1366. The Eucharist is thus a sacrifice because it re-presents (makes present) the sacrifice of the cross, because it is its memorial and because it applies its fruit:
[Christ], our Lord and God, was once and for all to offer himself to God the Father by his death on the altar of the cross, to accomplish there an everlasting redemption. But because his priesthood was not to end with his death, at the Last Supper “on the night when he was betrayed,” [he wanted] to leave to his beloved spouse the Church a visible sacrifice (as the nature of man demands) by which the bloody sacrifice which he was to accomplish once for all on the cross would be re-presented, its memory perpetuated until the end of the world, and its salutary power be applied to the forgiveness of the sins we daily commit.187
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441. Is it possible to keep the Decalogue?
409. Where can one find the most complete realization of the common good?
110. What is the meaning of the Transfiguration?
111. How did the messianic entrance into Jerusalem come about?
433. Why is the Christian moral life indispensable for the proclamation of the Gospel?
109. In the Kingdom, what authority did Jesus bestow upon his Apostles?
47. Who is the Holy Spirit revealed to us by Jesus Christ?
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How important is wisdom in mate selection and marriage according to Proverbs 18:22?
How does Ruth’s story teach us about integrity and honesty?
What does it mean to love your neighbor as yourself according to James 2:8, and why is it important?
What does the Bible say about the need to forgive, according to Colossians 3:13?
What is the importance of gratitude and recognition according to the book of Proverbs?
