It is the clear teaching of the magisterium that Christ is the principal offerer in every Mass; otherwise the Mass would not be the same sacrifice as that of Calvary. Christ offers through the ministry of the priest acting in His person.
Council of Trent, Doctrine of the Holy Sacrifice: “In this divine sacrifice which is celebrated in the Mass, the same Christ who offered Himself once in a bloody manner on the altar of the cross is contained and is offered in an unbloody manner…The same now offers through the ministry of priests, who then offered Himself on the cross…”
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
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