The Sacrifice of the Mass (Aquinas 101)

[@YSCVIC]

I don’t think I’ve ever heard so much theology packed in to 7 minutes. I would only hope that one day I can articulate it that well.

[@enghockchew3517]

That's why before I was wondering which Christian church should I join ....I became a Catholic...awesome Stunningly catholic faith

[@ur-titsirvlog9431]

yes, but which is better manifest the Passion of Christ: the Tridentine Liturgy or Novus Ordo? Which of the two used by Saint Dominic, Saint Thomas and all saints? And which one is preferred by Cardinal Mc Carrick and others?

[@avemaria4788]

Its the only christian church

[@gu3r1tar]

@@ur-titsirvlog9431 don’t be silly. What was the Mass of St John Paul II and Mother Teresa? Either way, it is the same Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. How dare you be so disrespectful so as to identify the Mass with McCarrick.

[@richardashton9490]

In all my 70 years I had never reflected on the importance of the two-fold consecration as explained here.

[@emb5091]

I'm going to have to watch/listen to this a few more times to get EVERY gem of knowledge out of it. Thank you. Being a cradle Catholic, this changes my view of the mass completely.

[@ThomisticInstitute]

We're so glad the video has been helpful! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. May the Lord bless you!

[@jrimmer4987]

Listen to this holy wise man over and over...so much beautiful teaching here God of heaven save all the world

In Thanksgiving of the Lord's sacrifice; We thank the Lord every day for the Eucharist and the Church he has given us.

[@gregorythorne6101]

In my old age, God has led me to a place and circumstance where I can attend Mass daily, and the Sacrament of Reconciliation is available before. I testify to the transformative power of this great kindness of the Lord to this sinner. That same sort of Wisdom and kindness I think brought together these brilliant men and women of the Thomistic Institute right when we all need to hear what they are saying. God Bless TI !!

[@sumailidouglas6459]

Very clear and helpful to explain to Lay ministers of H. Communion

[@kristindreko3194]

Thank you Aquinas 101, may God bless you!

[@L1011MD11]

Another excellent explanation of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass...my Lord and my God!

[@gamers7800]

Once again Fr White is the man.👍

[@jenelms905]

I always need to listen to his videos 4 or 5 times.

[@masonshirley4051]

So good. I watched this twice and paused it multiple times on the second watch. Thank you for making this video.

[@ThomisticInstitute]

Our pleasure! May the Lord bless you.

[@tropifiori]

Thank you Father White

[@heatherwhitehead3743]

I didn't truly understand the meaning of the mass till I went to the TLM. Could you and your friends help defend this gift of our faith? Please.

[@terriekraybill9724]

So helpful to get good, solid material like this so that we can remember and expand our knowledge of the Faith. No CCD program or theology class is going to be remembered for life; we need to keep learning and having things explained to us.

[@renecordero1242]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@maryjohnstone4777]

That is a very special video,thanks! Hopefully will appreciate the Mass more deeply!

[@gezley100]

When you look at the night sky, you can see countless stars that died millions of light years ago. They still appear before your eyes as though they were alive. Why? Because the speed of light is limited, and thus the light of a star takes time to reach the earth. So people can still see living and shining stars, even at the moment of each star's death, millions of light years after their death. I like to think of the Mass in a similar way -- taking the Sacrifice of Calvary to the ends of the universe. "I am the Light of the world," said Jesus. When we participate in the Mass, we participate in nothing less than the Sacrifice of Calvary itself. We watch it live ; we see his death 2,000 years ago before our very eyes.

[@ClubTheologicum]

Thank you! Very interesting

[@Jeem196]

This is a solid explanation, in a succinct manner for most people to grasp it. The Eucharist is the New Covenant form of the sacrifice commissioned in the Torah's precepts. It is not a new idea, since it comes from the time of Moses, nor is it against the New Covenant, as St Paul himself partakes in a sacrifice after the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, in the book of Acts. The sacrifice of the Eucharist is not substitutionary atonement, since Christ already died for mankind, but rather the participation in the thanksgiving sacrifice to God, as well as the acknowledgement of said atonement from our Lord Christ.

[@Twin_solo_az]

I’ve been watching your videos for a few years. I am frustrated that I am not able to get notifications. I don’t know if you can do anything about that.

[@FrJohnBrownSJ]

Coleman O'Neil's book, Sacramental Realism, is a wonderful explanation to compliment the solid teaching of St. Thomas Aquinas. Buy a copy for your local priest!

[@sebastianofmilan]

I know you're a Jesuit, but are you strongly influenced by Thomism?

[@FrJohnBrownSJ]

@@sebastianofmilan isn't every Catholic?

[@sebastianofmilan]

@@FrJohnBrownSJ Excellent answer, thanks. 😄

[@tomgreene2282]

In the Eucharist we encounter the Risen Christ.

[@heatherwhitehead3743]

I think people get stuck in the human understanding time. Unable to locate a moment that transcends time.

[@kaiserdamasus1978]

Beautiful

[@catholicconservativechican8299]

Learn The Mass ✅ Love The Mass✅ Live The Mass✅

[@Iho654]

🙂

[@gregoryt8792]

The Bible is the inspired word of God. Learn the Bible. Study the Bible. Love the Word of God. 1 Timothy 2:5 “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;” Luke 1:46-47 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, 47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior Romans 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: 1 Corinthians 10:4 “And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.” 1 Samuel 2:2 “There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. Mark 7:7. “Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.” 2 Timothy 2:15 “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” John 14:6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” 1 Timothy 4:3 “Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.” 2 Timothy 3:15 “And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.” Matthew 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

[@SomeSortofSomething]

AMEN!!!

[@user-7lf7w]

This is similar to how i taught about it before watching this video Its like having one true sacrifice and then 10 000 sacrifices later that are the same as clavary - Like watching videos again and again of one sacrifice of Calvary. Sometimes i also love to think it's like 1st Chapter of Luke gospel happening on the altar 🤰🏽

[@Super80ed]

This is why there is no place for guitars and tambourines in the Mass

[@M_butterfly788.-tf8bd]

I literally attended a mass service with a guitar and a flute and choir. lol you’re wrong.

[@Iho654]

That's what I thought 🙏

[@justinmassie2235]

Amen 🙏❤️📖

[@danielcristancho3738]

How did Christ both partake and initiate the first Mass while in the upper room with His disciples on the day of Atonement.? Did Christ actually eat His own body, blood and Divinity that night? And if it's supposed to be in remembrance of the crucifixion, why would Christ initiate the first Mass before being crucified? The whole thing is absurd.

[@PInk77W1]

“As often as YOU do this” Jesus

[@alexsim1500]

Is anyone in the comments in sister Mary Ignatius’ Catholicism class? I need help

[@therossman2981]

I'm glad to hear that the Church acknowledges one saving sacrifice. So if the sacrifice of the Mass is allowing the Priest to present Christ's merits to the Father on behalf of others, how many times is it necessary to do so? And why the necessity of the consumption of the Host? And if it's necessary to consume the Host as the body of Christ, then why not the wine, as the blood of Christ? (“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.) I personally feel like this verse is an allegory but has been used as rationale for the doctrine of transubstantiation. Are the following verses allegorical? "I am the vine, you are the branches" or "I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture." I was taught that growing up that the whole point of the Holy Mass was the sacrifice and consumption of the transubstantiated elements. Still hard to comprehend that this is supposed to be more than a remembrance, but I pray I will be forgiven if I am wrong about that and be enlightened as to my error.

[@XxStupendousManxX]

Hello @The Ross Man. Shortly after Jesus said “Truly, truly…” the Bible describes many apostles departing from him. You can’t blame them, it was an incredibly difficult teaching. Blood was never to be consumed because it was the “life” of an animal. Why didn’t Jesus stop them and say “wait, it’s just a symbol!”? When the pattern of “Truly, truly” is spoken it was well understood as a formula meaning “take this very seriously, just as it sounds”. A great question on repeated consumption of the Eucharist. It has infinite potential to dispense grace, but the grace we receive is limited by our receptiveness, the state of our soul, the merit of the mass, more. There are other reasons as well. Father Ripperger speaks on this topic and I can direct you if you’d like. If you think of our physical bodies needing to be born, fortified, and nourished, you can translate that to our soul in Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist (idea taken from St. Thomas Aquinas there) Archbishop Fulton Sheen gives a beautiful example of why consumption is necessary: If an animal could speak to a plant it might say: You can only sit there and grow, I can move and run and do these higher things. If you can die to yourself, you can live a higher life in me (be consumed). There’s a reverse of that at Mass: When we consume the Eucharist, we aren’t incorporating the infinity of God into the little box of our humanity, our humanity is being divinized and drawn to a higher supernatural life, which culminates in Heaven.

[@bandie9101]

i value your questions and searching efforts. though i can not give definitive answers, here are some related thoughts. "how many times is it necessary" - IMO the number is irrelevant, the point is the sacrifice to become a habit (not a routine but more like a lifestyle). in the middle ages altough there were weekly-daily masses but laymen took it yearly. in eastern churches they parttake communion in both species today too. there is a strong parralellism between the old testament daily sacrifice and the new one; and the priests and levites did the sacrifices continously, Paul points out there is a certain continuity of the the old covenant and the new one which shows to me that we also ought to present sacrifices continuously - however the new covenant sacrifice includes the sacrifice of the heart through the only perfect sacrifice of IHS. "why the bread and not the wine" - since a living man is body+soul composite unseparatedly (blood representing the "life/soul"), so both became the whole Christ, including his body+blood+soul+divinity altogether, either species is Christ himself. the celebrant even mingle the 2 in the chalice.

[@josephssewagudde8156]

@@bandie9101 thanks for a heart warming response

[@janettedavis6627]

We are incorporated into the sacrifice in the Mass. Daniel refers to the Sacrifice but Scripture itself refers to the Perpetual Sacrifice we are warned that towards the end the Perpetual Sacrifice will be removed from the Sanctuary this happened in USSR under Communism and the Nazis wanted Catholicism out. We are incorporated into the last Supper and crucifixion. Remember Jews worshipped the Messiah in advance They went to the Temple in Jerusalem for Passover Prayers.

[@WellFedSheep]

1 Corinthians 11:24-25 KJV 24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in *remembrance* of me. 25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in *remembrance* of me. Ephesians 5:30 KJV For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. John 6:54-63 KJV 54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. 55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. 56 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. 57 As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. 58 This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever. 59 These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. 60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it? 61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you? 62 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? 63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the *words* that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. 64 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him. 65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father. 66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. 67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? 68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the *words* of eternal life.

[@jeremysmith7176]

I've seen the separation of the Body and Blood to itself denote a sacrifice to God. As this is how God told Isreal to sacrifice to him in the passover. The blood was the life of the animal and offered to God while the flesh was eaten by the priests and those who offered the sacrifice. There is a significance in the blood being offered to men but I'm not fully sure of it.

[@nichmon3221]

In Leviticus 17:13-14, God tells the Jews not to consume the blood of animals because it is "the life" of the animal(sacrifice). That is why drinking Jesus' blood in the Eucharist is significant. Jesus said something about whoever doesn't drink His blood and eat His body will not have life. I learned this from a book called JESUS AND THE JEWISH ROOTS OF THE EUCHARIST by Brant Pitre. The Last Supper, along with the Eucharist, is hard to understand unless a person is familiar with the way Jews made sacrifices in the Old Testament, specificallly referring to the blood being life.

[@janettedavis6627]

The Blood of the Sacrificial animals not to be taken Scripture was talking of the blood of the animal that was used ion sacrifice the Symbolic Paschal Lamb Sacrifice. When He the real Lamb was pierced by the Roman on His right side out flowed blood and water . It was the end of the Symbolic Paschal Lamb Sacrifice .

[@matthewanderson1262]

And the priest reaches up into heaven and drags christ down to earth and puts his body on the alter.

[@mr.cobble9968]

The priest raises the host and chalice AFTER they have been consecrated so that they may be adored.

[@Catmonks7]

👍

[@private2371]

But are we re-crucifying Christ?! And if not, where was this doctrine affirmed?

[@jaggedplanet]

No, we’re not re-crucifying Christ

[@lermadaniel]

It’s affirmed in the Bible

[@private2371]

@@lermadaniel recrucifying Christ! No it’s not. In fact it’s not even official Catholic teaching but it sure would appear to be something similar. Christs death as a sacrifice? Yes…. That is in the Bible

[@lermadaniel]

@@private2371 Re-crucifying Christ isn’t in the Bible, but the Eucharistic sacrifice is. The Eucharist and the sacrifice on the cross are one and the same.

[@PInk77W1]

“As often as YOU do this.” Jesus

[@glenclary3231]

Why do Dominicans always wear hoodies?

[@ThomisticInstitute]

Hi Glen! The Dominicans actually are not wearing hoodies. For a full description of the Dominican habit, check out this article: www.english.op.org/godzdogz/quodlibet-31-faqs-about-the-dominican-habit/

[@glenclary3231]

@@ThomisticInstitute Thanks for the link. Sorry for the bad joke.

[@bandie9101]

because it repells heretics :)

[@colinlavelle7806]

It's their religious habit or garb if you prefer. They wear a white habit which has a hood. Sometimes over the top of that they wear a black cappa (cloak) which also has a hood. In some countries thery are called Blackfriars because of the black cappa. Their correct title is the Order of Preaches. The friars arrived in England about 800 years ago. They still have their Priory at the University of Oxford: BLACKFRIARS OXFORD.

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

Do _THIS_ in memory of me. _THIS_ is why we don't use leavened bread but unleavened. _THIS_ is why we use wine or grape juice (unfermented wine) and not Kool-Aid. The Bread is Christ's body, ✔ The wine is Christ's blood, ✔ A clergyman's miracle 🚫 Where is the requirement of a miracle worker (clergyman) to "transubstantiate" the elements into what Jesus said they are? Nowhere. ""Do _THIS_ in memory of me." Requiring a miracle worker for this to happen is not _THIS_ and so disqualifies the act (i.e. service). It's like using Wonder Bread and Kool-Aid as the elements. It's like requiring 10 Jumping Jacks before taking the Lord's Supper. It's adding unauthorized requirements to the commandment of the King. Gal. 3:15 - Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. Adding requirements to God's word is super no bueno.

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

test

[@gerardabair3613]

" The Mass is an Institution of the Devil." Book written by Martin Luther " The Mass is the Highest Blasphemy against God and the Highest IDOLATRY In all the Earth in all Christendom since the time of the Apostles." Martin Luther Rejoice in the Truth always. I say again, Rejoice. Apostle Paul by the will of God, And a bondservant of the Lord Jesus Christ. 🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 Glory, Glory, Hallelujah! Glory, Glory, Hallelujah! And his Truth goes marching on ........................... .

[@sarahconnor8189]

Soooo a mere mortal man has the ability to bring christ from heaven off the throne and celebrate his death,,,sooo you go to a funeral every time you do a mas,,,you n3ed to reallllly think about this catholic faith.

[@hectorrramosss]

They have a video about this. It’s not that though.

[@josephmillraney1061]

I was of the understanding that the Catholic Church gave up the language of the Mass being a sacrifice for other terminology. Is it not a celebration?

[@enghockchew3517]

It is a celebration because it is a sacrifice

[@pederfoss1929]

We say that the priest celebrates the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. The terminology of sacrifice has never changed.

[@josephmillraney1061]

@@pederfoss1929 I had thought for sure that Vatican II had an Impact changing the terminology. More on celebration, and avoiding the use of sacrifice!

[@alfredolozano7486]

@@josephmillraney1061 show me where Vatican II says that. Sacrosanctum Concillium (one of the Vatican II documents) uses the terms "sacrifice of the Eucharist" or "sacrifice of the Mass" or uses the word "sacrifice" to describe the liturgy about 6 times. It just sounds like many liberal bishops and priest used the good old "spirit of Vatican II" invocation to make the Mass sound less Catholic, without actually bothering to read what Vatican II actually says to the point that one can argue that they downright ignored it.

[@josephmillraney1061]

@@alfredolozano7486 I, myself, have not read the documents considering I am Orthodox.

[@janettedavis6627]

The Greek Orthodox Church gives both species to the communicants. The Greek Orthodox Church was founded first and both species were always given.

[@sebastianb.5361]

Denying the filioque is worse ;)

[@AA-er3mu]

How can he say it becomes body of Christ when it’s still bread. It looks and tastes like bread. Grace is not dispensed by sacraments. Where do they find this in the Bible? That is not how grace is given.

[@anthonybui4622]

Literally John 6.

[@bandie9101]

looks and tastes like bread - must the presence of the transcendent clearly visible/detectable in the material world? grace by sacraments - it's the very definition of sacrament. i wonder in what kind of terminology it is not… where is it in the Bible? - are every truth in the Bible? not how grace is given - how do you recognize the situations/instances/occasions when it is given?

[@geo.ies93]

Who canonized and gave the world the bible? The one, true, holy, Catholic and apostolic Church.

[@danielcristancho3738]

The greatest absurdity ever put out by the Roman church was that the creature could eat its Creator. Trent is very clear on what the Mass is. It is an actual bloodless sacrifice, it is propitiatory in nature and Christ is immolated in the process. In other words, Christ dies during the Mass in an unbloodied fashion, basically burned alive, the meaning of immolation. It is not biblical, transubstantiation is not biblical. Christ died once and for all, His sacrifice had only to be done once and no, He does not get off His throne and move body, soul and Divinity into a cracker every time a priest commands Him to. The Mass is an abomination.

[@kato1400]

If the bread after consecration literally becomes the body of Christ, how do you prove it? Scientifically? Scripture? The sacrifice of the mass is wrong. 11For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul. Leviticus 17:11. The body of the lamb sacrifices is not offered in the tabernacle for the remission of sin but the blood only. 22According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. Hebrews 9:22 11But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come,f He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation. 12He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption. Hebrews 9:11,12 Scripture proves the sacrifice of the mass is not needed because Jesus said “It is finished”

[@Catholiclady3]

Jesus also said "Do this in memory of me"

[@bcbennet1]

Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?" Mt. 15:3 Roman Catholic man-made traditions such as purgatory, Maryology, veneration of statues/relics, Popery, etc...are evidences of its false nature as a church. Jesus neither instituted a sacerdotal eucharist or calls the bread or cup his "blood, body, soul, divinity" in a direct manner. In John 6, Jesus is clearly speaking metaphorically in regards to his "body and blood." John 6:63 and the entire context of this chapter in the Hebraic understanding of his original audience points to the "bread from heaven" (not the physical bread that God gave through Moses) but the true spiritual bread that feeds God's people (Isa. 55:1-2). It is my hope that the listener to this video will see the almost exclusive reliance Mr. White has on human wisdom, particularly that of the church fathers and not Holy Scripture. Receive Jesus as Lord and Savior (spiritually) by repenting of your sins and by trusting in the risen Christ to give you his righteousness as a gift (John 3:3, Eph. 2:8-10, 2 Cor. 5:21)!

[@PInk77W1]

Jesus founded one church The Roman Catholic Church. “The Church is the ground and pillar of Truth.” 1 Tim 3:15

[@tavo2422]

In other words it's a satanic ritual not Christian