The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) Day 89: Jesus Christ Was Buried (2026)
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Mar 30, 2026 A focused look at Christ’s true human death and how his divinity prevented bodily corruption. Reflections on Holy Saturday as God’s Sabbath rest. Exploration of resurrection as reunion of body and soul. Symbolism of baptism as burial and rising to new life.
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Jesus Truly Experienced Death
- Jesus truly experienced death as separation of soul and body, despite being sinless and divine.
- Fr. Mike explains God willed Jesus to enter death to fully share our human condition and redeem it by love and obedience.
Pray Gratitude For Christ's Redemptive Death
- Pause in prayer to thank God for Jesus's willing entry into death and obedience to the Father.
- Fr. Mike leads a short prayer that praises Christ's redemptive acts and asks for help to love God rightly.
Holy Saturday Reveals God's Sabbath Rest
- Holy Saturday is the mystery of the tomb where Christ reveals God's Sabbath rest after salvation is fulfilled.
- Fr. Mike links this rest to Hebrews and portrays Christ's tomb as peace for the whole universe.