seam of spiritual truth for the reader to apply to his or her life. By remembering Jesus' death and resurrection, Roman Catholics celebrate daily dying and rising to new life. The author serves as a guide through paschal mystery spirituality, while also noting the mystical theology--reflections on experiences of God--represented by the prayers in The Roman Missal, particularly those dealing with Jesus' suffering, death, resurrection, ascension, and gift of the Spirit. Through reflections and meditation questions, readers are invited to name their own personally transforming mystical experiences, which connect them to God in deep levels and move them outward into the community to share spirituality.

About the author

Mark G. Boyer—well-known author—has been writing books on biblical and liturgical spirituality for thirty years. He has written fifty-five spirituality-focused volumes that prompt the reader to recognize the divine in everyday life. This is his fifteenth Wipf and Stock title.