# Passion of Jesus ## Catechism of the Catholic Church The suffering and death of Jesus ([[1.2.2.4.p1m#^ccc-572|572]], [[1.2.2.4.p1o#^ccc-602|602]]-[[1.2.2.4.p1o#^ccc-616|616]]). Passion or Palm Sunday begins Holy Week, during which the annual liturgical celebration of the Paschal Mystery of Christ takes place ([[1.2.2.3.p1l#^ccc-560|560]]). ## Divine Intimacy Meditation - Prediction of the — 91,1; - voluntary mortification, means of sharing in the — 93,1,2; - participation in the —: 126,1; 132,2; 376,2; - to accompany Jesus in His Passion: 133,1; - he who suffers with Jesus best understands the — 138,1; - consideration of the — renders the soul generous in embracing suffering: 96,2; - zeal for souls arises from the contemplation of Jesus Crucified: 317,2; - the — tells us how great is the malice of sin and its destructive power: 100,2; - the — is our salvation and our hope: 126,1; - Jesus in His Passion has embraced the sufferings of all humanity: 128,1; - attitude of Jesus facing His Passion: 135,1; - He went to His Passion because He willed to go: 135,1; 136,2; - His desolation, abandonment, and abjection 136,1,2; - Jesus is the Victim who immolates Himself with love and full liberty: 136,2; - the Agony in the Garden of Olives: 138,1; - the arrest for crucifixion: 138,2; - Jesus abandoned by the Father: 138,2; - the death of Jesus is not a defeat, but a victory: 139,1; - Jesus proclaimed King in the midst of the unheard cruelties of His Passion: 383,2; - the — is the greatest proof of the love of Jesus for us: 132,2; 136,2; 139,2; - he who resists grace, resists the —: 133,2. - --- - [[91-prediction-of-the-passion|91. Prediction of the Passion]] - [[93-with-jesus-crucified|93. With Jesus Crucified]] - [[96-the-proof-of-love|96. The Proof of Love]] - [[100-sin|100. Sin]] - [[126-jesus-persecuted|126. Jesus Persecuted]] - [[128-patience|128. Patience]] - [[132-love-of-the-cross|132. Love of the Cross]] - [[133-the-triumph-of-jesus|133. The Triumph of Jesus]] - [[135-the-meek-lamb|135. The Meek Lamb]] - [[136-the-man-of-sorrows|136. The Man of Sorrows]] - [[138-the-mystery-of-the-cross|138. The Mystery of the Cross]] - [[139-the-victory-of-the-cross|139. The Victory of the Cross]] - [[317-zeal-for-souls|317. Zeal for Souls]] - [[376-precious-blood|376.]] - [[383-christ-king|383.]]