2174. Jesus rose from the dead “on the first day of the week.”104 Because it is the “first day,” the day of Christ’s Resurrection recalls the first creation. Because it is the “eighth day” following the sabbath,105 it symbolizes the new creation ushered in by Christ’s Resurrection. For Christians it has become the first of all days, the first of all feasts, the Lord’s Day (he kuriake hemera, dies dominica) Sunday:
We all gather on the day of the sun, for it is the first day [after the Jewish sabbath, but also the first day] when God, separating matter from darkness, made the world; and on this same day Jesus Christ our Savior rose from the dead.106
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
393. Is there a variety of sins?
413. How are we to view social inequalities?
54. How did God create the universe?
188. What is the vocation of the lay faithful?
86. What does the word “Incarnation” mean?
120. How is Jesus’ offering expressed at the Last Supper?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What does Malachi 2:1-2 mean about the danger of falling away from God?
What can we learn from Judith’s victory in Judith 16:1-3?
Understanding God’s Wrath – Habakkuk 1:2-4
What does the image of the river of life in Ezekiel (Ezekiel 47) represent?
What is the seventy week prophecy in Daniel 9?
The Light of the World: Jesus is the light that illuminates the darkness (John 8:12)
