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White_Peony
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Just wondering
What is some scriptural evidence that the Mass is a Sacrifice?
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FromTheAshes777
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hmmmmm, well the first one that comes to mind…
…is that Jesus, according to Holy Scripture, used bread and wine when he said, “this is My body, this is My blood.”
the blood being seperate from the body visually shows Christ’s death, because it was commonly shown in practice that seperationg of the blood from the body = death
Christ’s death on the cross, that is sacramentally present in the consecrated bread and wine is the ultimate, spotless sacrifice before God the Father. Jesus ministers as our Great High Priest in Heaven continually, offering up Himself to God the Father, the sacrifice on the cross. In the Mass or Divine Liturgy, Christ’s High Priestly ministry is manifested to us in our physical realm, not only do we get to witness His Holy ministry occuring in Heaven, we get to participate in it as well as we pray the liturgy with the priest, and recieve into our bodies His Body and Blood, just as Jesus said in John chapter 6 that we must eat His flesh and drink His blood. Sacramentally we do this in the Holy Eucharist. We are joined spiritually and physically to His One Holy Sacrifice as it echoes throughout eternity.
Hebrews chapter 4 says:
"Having therefore a great high priest that hath passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God: let us hold fast our confession. For we have not a high priest, who can not have compassion on our infirmities: but one tempted in all things like as we are, without sin.
Let us go therefore with confidence to the throne of grace: that we may obtain mercy, and find grace in seasonable aid."
Through the Sacraments, especially through the Mass or Divine Liturgy where we recieve the Holy Eucharist, we, “go therefore with confidence to the throne of Grace and obtain mercy.”
Other posters please correct anything that I may be slightly off on. Thank you!
…is that Jesus, according to Holy Scripture, used bread and wine when he said, “this is My body, this is My blood.”
the blood being seperate from the body visually shows Christ’s death, because it was commonly shown in practice that seperationg of the blood from the body = death
Christ’s death on the cross, that is sacramentally present in the consecrated bread and wine is the ultimate, spotless sacrifice before God the Father. Jesus ministers as our Great High Priest in Heaven continually, offering up Himself to God the Father, the sacrifice on the cross. In the Mass or Divine Liturgy, Christ’s High Priestly ministry is manifested to us in our physical realm, not only do we get to witness His Holy ministry occuring in Heaven, we get to participate in it as well as we pray the liturgy with the priest, and recieve into our bodies His Body and Blood, just as Jesus said in John chapter 6 that we must eat His flesh and drink His blood. Sacramentally we do this in the Holy Eucharist. We are joined spiritually and physically to His One Holy Sacrifice as it echoes throughout eternity.
Hebrews chapter 4 says:
"Having therefore a great high priest that hath passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God: let us hold fast our confession. For we have not a high priest, who can not have compassion on our infirmities: but one tempted in all things like as we are, without sin.
Let us go therefore with confidence to the throne of grace: that we may obtain mercy, and find grace in seasonable aid."
Through the Sacraments, especially through the Mass or Divine Liturgy where we recieve the Holy Eucharist, we, “go therefore with confidence to the throne of Grace and obtain mercy.”
Other posters please correct anything that I may be slightly off on. Thank you!
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MarcoPolo
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The Eucharistic SacrificeThe Mass is a Propitiatory Sacrifice
The Book of Hebrews and Jesus as the Eternal High Priest: Implications about the Eucharist as Sacrifice
I like Malachi 1:11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense is offered to my name, and a pure offering; for my name is great among the nations, says the LORD of hosts.
It tells us of a pure offering made always and everywhere. The mass fits that description, whereas a static sacrifice confined to the bounds of time and space would not.
The Book of Hebrews and Jesus as the Eternal High Priest: Implications about the Eucharist as Sacrifice
I like Malachi 1:11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense is offered to my name, and a pure offering; for my name is great among the nations, says the LORD of hosts.
It tells us of a pure offering made always and everywhere. The mass fits that description, whereas a static sacrifice confined to the bounds of time and space would not.
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FromTheAshes777
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this is another good verse
would it be correct to say that offering and sacrifice have the seem meaning in this context? I think they would.
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MarcoPolo
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Yes.
Another good one is
*“We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat.” (Heb. 13:10)
- If you study all of Hebrews, especially that chapter, you will see that this sentence is used to compare what Christians do versus the OT temple sacrifices. The “altar” is a reference to a table of sacrifice. It is used as such here in the context of sacrifice, because that’s what an altar is––a table of sacrifice. Plus - what do we do at the altar of our sacrifice? We eat!
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FromTheAshes777
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yes, and of course just the presence of the altar in Christian worship implies and indicates sacrifice, especially to the Jewish audience that these writings were intended forYes.
Another good one is
*“We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat.” (Heb. 13:10)
- If you study all of Hebrews, especially that chapter, you will see that this sentence is used to compare what Christians do versus the OT temple sacrifices. The “altar” is a reference to a table of sacrifice. It is used as such here in the context of sacrifice, because that’s what an altar is––a table of sacrifice. Plus - what do we do at the altar of our sacrifice? We eat!
the presence of an altar must mean sacrifice
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willofgods
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This isn’t quite from Scripture, but it is in language.
From a very simple point of view (and from the homily at my parish yesterday
), the word sacrifice is made of two latin root words: sacer (holy/sacred) and facere (to make) – so sacrifice at the very root of it is “to make holy” so whether we’re looking at ourselves and that the Mass helps us on our journey to making ourselves holy, or at the offerings of bread and wine, made holy in the transubstantiation.
It’s not Scripture but it’s hard to argue with the dictionary
From a very simple point of view (and from the homily at my parish yesterday
), the word sacrifice is made of two latin root words: sacer (holy/sacred) and facere (to make) – so sacrifice at the very root of it is “to make holy” so whether we’re looking at ourselves and that the Mass helps us on our journey to making ourselves holy, or at the offerings of bread and wine, made holy in the transubstantiation.It’s not Scripture but it’s hard to argue with the dictionary
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Subrosa
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1 Corinthians 10:16-21 is an interesting study. Paul is voicing a word of caution against idolatry. Read the verses and look at what he is comparing the Eucharist to…
Just as, “according to the flesh” the people who eat at the altar are participants in the altar, a sacrifice, when we eat the spiritual, not flesh, body and blood, we are participating in the sacrifice of Christ.
The pagans sacrifice to demons, (spirits!) therefore we should not eat of those sacrifices.
He is saying that the Eucharist is a sacrifice.
Subrosa
Paul compares the Eucharist to two other sacrifices: the temple sacrifice and pagan sacrifice. Without being explicit, Paul is saying that the Eucharist is a sacrifice, by strong implication.
Just as, “according to the flesh” the people who eat at the altar are participants in the altar, a sacrifice, when we eat the spiritual, not flesh, body and blood, we are participating in the sacrifice of Christ.
The pagans sacrifice to demons, (spirits!) therefore we should not eat of those sacrifices.
He is saying that the Eucharist is a sacrifice.
Subrosa
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Garyjohn2
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Might want to look in the book of revelations. Much of the structure and words of the mass are taken from this book. I’m sorry I don’t have specific verse numbers, but the talk of the blood of the lamb and the supper of the lamb refer to the sacrifice of the mass, the last supper, and Christ’s sacrifice simultaneously.
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Jim_Dandy
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therealpresence.org/eucharst/link/e-litur.html
The Mass a True Sacrifice. Since the first century of her existence, the Church has considered the Mass a sacrifice. The earliest manual of the liturgy (before 90 A.D.) has this directive for the attendance of Sunday Mass.
“On the Lord’s own day, assemble in common to break bread and offer thanks. But first confess your sins so that your sacrifice may be pure. However, no one quarreling with his brother may join your meeting until they are reconciled; your sacrifice must not be defiled (Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, 14).”
Why is the Mass a true sacrifice? Because in the Mass the same Jesus Christ who offered Himself on Calvary now offers Himself on the altar. The Priest is the same, the Victim is the same, and the end or purpose is the same.
The Priest is the same Jesus Christ whose sacred person the ordained priest represents and in whose Name he offers the Eucharistic Sacrifice.
The Victim is the same, namely the Savior in His human nature, with His true Body and Blood, and His human free will. Only the manner of offering is different. On the Cross, the sacrifice was bloody; in the Mass it is unbloody because Christ is now in His glorified state. But the heart of sacrifice is the voluntary, total offering of oneself to God. Christ makes this voluntary offering in every Mass, signified by the separate consecration of the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of the Redeemer.
The end or purpose is the same, namely to give glory to God, to thank Him, to obtain His mercy, and to ask Him for our needs. But, as we have seen, whereas on Calvary Christ merited our salvation, it is mainly through the Mass that He now dispenses the riches of His saving grace.
Pocket Catholic Catechism, John A. Hardon, S.J., An Image Book, Published by Doubleday
Copyright © 1989 by John A. Hardon, All Rights Reserved
The Mass a True Sacrifice. Since the first century of her existence, the Church has considered the Mass a sacrifice. The earliest manual of the liturgy (before 90 A.D.) has this directive for the attendance of Sunday Mass.
“On the Lord’s own day, assemble in common to break bread and offer thanks. But first confess your sins so that your sacrifice may be pure. However, no one quarreling with his brother may join your meeting until they are reconciled; your sacrifice must not be defiled (Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, 14).”
Why is the Mass a true sacrifice? Because in the Mass the same Jesus Christ who offered Himself on Calvary now offers Himself on the altar. The Priest is the same, the Victim is the same, and the end or purpose is the same.
The Priest is the same Jesus Christ whose sacred person the ordained priest represents and in whose Name he offers the Eucharistic Sacrifice.
The Victim is the same, namely the Savior in His human nature, with His true Body and Blood, and His human free will. Only the manner of offering is different. On the Cross, the sacrifice was bloody; in the Mass it is unbloody because Christ is now in His glorified state. But the heart of sacrifice is the voluntary, total offering of oneself to God. Christ makes this voluntary offering in every Mass, signified by the separate consecration of the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of the Redeemer.
The end or purpose is the same, namely to give glory to God, to thank Him, to obtain His mercy, and to ask Him for our needs. But, as we have seen, whereas on Calvary Christ merited our salvation, it is mainly through the Mass that He now dispenses the riches of His saving grace.
Pocket Catholic Catechism, John A. Hardon, S.J., An Image Book, Published by Doubleday
Copyright © 1989 by John A. Hardon, All Rights Reserved
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Todd_Easton
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In 1 Corinthians 10:14-22, St. Paul compares the Eucharistic sacrifice of Christians to the sacrifices of ancient Israel and to the sacrifices that pagans were offering to their idols.
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rdscheirer
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When the gifts are brought to the alter, bread, wine and collection, when the Priest says "May the Lord accept our sacrifice… " I generally see it as our donation to the local church.The only sacrifice we can give to God is our time, talent and treasure.
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