A. This Sacrifice is called the "Mass" very probably from the words "Ite Missa est," used by the priest as he tells the people to depart when the Holy Sacrifice is ended. Q. 919. What is a sacrifice?

The 34-foot white cross towered over the main altar during the saintly pope’s 1979 visit to Philadelphia and later over St.

When I was a kid, my brother came home from Catholic summer camp singing a dirge that went like this: “Pray for the dead and ...

He did so at the Last Supper when he gave thanks and when, hanging on the cross, he continued to give thanks; our Lord continues to thank God the Father for us in the holy sacrifice of the Mass.

University President William P. Leahy, S.J., celebrated the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit on September 10 at noon in the Upper Church of St. Ignatius. Haub Vice President for Mission and Ministry ...