Faith & Life Grade 7 · Chapter 22 · The Eucharistic Sacrifice
Calvary and the Mass Compared
The Mass is not a new sacrifice, and Jesus does not die again. The one sacrifice of Calvary is made present on the altar. The Priest and the Victim are the same; only the manner of offering is different (CCC 1367).
Explore the idea
Read each statement and decide whether it is true of Calvary, the Mass, or both. Draw two columns on the board as you go.
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Discuss the connection
If the Mass makes Calvary present, how should we act and pray at Mass? What would change if you truly pictured yourself at the foot of the Cross?
An original interactive exercise for Faith & Life Grade 7, Chapter 22 (“The Eucharistic Sacrifice”). Grounded in Scripture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.