What is a sacrifice?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 24, question 264
A sacrifice is the offering of an object by a priest to God alone, and the consuming of it to acknowledge that He is the Creator and Lord of all things.Read the source passage →
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Clear all filtersIs the Mass the same sacrifice as that of the Cross?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 24, question 265
The Mass is the same sacrifice as that of the Cross.Read the source passage →
How is the Mass the same sacrifice as that of the Cross?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 24, question 266
The Mass is the same sacrifice as that of the Cross because the offering and the priest are the same—Christ our Blessed Lord; and the ends for which the sacrifice of the Mass is offered are the same as those of the sacrifice of the Cross.Read the source passage →
What were the ends for which the sacrifice of the Cross was offered?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 24, question 267
The ends for which the sacrifice of the Cross was offered were: 1st, To honor and glorify God; 2d, To thank Him for all the graces bestowed on the whole world; 3d, To satisfy God's justice for the sins of men; 4th, To obtain all graces and blessings.Read the source passage →
Is there any difference between the sacrifice of the Cross and the sacrifice of the Mass?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 24, question 268
Yes; the manner in which the sacrifice is offered is different. On the Cross Christ really shed His blood and was really slain; in the Mass there is no real shedding of blood nor real death, because Christ can die no more; but the sacrifice of the Mass, through the separate consecration of the br…Read the source passage →
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How should we assist at Mass?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 24, question 269
We should assist at Mass with great interior recollection and piety and with every outward mark of respect and devotion.Read the source passage →
Which is the best manner of hearing Mass?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 24, question 270
The best manner of hearing Mass is to offer it to God with the priest for the same purpose for which it is said, to meditate on Christ's sufferings and death, and to go to Holy Communion.Read the source passage →
What is the Sacrament of Extreme Unction?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 25, question 271
Extreme Unction is the Sacrament which, through the anointing and prayer of the priest, gives health and strength to the soul, and sometimes to the body, when we are in danger of death from sickness.Read the source passage →
When should we receive Extreme Unction?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 25, question 272
We should receive Extreme Unction when we are in danger of death from sickness, or from a wound or accident.Read the source passage →
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Should we wait until we are in extreme danger before we receive Extreme Unction?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 25, question 273
We should not wait until we are in extreme danger before we receive Extreme Unction, but if possible we should receive it whilst we have the use of our senses.Read the source passage →
Which are the effects of the Sacrament of Extreme Unction?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 25, question 274
The effects of Extreme Unction are: 1st, To comfort us in the pains of sickness and to strengthen us against temptation; 2d, To remit venial sins and to cleanse our soul from the remains of sin; 3d, To restore us to health, when God sees fit.Read the source passage →
What do you mean by the remains of sin?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 25, question 275
By the remains of sin I mean the inclination to evil and the weakness of the will which are the result of our sins, and which remain after our sins have been forgiven.Read the source passage →
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How should we receive the Sacrament of Extreme Unction?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 25, question 276
We should receive the Sacrament of Extreme Unction in the state of grace, and with lively faith and resignation to the will of God.Read the source passage →
Who is the minister of the Sacrament of Extreme Unction?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 25, question 277
The priest is the minister of the Sacrament of Extreme Unction.Read the source passage →
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What is the Sacrament of Holy Orders?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 25, question 278
Holy Orders is a Sacrament by which bishops, priests, and other ministers of the Church are ordained and receive the power and grace to perform their sacred duties.Read the source passage →