How can WE offer "The body, blood, soul, and divinity?"

[MikeShay]

Hello,

BACKGROUND

My question is associate with similar prayers passages provided to us through 2 separate mystical appearances. The first is associated with the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and the second is The Angel of Peace Prayer. [Both of the associated apparitions have been supported by the Holy See.]

The similar passages in question in the prayers are as follows:

Chaplet: Eternal Father I “OFFER” You the Body and the Blood,
Soul and Divinity of Your dearly Beloved Son …

Peace Prayer: Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
I adore thee profoundly. I “OFFER” Thee the
Most Precious Body, Blood, Sould and Divinity
of Jesus Christ,…

DISCUSSION/QUESTION

The concern that I have is that of the term “OFFER”. I do understand that with Jesus death and resurrection and through the Eucharist, He provides the greatest OFFERING on our behalf.
That is, burnt offerings after this profound gift are renderred of little to no value. Nevertheless, how is it that we OFFER Jesus to Himself/God when it was He who made this tremendous offering.
Is it not the case that the prayer would be more complete to say in place of OFFER → “we have profound gratitude for the offering You have made on our behalf?” Some direction in understanding
the language of OFFER in these prayers would be very
appreciated.

Regards,
Mike Shay

 

[Fr.Vincent_Serpa]

Hi Mike,

At Mass the priest holds up the Body and Blood of the Savior and says: “Through Him, with Him and in Him; in the unity of the Holy Spirit all glory and honor is yours Almighty Father for ever and ever. And the congregation says the great “Amen”.

The Mass is the perfect prayer because it is the prayer of Jesus on Calvary—not a repeating of it. It is the same prayer that transcends time and allows us to be present.
The sacrifice of Jesus on Good Friday is the perfect prayer because He is the perfect priest and the perfect victim. He is divine and alone can make reparation for a transgression against the divine. He has offered Himself in our stead because we are not divine and cannot make reparation for ourselves. His sacrifice has become ours as we acknowledge with our “Amen”. Therefore we are free to end our prayers, “through Christ, our Lord, Amen.” We are also free and privileged to continually refer to His offering in our prayers. No prayer could be more powerful than one that unites the praying person with Christ’s self oblation to the Father.

Basically, when we offer our little prayer with His, ours is no longer little.

Fr. Vincent Serpa, O. P.