The Mass is best understood as the sacramental offering of Christ's once-for-all redemptive sacrifice. Vatican II's Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests affirms that "Through the hands of priests and in the name of the whole Church the Lord's sacrifice is offered in the Eucharist in an unbloody and sacramental manner." The General Instruction of the Roman Missal states "The Sacrifice of the cross and its sacramental renewal in the Mass are one and the same, differing only in the manner of offering.
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
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