Baltimore Catechism: Lesson 24

When and where are the bread and wine changed into the body and blood of Christ? [blank_start]The bread and wine are changed[blank_end] [blank_start]into the body and blood[blank_end] [blank_start]of Christ at the[blank_end] [blank_start]consecration in the Mass[blank_end].

What is the Mass? [blank_start]The Mass is the unbloody[blank_end] [blank_start]sacrifice of the body[blank_end] [blank_start]and blood of Christ[blank_end].

What is a sacrifice? [blank_start]A sacrifice is the offering of[blank_end] [blank_start]an object by a priest to God alone[blank_end], [blank_start]and the consuming[blank_end] [blank_start]of it to acknowledge that[blank_end] [blank_start]He is the Creator and Lord of all things[blank_end].

Is the Mass the same sacrifice as that of the Cross? [blank_start]The Mass is the same[blank_end] [blank_start]sacrifice as[blank_end] [blank_start]that of the Cross[blank_end].

How is the Mass the same sacrifice as that of the Cross? [blank_start]The Mass is the same sacrifice[blank_end] [blank_start]as that of the Cross[blank_end] [blank_start]because the offering[blank_end] [blank_start]and the priest are the same[blank_end]—[blank_start]Christ Our Blessed Lord[blank_end]; [blank_start]and the ends for which the[blank_end] [blank_start]sacrifice of the Mass is[blank_end] [blank_start]offered are the same as those[blank_end] [blank_start]of the sacrifice of the Cross[blank_end].

What are the ends for which the sacrifice of the Cross was offered? [blank_start]The ends for which the sacrifice[blank_end] [blank_start]of the Cross was offered were[blank_end]: [blank_start]first, to honor and[blank_end] [blank_start]glorify God[blank_end]; [blank_start]second, to thank Him[blank_end] [blank_start]for all the graces bestowed on[blank_end] [blank_start]the whole world[blank_end]; [blank_start]third, to satisfy God's justice[blank_end] [blank_start]for the sins of men[blank_end]; [blank_start]fourth, to obtain[blank_end] [blank_start]all graces and blessings[blank_end]

Is there any difference between the sacrifice of the Cross and the sacrifice of the Mass? [blank_start]Yes; the manner in[blank_end] [blank_start]which the sacrifice is offered[blank_end] [blank_start]is different. On the Cross[blank_end] [blank_start]Christ really shed His blood[blank_end] [blank_start]and was really slain[blank_end]; [blank_start]in the Mass there is no real[blank_end] [blank_start]shedding of blood nor real death[blank_end], [blank_start]because Christ can die no more[blank_end]; [blank_start]but the sacrifice[blank_end] [blank_start]of the Mass[blank_end], [blank_start]through the separate consecration[blank_end] [blank_start]of the bread and the[blank_end] [blank_start]wine, represents His death on the Cross[blank_end].

How should we assist at Mass? [blank_start]We should assist at Mass[blank_end] [blank_start]with great interior recollection[blank_end] [blank_start]and piety and with every[blank_end] [blank_start]outward mark of respect and devotion[blank_end].

Which is the best manner of hearing Mass? [blank_start]The best manner of hearing[blank_end] [blank_start]Mass is to offer it to God[blank_end] [blank_start]with the priest for the same[blank_end] [blank_start]purpose for which it is said[blank_end], [blank_start]to meditate on Christ's sufferings[blank_end] [blank_start]and death[blank_end], [blank_start]and to go to Holy Communion[blank_end].