Transitus

For the educational year, see Transitus (education). For the Ayreon album, see Transitus (album).
The Transitus of St. Francis of Assisi by Otto Kowalewski (1914)

In Western Christianity, the Transitus (translation from Ecclesiastical Latin: crossing) refers to "the time of passage through death to life".[1]

The Christian theologian German Martinez writes that:[2]

The idea of death in the Latin transitus (transition, passing over) represents a unique Christian terminology linked to the paschal mystery. It consecrates the passage of the dying to eternal life. Offering the sacrifice of his or her personal life, the believer shares in the paschal transitus of Christ himself.[2]

  1. ^ The Book of Offices and Services (Fourth ed.). Order of Saint Luke. 2012. p. 81. ISBN 1478391022.
  2. ^ a b Martinez, German (2003). Signs of Freedom: Theology of the Christian Sacraments. Paulist Press. p. 238. ISBN 9780809141609.