Many people believe that Jesus Christ is sacrificed again at every Mass. Others think the Mass is only a symbolic remembrance of Calvary. The Catholic Church teaches neither.
In this episode of The Holy Mass Explained, discover the Church’s perennial teaching that the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is the very same Sacrifice of Christ offered once upon Calvary, made sacramentally present upon the altar without being repeated.
Drawing from Sacred Scripture, the Council of Trent, the Roman Catechism, the Catechism of St. Pius X, and the wisdom of the saints, this catechesis explains why the Mass is the highest act of worship, why Christ remains both Priest and Victim, and why the Traditional Latin Mass so beautifully manifests the sacrificial nature of the Eucharist through its prayers, silence, ceremonies, and orientation toward God.
