Catechism of the Catholic Church
Share this paragraph of the Catechism:
Paragraph:
1350 The presentation of the offerings (the Offertory). Then, sometimes in procession, the bread and wine are brought to the altar; they will be offered by the priest in the name of Christ in the Eucharistic sacrifice in which they will become his body and blood. It is the very action of Christ at the Last Supper - "taking the bread and a cup." "The Church alone offers this pure oblation to the Creator, when she offers what comes forth from his creation with thanksgiving." 177 The presentation of the offerings at the altar takes up the gesture of Melchizedek and commits the Creator's gifts into the hands of Christ who, in his sacrifice, brings to perfection all human attempts to offer sacrifices.
Move forward or back a paragraph: Previous | Next
Where this paragraph appears in the Catechism:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 |
» |
PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY |
|
» |
SECTION TWO: THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH |
|
» |
CHAPTER ONE: THE SACRAMENTS OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION |
|
» |
ARTICLE 3: THE SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST |
|
» |
IV. THE LITURGICAL CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST |
Notes for the above paragraph:
177 St. Irenaeus, Adv. haeres. 4, 18, 4: PG 7/1, 1027; cf. Mal 1:11.
English Translation of the Cathechism of the Catholic Church for the United States of America © 1997, United States Catholic Conference, Inc.
