1372. St. Augustine admirably summed up this doctrine that moves us to an ever more complete participation in our Redeemer’s sacrifice which we celebrate in the Eucharist:
This wholly redeemed city, the assembly and society of the saints, is offered to God as a universal sacrifice by the high priest who in the form of a slave went so far as to offer himself for us in his Passion, to make us the Body of so great a head…. Such is the sacrifice of Christians: “we who are many are one Body in Christ” the Church continues to reproduce this sacrifice in the sacrament of the altar so well-known to believers wherein it is evident to them that in what she offers she herself is offered.194
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
153. Why is the Church the ‘people of God’?
391. What does the acceptance of God’s mercy require from us?
448. Why is a false oath forbidden?
296. What is the name of this sacrament?
49. How do the three divine Persons work?
283. What is the meaning of transubstantiation?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
The Tower of Babel: What Does This Story Teach Us About God’s Sovereignty? (Genesis 11:1-9)
How did a woman’s faith heal her of a hemorrhage, according to Matthew 9:20-22?
What is the example of faith that the poor widow gives us in Luke 21:1-4?
Saul’s Character and the Consequences of His Choices: A Case Study in Leadership (1 Samuel 9-15)
