What Is Meant by the "Sacrifice of Praise" in Scripture?" Msgr. Charles Pope January 4, 2016 Please consider the following reflection more of a pastoral meditation than a formal exegesis. I do not seek here to compare every use of the phrase in the Scriptures but rather to ponder how we seem to have lost the connection of personal sacrifice to liturgy and worship. Scripture clearly connects them. Let's look at a few examples from Scripture and then examine how we have strayed from the concept.So Jesus . . . suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people...