IS JESUS SACRIFICED AGAIN AT EVERY MASS ?
JESUS SACRIFICED AGAIN AND AGAIN The dazzling vision of St. John in the Book of Revelation is perhaps best known for its depictions of horrific worldwide catastrophic. Yet at the heart of this stands a poignant figure full of mercy, hope, and glory: the "Lamb" who was slain for our sins, Jesus Christ (see 5:6) . Biblical scholars have pointed out that at one level, in presenting us a vision of heaven, Revelation also provides us a glimpse of the Mass, our foretaste on earth of heaven's "wedding feast of the Lamb" (Rev 19:9) Catholics agree with other Christians that the divine sacrifice made "once for all" described in Hebrews 7:27 is a unique historical event: the death of Jesus Christ on the cross. But Jesus' sacrifice, though occurring in the past to us, is nevertheless always present to God, because God himself does not exist in time as we do. John's vision depicts this eternal reality; the presentation of Jesus as "Lamb" to the...