FOF Ch 23, Study questions

The Sacrifice of the Mass
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  1. Define "Sacrifice"?


  1. Who were the religious groups who made sacrifice a central act of worship? Which groups did not?


  1. Name seven individuals who offered sacrifices to God?


  1. All the sacrifices of the Old Testament were foreshadowing of what event in the New Testament?


  1. Which Old Testament prophet predicted that God would establish a "clean offering" which would be offered by all peoples from the entire world?


  1. The word "Mass" which is used to describe the celebration of the Holy Eucharist is derived from what to words?


  1. Why did Jesus sacrifice himself on the Cross?


  1. The only difference between Jesus' sacrifice on the Cross and his sacrifice on the altar is


  1. Jesus' death on the cross purchased for us the ransom of our soul. What happens at the altar?


  1. When did Jesus institute the Eucharist?


  1. What does a "true" sacrifice require?


  1. What is the effect of Jesus' death at Calvary?


  1. Which Old Testament person prefigures our Lord Jesus Christ as priest?


  1. State an antiquity which proves the Sacrifice of the Mass?


  1. List all the Liturgies used by the Church throughout the centuries which have used the Sacrifice of the Mass their supreme act of worship.


  1. List three arguments which are used against accepting the Mass as the real sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ himself.


  1. List some arguments which are valid responses to the Protestant objection that the Sacrifice of the Mass is unnecessary because Jesus' sacrifice on the Cross was all-sufficient for our salvation.


  1. What happens at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass?





Mrs. Moroles
Oratory Athenaeum
Pharr, TX