Jesus, the Son: Part II of John Paul II's Catechesis on the Creed

Here is the series of catecheses on Jesus by Pope John Paul II. This is the second part of John Paul II's Catechesis on the Creed. This series follows John Paul II's Catechesis on God, the Father and precedes his Catechesis on the Holy Spirit. It began on August 27, 1986, and concluded on April 19, 1989, and it includes 97 general audiences.

These audiences were available in book form from Pauline Books & Media, however, the book is now (unfortunately) out of print. You might be able to find it on Amazon.com or other such places where used books are available.

*Note: All chapter titles are taken from the Vatican website.

*Note #2: These General Audiences of John Paul II are not available in English on the regular part of Vatican website (under John Paul II's Audiences). However, they are available in a special section of the Vatican website.

*Note #3: Audiences marked with an * do not appear appear correctly on the special section of the Vatican website (rather, they appear there as a duplicate of another audience).

1. Sin Involves the Deep Deformation of Creation (Aug. 27, 1986)
2. Sin Involves the Misuse of God's Gifts (Sep. 3, 1986)
3. Original Sin Causes a Fundamental Change in Mankind (Sep. 10, 1986)
4. The Universality of Sin in Human History (Sep. 17, 1986)
5. The Church's Teaching on Original Sin (Sep. 24, 1986)
6. Consequences of Original Sin for All Humanity (Oct. 1, 1986)
7. The State of Man in Fallen Nature (Oct. 8, 1986)
8. Sin Breaks Man's Covenant with God (Oct. 29, 1986)
9. The Sin of Man and the "Sin of the World" (Nov. 5, 1986)
10. Sin Alienates the Human Person (Nov. 12, 1986)
11. The Entire Human Race Struggles Against the Forces of Evil (Dec. 10, 1986)
12. The Protoevangelium of Salvation (Dec. 17, 1986)
13. The Identity of Christ (Jan. 7, 1987)
14. Jesus Christ, Son of God and Savior (Jan. 14, 1987)
15. Jesus Christ, Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit and Born of the Virgin Mary (Jan. 28, 1987)
16. Jesus Christ, Son of Israel, Chosen People of the Old Covenant (Feb. 4, 1987)
17. Jesus Christ, Messiah King (Feb. 11, 1987)
18. Jesus Christ, Messiah Priest (Feb. 18, 1987)
19. Jesus Christ, Messiah and Prophet (Feb. 25, 1987)
20. Jesus Christ, Fulfillment of the Messianic Prophecies (Mar. 4, 1987)
21. Jesus Christ, Inauguration and Fulfillment of the Kingdom of God (Mar. 18, 1987)
22. Jesus Christ, Messiah and Divine Wisdom (Apr. 22, 1987)
23. Jesus Christ, Son of Man (Apr. 29, 1987)
24. Jesus Christ, Son of God (May 13, 1987)
25. The Heart of the Gospel Witness (May 20, 1987)
26. The Father Bears Witness to the Son (May 27, 1987)
27. The Prologue of John's Gospel Synthesizes the Faith of the Apostolic Church (Jun. 3, 1987)
28. Jesus Christ, the Son Sent by the Father (Jun. 24, 1987)
29. Jesus' Awareness of His Unique Relationship to the Father (Jul. 1, 1987)
30. Jesus Christ, the Son Intimately United with the Father (Jul. 8, 1987)
31. Jesus Christ, the Son Who Lives for the Father (Jul. 15, 1987)
32. The Son Addresses the Father in Prayer (Jul. 22, 1987)
33. The Son Lives to Give Thanks to the Father * (Jul. 29, 1987)
34. Jesus Christ Comes in the Power of the Holy Spirit (Aug. 5, 1987)
35. Jesus Christ Brings the Holy Spirit to the Church and Humanity (Aug. 12, 1987)
36. Jesus Christ Reveals the Trinity (Aug. 19, 1987)
37. Jesus Christ, True God and True Man (Aug. 26, 1987)
38. Jesus Christ, the Eternal Word of God the Father (Sep. 2, 1987)
39. Jesus Claimed the Divine Attributes for Himself (Sep. 9, 1987)
40. Jesus Christ Has the Power to Judge (Sep. 30, 1987)
41. Jesus Christ Has the Power to Forgive Sins (Oct. 7, 1987)
42. Jesus Christ, the Divine Lawgiver (Oct. 14, 1987)
43. Have Faith in God and Have Faith in Me (Oct. 21, 1987)
44. Whoever Loses His Life for My Sake and that of the Gospel Will Save It (Oct. 28, 1987)
45. I Confer a Kingdom on You (Nov. 4, 1987)
46. The Fact and Significance of Christ's Miracles (Nov. 11, 1987)
47. I Say to You, Arise! (Nov. 18, 1987)
48. Miraculous Signs Reveal Christ's Power (Nov. 25, 1987)
49. Christ's Miracles—Salvific Signs (Dec. 2, 1987)
50. Christ's Miracles Manifest Salvific Love (Dec. 9, 1987)
51. Miracles Are a Call to Faith (Dec. 16, 1987)
52. Miracles Manifest the Supernatural Order (Jan. 13, 1988)
53. Jesus Christ Is True Man (Jan. 27, 1988)
54. Like Us in All Things Except Sin (Feb. 3, 1988)
55. Jesus, a Man in Solidarity with All Humanity (Feb. 10, 1988)
56. Jesus Christ Emptied Himself (Feb. 17, 1988)
57. The Formulation of the Church's Faith in Christ (Mar. 2, 1988)
58. Conciliar Definitions About Christ (Mar. 9, 1988)
59. The Church's Belief in Jesus Christ According to the Conciliar Definitions (Mar. 16, 1988)
60. The Council of Chalcedon and the Monothelite Heresy (Mar. 23, 1988)
61. The Christological Definitions and the Church's Faith Today (Apr. 13, 1988)
62. Christ's Mission (Apr. 20, 1988)
63. The Kingdom of God (Apr. 27, 1988)
64. "I Came into the World to Testify to the Truth" (May 4, 1988)
65. Christ's Mission is to Reveal the Father (Jun. 1, 1988)
66. Jesus Christ, "the Faithful Witness" (Jun. 8, 1988)
67. Jesus, Founder of His Church (Jun. 15, 1988)
68. Jesus, Founder of the Ministerial Structure of the Church (Jun. 22, 1988)
69. Jesus, Founder of the Sacramental Structure in the Life of the Church (Jul. 13, 1988)
70. The Church's Holiness Comes from Christ (Jul. 23, 1988)
71. Jesus Frees Us from the Slavery of Sin (Jul. 27, 1988)
72. Jesus Frees Us to Seek the Good in Truth (Aug. 3, 1988)
73. Jesus Frees Humanity for a New Life (Aug. 10, 1988)
74. Jesus Is Our Model (Aug. 17, 1988)
75. Jesus Is the Model of Prayer (Aug. 24, 1988)
76. Jesus Christ Is a Model of Perfect Love (Aug. 31, 1988)
77. Christ's Sacrifice Fulfills God's Design of Love (Sep. 7, 1988)
78. The Death of Christ as a Historical Event (Sep. 28, 1988)
79. Christ's Awareness of His Vocation to Redemptive Sacrifice (Oct. 5, 1988)
80. The Value of the Suffering and Death of Jesus Christ (Oct. 19, 1988)
81. The Redemptive Value of Christ's Sacrifice (Oct. 26, 1988)
82. The Meaning of Suffering in the Light of Christ's Passion (Nov. 9, 1988)
83. "Father, Forgive them..." (Nov. 16, 1988)
84. "Behold Your Mother!" (Nov. 23, 1988)
85. "My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?" (Nov. 30, 1988)
86. Christ's Last Words on the Cross (Dec. 7, 1988)
87. The Fruitfulness of Christ's Redemptive Death (Dec. 14, 1988)
88. "He Descended Into Hell" (Jan. 11, 1989)
89. The Resurrection: A Historical Event and an Affirmation of Faith (Jan. 25, 1989)
90. From the Empty Tomb to the Meeting with the Risen Christ (Feb. 1, 1989)
91. The Apparitions of the Risen Christ (Feb. 22, 1989)
92. The Resurrection Is a Historical Event That Transcends History (Mar. 1, 1989)
93. The Resurrection Is the High Point of Revelation (Mar. 8, 1989)
94. The Saving Power of the Resurrection (Mar. 15, 1989)
95. The Ascension: a Mystery Announced Beforehand (Apr. 5, 1989)
96. The Ascension Is the Fulfillment of the Mystery of the Incarnation (Apr. 12, 1989)
97. Jesus Is Lord (Apr. 19, 1989)

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