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In modern times, the sacrificial nature of the Mass is often seriously down-played to the detriment of the faithful. Pope John Paul II lamented this in his encyclical, Ecclesia de Eucharistia that, “at times one encounters an extremely reductive understanding of the Eucharistic mystery. Stripped of its sacrificial meaning, it is celebrated as if it were simply a fraternal banquet.” Speaking about...

It is against this background that the Church declares that the Eucharist is a sacramental reenactment of Christ’s death on Calvary and not an attempt to “add to” the sacrifice on the cross.156 The Roman Canon also mentions our share in Christ’s sacrifice explicitly saying: “We offer to you, God of glory and majesty, this holy and perfect sacrifice.…” The English translation in the current Roman Missal (Sacramentary) is quite lacking at this point of the Canon. Sadly, in this as in many other parts
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