To: jo kus
Since that Sacrifice, Mass has been offered, by the apostles, and later the successors. We have the records of how the Mass was like from that time.
You are correct Jesus is the High Priest, and the Victim, and one person of God that the sacrifice is offered to. Just like in one man, he is Priest, Prophet and King. In one important way, since Christ is God, he offered himself on the Cross for our sins, by his active participation, to HIMSELF.
12 posted on
05/23/2005 9:42:40 AM PDT by
Dominick
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To: Dominick
"Since that Sacrifice, Mass has been offered, by the apostles, and later the successors"
As long as we recognize that the priest is offering the Mass in the person of Christ, not the priest himself. The Church Fathers quickly see the Mass as a sacrifice.
I don't think that it is theologically correct to say that Jesus offers the sacrifice of Calvary to Himself. He offers it to God the Father, technically. We call this appropriation of the distinct persons of the Trinity.
Regards
15 posted on
05/23/2005 9:56:01 AM PDT by
jo kus
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