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The '''[[Christianity|Christian]] Mysteries''' refers to the sacred teachings and [[sacrament]]al rituals of [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] and [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] Christianity. This terminology is heard today in the beginning of the Catholic [[Eucharist]] when the presiding celebrant of the [[liturgy]] says, "Brothers let us celebrate the Sacred Mysteries", followed by the opening prayer or invocation, after which comes the reading of the scriptures.
Originally, in the early centuries of the Faith, the most profound essential doctrines and initiations were revealed only after the ''catechumens''—those who had been fully [[Catechesis|''catechised'']] (instructed and taught) about Jesus as Savior and Lord sent by the one true God, and their moral obligations as candidates and later as Christians—had been initiated by [[Baptism]] into Christ. Knowledge of the sacred doctrines was kept from outsiders to avoid any possibility of [[blasphemy]] and [[sacrilege]]. This policy of protecting and defending what is sacred and not to be defiled bears a superficial resemblance to the practice of secrecy of the ancient [[Mystery religion]]s of the Greek Hellenistic and Roman worlds of the Mediterranean and Middle East. However, the Christian practice of compassion, forgiveness and generous giving to the poor and defenseless was public, together with preaching the name of Jesus as the Savior and Redeemer of all men everywhere (Acts 17:30).
==The ''Divinum Arcanum''==
The "Discipline of the Secret" was the obligation of Christian believers to keep sacred their knowledge of the doctrines of God, what Paul called "meat" (1 Corinthians 3:2; Hebrews 5:12–6:6; 1 Peter 2:2).
==See also==
[[Orthodox Mysteries]]
==External links==
[http://crc-internet.org/our-doctrine/catholic-renaissance/sacraments/christian-mysteries/ The Christian Mysteries (crc-internet.org)]
Originally, in the early centuries of the Faith, the most profound essential doctrines and initiations were revealed only after the ''catechumens''—those who had been fully [[Catechesis|''catechised'']] (instructed and taught) about Jesus as Savior and Lord sent by the one true God, and their moral obligations as candidates and later as Christians—had been initiated by [[Baptism]] into Christ. Knowledge of the sacred doctrines was kept from outsiders to avoid any possibility of [[blasphemy]] and [[sacrilege]]. This policy of protecting and defending what is sacred and not to be defiled bears a superficial resemblance to the practice of secrecy of the ancient [[Mystery religion]]s of the Greek Hellenistic and Roman worlds of the Mediterranean and Middle East. However, the Christian practice of compassion, forgiveness and generous giving to the poor and defenseless was public, together with preaching the name of Jesus as the Savior and Redeemer of all men everywhere (Acts 17:30).
==The ''Divinum Arcanum''==
The "Discipline of the Secret" was the obligation of Christian believers to keep sacred their knowledge of the doctrines of God, what Paul called "meat" (1 Corinthians 3:2; Hebrews 5:12–6:6; 1 Peter 2:2).
==See also==
[[Orthodox Mysteries]]
==External links==
[http://crc-internet.org/our-doctrine/catholic-renaissance/sacraments/christian-mysteries/ The Christian Mysteries (crc-internet.org)]