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come, and by keeping the
commandments.
74. Q. On what day was the Son of God conceived and made man? A.
The Son of God was conceived and made man on Annunciation
day--the day on which the Angel Gabriel announced to the Blessed
Virgin Mary that she was to be the Mother of God.
75. Q. On what day was Christ born? A. Christ was born on Christmas
day in a stable at Bethlehem, over nineteen hundred years ago.
76. Q. How long did Christ live on earth? A. Christ lived on earth about
thirty-three years, and led a most holy life in poverty and suffering.
77. Q. Why did Christ live so long on earth? A. Christ lived so long on
earth to show us the way to heaven by His teachings and example.

LESSON EIGHTH ON OUR LORD'S PASSION, DEATH,
RESURRECTION, AND ASCENSION
78. Q. What did Jesus Christ suffer? A. Jesus Christ suffered a bloody
sweat, a cruel scourging, was crowned with thorns, and was crucified.
79. Q. On what day did Christ die? A. Christ died on Good Friday.
80. Q. Why do you call that day "good" on which Christ died so
sorrowful a death? A. We call that day "good" on which Christ died
because by His death He showed His great love for man, and purchased
for him every blessing.
81. Q. Where did Christ die? A. Christ died on Mount Calvary.
82. Q. How did Christ die? A. Christ was nailed to the Cross and died
on it between two thieves.
83. Q. Why did Christ suffer and die? A. Christ suffered and died for
our sins.
84. Q. What lessons do we learn from the sufferings and death of Christ?
A. From the sufferings and death of Christ we learn the great evil of sin,
the hatred God bears to it, and the necessity of satisfying for it.
85. Q. Where did Christ's soul go after His death? A. After Christ's
death His soul descended into hell.
86. Q. Did Christ's soul descend into the hell of the damned? A. The
hell into which Christ's soul descended was not the hell of the damned,
but a place or state of rest called Limbo, where the souls of the just
were waiting for Him.

87. Q. Why did Christ descend into Limbo? A. Christ descended into
Limbo to preach to the souls who were in prison--that is, to announce
to them the joyful tidings of their redemption.
88. Q. Where was Christ's body while His soul was in Limbo? A.
While Christ's soul was in Limbo His body was in the holy sepulchre.
89. Q. On what day did Christ rise from the dead? A. Christ rose from
the dead, glorious and immortal, on Easter Sunday, the third day after
His death.
90. Q. How long did Christ stay on earth after His resurrection? A.
Christ stayed on earth forty days after His resurrection to show that He
was truly risen from the dead, and to instruct His Apostles.
91. Q. After Christ had remained forty days on earth whither did He go?
A. After forty days Christ ascended into heaven, and the day on which
He ascended into heaven is called Ascension day.
92. Q. Where is Christ in heaven? A. In heaven Christ sits at the right
hand of God the Father Almighty.
93. Q. What do you mean by saying that Christ sits at the right hand Of
God? A. When I say that Christ sits at the right hand of God I mean
that Christ as God is equal to His Father in all things, and that as man
He is in the highest place in heaven next to God.

LESSON NINTH ON THE HOLY GHOST AND HIS DESCENT
UPON THE APOSTLES
94. Q. Who is the Holy Ghost? A. The Holy Ghost is the third Person
of the Blessed Trinity.
95. Q. From whom does the Holy Ghost proceed? A. The Holy Ghost
proceeds from the Father and the Son.
96. Q. Is the Holy Ghost equal to the Father and the Son? A. The Holy
Ghost is equal to the Father and the Son, being the same Lord and God
as They are.
97. Q. On what day did the Holy Ghost come down upon the Apostles?
A. The Holy Ghost came down upon the Apostles ten days after the
Ascension of our Lord; and the day on which He came down upon the
Apostles is called Whitsunday, or Pentecost.
98. Q. How did the Holy Ghost come down upon the Apostles? A. The
Holy Ghost came down upon the Apostles in the form of tongues of
fire.

99. Q. Who sent the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles? A. Our Lord Jesus
Christ sent the Holy