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The Roman
Catholic Church
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Since
Vatican II |
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass |
The Lord's Supper |
A renewal in an unbloody manner of the Sacrifice of the Cross |
A renewal of the Last Supper. |
A sacrifice offered to God on an altar. |
A meal offered for people on a table. |
| The same sacrifice that has been offered to God since the time of Christ. | A gathering of the People of God under the presidency of the priest. |
Originally offered in the language of the people (Aramaic, Greek, Latin.) Offered in Latin throughout the world since 399 A.D. |
Offered in the language of the people. The New Mass was mandated (made obligatory) on March 22, 1970. |
Offertory + Consecration = Communion |
No Offertory + Man made Eucharistic |
| Offertory Bread and wine are offered to God by the priest. |
No Offertory: No offering to God. Replaced by Jewish Grace before Meals. |
| Consecration Using the words and actions of Christ |
Faulty Eucharistic Prayers: Four different man made versions written by 6 Protestants and a Mason. |
Consecration formula over the host: "For this is My Body." |
Eucharistic Prayer over the bread: "This is my body which will be given up for you." |
| Consecration formula over the wine: "For this is the chalice of My Blood... which will be shed for you and for many, unto the remission of sins." | Eucharistic Prayer over the wine: "this is the cup of my blood... It will shed for you and for all so that sins may be forgiven." |
| (Many are saved.) | (Everyone goes to heaven.) |