Posted on 04/30/2010 8:03:26 AM PDT by Salvation
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The Sacrifice of the Eucharist as the central act of worship of the Catholic Church. The "Mass" is a late form of missio (sending), from which the faithful are sent to put into practice what they have learned and use the graces they have received in the Eucharistic liturgy.
As defined by the Church at the Council of Trent, in the Mass, "The same Christ who offered himself once in a bloody manner on the altar of the cross, is present and offered in an unbloody manner." Consequently, the Mass is a truly propitiatory sacrifice, which means that by this oblation "the Lord is appeased, He grants grace and the gift of repentance, and He pardons wrongdoings and sins, even grave ones. For it is one and the same victim. He who now makes the offering through the ministry of priests and he who then offered himself on the cross. The only difference is the manner of offering" (Denzinger 1743).
The Mass cannot be understood apart from Calvary, of which it is a re-presentation, memorial, and effective application of the merits gained by Christ.
The re-presentation means that because Christ is really present in him humanity, in heaven and on the altar, he is capable now as he was on Good Friday of freely offering himself to the Father. He can no longer die because he now has a glorified body, but the essence of his oblation remains the same.
The Mass is also a memorial. Christ's death is commemorated not only as a psychological remembrance but as a mystical reality. He voluntarily offers himself, the eternal high priest, as really as he did on Calvary.
The Mass is, moreover, a sacred banquet or paschal meal. The banquet aspect of the Mass is the reception of Holy Communion by the celebrant and the people, when the same Christ who offers himself to the Father as a sacrifice then gives himself to the faithful as their heavenly food. It was this fact that inspired the Holy See, after the Second Vatican Council, to restore the practice of receiving Communion under both kinds for all the faithful: "The entire tradition of the Church teaches that the faithful participate more perfectly in the Eucharistic celebration through sacramental Communion. By Communion, in fact, the faithful share more fully in the Eucharistic Sacrifice. In this way they are not limited to sharing in the sacrifice by faith and prayer, nor to merely spiritual communion with Christ offered on the altar, but receive Christ himself sacramentally, so as to receive more fully the fruits of this most holy sacrifice. In order that the fullness of the sign in the Eucharistic banquet may be seen more clearly by the faithful, the Second Vatican Council prescribed that in certain cases, to be decided by the Holy See, the faithful could receive Holy Communion under both species" (Sacramentali Communione, June 29, 1970).
Finally the Mass is the divinely ordained means of applying the merits of Calvary. Christ won for the world all the graces it needs for salvation and sanctification. But these blessings are conferred gradually and continually since Calvary and mainly through the Mass. Their measure of conferral is in proportion to the faith and loving response of the faithful who unite themselves in spirit with the Mass.
It is in this sense that the Mass is an oblation of the whole Mystical Body, head and members. Yet, among the faithful, some have been ordained priests and their role in the Mass is essentially different from that of the laity. The priest is indispensable, since he alone by his powers can change the elements of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ. Nevertheless the role of the participants is of great importance; not as though there would be no Mass without a congregation but because the people's "full, active and conscious participation will involve them in both body and soul and will inspire them with faith, hope and charity." The more active this participation, the more glory is given to God and the more grace is bestowed not only on the Church but on all the members of the human race.
(Etym. Latin missa, from mittere, to send; so called from the words of dismissal at the end of the service: Ite, missa est, "Go, [the congregation] is dismissed.")
Following the instructions of Christ: "Do this in remembrance of me."
The Mass cannot be understood apart from Calvary, of which it is a re-presentation, memorial, and effective application of the merits gained by Christ.
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Nature of the Mass explained.
“The priest is indispensable, since he alone by his powers can change the elements of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ.”
To those of you who are fond of LOL’s, this statement would be the place for one, except for the fact that this LIE is the means of bondage to millions of the “faithful”ly deceived around the world.
To those of you who are fond of LOL’s, this statement would be the place for one, except for the fact that this LIE is the means of bondage to millions of the “faithful”ly deceived around the world.
As Paul says, "I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them." Paul warned them for a full three years that this would happen...and it did! Check history and one will see that many of the influential leaders of the second and third century started to draw followers to themselves - all said they were "catholic" Christians, but none of them at that time were under the tutulage of a papacy! Deception started among the faithful! This is not a laughing matter; sadness describes it more.
Vatican display exhibits eucharistic miracles
Eucharistic Miracle - Bolsena-Orvieto, Italy
Physician Tells of Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano -Verifies Authenticity of the Phenomenon
BLOOD TYPE FOUND IN ICONS IS SAME AS IN SHROUD OF TURIN AND 'LANCIANO MIRACLE'
Eucharistic Miracle: Lanciano,Italy-8th Century A.D.
So “Salvation,” I propose a test based on your assertion that the real, literal, type AB, blood of Christ is in every Mass. Let’s do a blood test on the wine from a daily mass, after consecrated by a priest, and see if it is 1) human blood, and 2) type AB.
If just the first is demonstrated, I will no longer challenge your belief that Jesus is re-sacrificed, anti-biblically, in your masses.
If not, you will be willing to examine other views held by sincere Christians.
Deal?
II Thess. 2:5-12 - This started when the apostle Paul was still living, and will continue until Jesus comes again!
If not, you will be willing to examine other views held by sincere Christians?
You are wasting your time. Their "priests" spend years studying how to say the magesterical words that changes the wafer and wine into the blood of Jesus - one reason! The next one is that the "priest" is not just a "priest", but that it is Christ that is doing the miracle in the mass. This is how deception works - repeat the lie so much that even the elect will start to believe it!
Test it in my mouth and you would find AB negative blood. That’s my blood type. LOL!
Agreed, there are many sincere Catholics who are deceived by the lies they have been taught (as are SOME of their “teachers”).
But perhaps God will be merciful to some of them and show them the light before their hearts are completely hardened, as He did to me.
However, I think there have been enough LOL’s in this series of postings, made by Catholics who couldn’t defend their doctrines against biblical truth, and it is time for me to move on to hearts/minds more receptive to that truth.
Blessings in Christ!
Keep laughing (out loud). It seems that’s what you are best at when confronted with truth you cannot stomach, and do not wish to address.
That has been my hope ever since I came of that sect of Christianity. My whole life changed, all to the better. Now that I'm retired, I have more time to spread the truth of Christ and what He did for us - and what is to come when Jesus returns to re-create us at the resurrection.
I think there have been enough LOL’s in this series of postings, made by Catholics who couldn’t defend their doctrines against biblical truth, and it is time for me to move on to hearts/minds more receptive to that truth.
I find that a one-on-one evangelistic effort to spread the true Gospel has had (and will have) much more results than the exercise one gets on threads such as this one. Most people that I run across are very receptive of what the Gospel really says in contrast to what is said by the teachers in various sects of Christianity, including Roman Catholic adherents who are confused with their church's doctrines and dogmas. Over half of the members of the church I affiliate with were at one time Catholic. It is very interesting to find out why they left that sect, all to the praise of God.
Yes, maybe it is time to move on...:-)
Godspeed!
From the scripture, I read that Christ offered a Mass (Mt 26, Mark 14, Lk 22) and I read that He told the Twelve to do it (Lk 22). I also read that He sent the Apostles as Himself (Jn 13:20, 20:21). Finally, I read that the Apostles in turn consecrated others (Acts 8:18, 1 Tim 4:14, 1 Timothy 1:6, Hebrews 6:20). Further, the bishops were warned by St. Paul to be selective in whom they consecrate (1 Timothy 5:22).
Nowhere do I read that the priestly powers were given wholesale to everyone.
So who is lying about the scripture?
The physical properties of wine and bread do not change. The substance changes.
I was commenting more on the “powers” of the priest to create Jesus’ presence in the Mass. You Catholics would be in deep do-do without a physically present ordained man to re-create Christ for you over and over so you can be saved.
You posted: “The physical properties of wine and bread do not change. The substance changes.”
So what is the substance of wine and bread if not its physical properties? Another nonsense statement.
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