On the Sacrifice of the Mass
school Baltimore Catechism No. 1
When are the bread and wine changed into the body and blood of Christ?
- The bread and wine are changed into the body and blood of Christ at the consecration in the Mass.
What is the Mass?
- The Mass is the unbloody sacrifice of the body and blood of Christ.
Is the Mass the same sacrifice as that of the cross?
- The Mass is the same sacrifice as that of the cross.
How should we assist at Mass?
- We should assist at Mass with great interior recollection and piety, and with every outward mark of respect and devotion.
