Did Jesus Really Descend Into Hell?

All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri

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🗓️ 6 April 2021

⏱️ 18 minutes

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What do we mean when we profess that Jesus descended into hell after his death? Today, Dr. Sri unpacks this mystery of the Catholic faith and shows us how Jesus’ descent into hell is a crucial aspect of our salvation and a source of hope when we find ourselves in deep darkness.

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Jesus’ descent into hell reminds us that Jesus is not afraid of the dark. He desires to descend into the darkest corners of our soul, where his light can shine the brightest.
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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Edward Cree, and welcome to all things Catholic where real faith meets real life.
0:13.7	Happy Easter, my friends.
0:14.7	He is risen.
0:15.7	He is risen indeed.
0:16.7	But did you know that before he was risen, he did something absolutely amazing, but something
0:22.3	that many Catholics don't understand, they're not sure what it's really all about.
0:25.4	We say it every time we recite the Apostles Creed.
0:29.4	We say that Jesus suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried,
0:33.7	and descended into hell.
0:36.6	What does that mean?
0:38.4	Did Jesus really descend into hell?
0:42.5	Isn't hell the place where the damned are those that are eternally separated from God?
0:48.0	Did Jesus go there?
0:49.5	And what was that really all about?
0:51.0	We just celebrated this last week in the Paschal mystery of Good Friday, Holy Saturday,
0:55.0	Easter Sunday.
0:56.6	But this aspect of our faith is so important for us as Catholics for our salvation, but
1:01.8	it's also really important for what God wants to do in your soul.
1:06.3	In your soul right now, did you know that Jesus wants to descend into the depths of your
1:13.5	soul?
1:14.5	And if you can understand what this means that he descended into hell, if you can understand
1:18.5	what that's really all about, it's going to shed a lot of light on your own spiritual
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