Which term names the reality that Jesus has gone through death to new life and that believers will experience the same?

• A. The Resurrection of Christ
• B. The Ascension
• C. Paschal Mystery
• D. Gospel

Answer: (C)

Paschal Mystery names the reality that Jesus passes through death to new life and that believers share in that same life. It encompasses Jesus’ Passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension, and through baptism Christians participate in the new life won by Christ. The Resurrection by itself points to the event of rising, but doesn’t capture the full sequence or our participation. The Ascension focuses on Jesus’ return to the Father, not the dying and rising pattern. The Gospel is the good news about Jesus, not the overarching mystery described here. So the Paschal Mystery best fits the idea of both Jesus’ death-to-life transformation and believers sharing in that life.