Jesus took bread, blessed it and said “Take and eat, this is My Body.” The Jesus taking the wine said “This cup is the new covenant in my Blood, shed for you.” At this eucharistic meal, Jesus celebrated the first mass. At every mass the sacrifice of Calvary is made present. At the Last Supper Jesus instituted these sacraments to perpetuate this sacrifice. The Eucharist is a sacrifice as it is offered up, and a sacrament as it is received. In mass we offer ourselves to God and God gives himself to
Jesus took bread, blessed it and said “Take and eat, this is My Body.” The Jesus taking the wine said “This cup is the new covenant in my Blood, shed for you.” At this eucharistic meal, Jesus celebrated the first mass. At every mass the sacrifice of Calvary is made present. At the Last Supper Jesus instituted these sacraments to perpetuate this sacrifice. The Eucharist is a sacrifice as it is offered up, and a sacrament as it is received. In mass we offer ourselves to God and God gives himself to