is indeed truly sacrificial. The Canon language in the present inadequate English translation is less sacrificial in nature. As a result it obscures the fact that we are participating in a sacrifice. At the Mass we are never mere spectators, rather we play an active part, for we are united to the universal Church, as well as to the priest who offer Christ’s sacrifice with the desire that the sacrifice offered become the very center of our lives. Look with favor on these offerings and accept