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With all of the above responses, I naturally agree. Here's what Ursinus wrote in his other Catechisms:
Large Catechism QA 79
What do you understand when you say that he suffered?
Christ sustained all sorts of misery and pain in soul as well as body, not only in that final act of redemption in which he was arrested and crucified, but also all the way from his mother's womb to the tomb.
Small Catechism QA 26
What do you believe about Christ's suffering?
That all the torments and insults which he sustained in soul and body, as well as the awareness and horror of God's anger, unbearable for all creatures, are the unique and sufficient sacrifice by which he has redeemed me and all believers from eternal death and has gained for us forgiveness of sins, reconciliation with God, the Holy Spirit, righteousness and eternal life.
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