Sacraments

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As far as I understand you could only ask the Priest to offer the Eucharist but no other Sacraments for your intentions? I’ve never heard of anyone asking the Priest to offer the Sacrament of Penance or Baptism for, let’s say, a deceased person.
What does the Church say about this?
 
My thoughts:

Mass is a collection of prayers, around the Sacrament of the Eucharist, while confession (and other sacraments) are more directed towards the actual action of Sacrament.

Mass is a corporal event, while other sacraments are more personal. So I would guess that the confessional intention would be largely decided by the penitent —> Indulgences.
The other sacraments can be incorporated into a Mass, so an intention of the mass is likely already there. Otherwise, one would suggest the intention is for the individual to receive the graces to live a life for Christ.
 
Yes, it’s because the mass is a sacrifice - the memorial of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. We offer sacrifice to God with requests attached - to forgive our sins, to give us good things, graces, etc. We can’t really “offer” any other sacrament that way.
 
Leon_Bloy said:
Yes, it’s because the mass is a sacrifice - the memorial of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. We offer sacrifice to God with requests attached - to forgive our sins, to give us good things, graces, etc. We can’t really “offer” any other sacrament that way.
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I don’t understand this, the Mass is a sacrifice, what sacrifice are we offering to God?
 
Luvtosew said:
I don’t understand this, the Mass is a sacrifice, what sacrifice are we offering to God?
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This is a very traditional and essential part of the Catholic theology of the mass, so I can’t explain it in adequate detail here - not really possible on a message board. There is a lot of information about it on legitimate websites, etc., or perhaps a trained theologian here can explain more if you wish.

The sacrifice offered is the same sacrifice of Christ on the cross. Though that sacrifice was once and for all, the mass makes it present once again in a timeless way.

Unfortunately in recent years that aspect of the mass - always considered a vital one - has been obscured and poorly taught!
 
Thank you , I have googled and found articles about its meaning.
 
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