The holy Eucharist is not only a sacrament; it is also a sacrifice-the holy sacrifice of the Mass. [21] Cf. CCC, 1486, 1497. Individual and integral confession of grave sins followed by absolution ...

Vagaggini helps us to understand that each of the liturgical signs of the sacraments has four dimensions ... has been sacrificed” (1 Corinthians 5:7). St. Paul goes on to say, “Therefore ...