400,000 Sacrifices Happen Daily. But Jesus Only Died Once.

From Totus Catholica

The Math Behind "One Sacrifice, Many Masses" (Explained With Equations) If you celebrate Mass a thousand times, how many sacrifices of Christ do you have? A thousand, one, or zero? This question divides Christians. Protestants accuse Catholics of crucifying Jesus over and over. But the Catholic answer reveals something stunning about how eternity intersects with time: The Mass is not a multiplication problem where you add more sacrifices. It's a presentation problem where one eternal reality appears in multiple moments and places without being repeated or diminished. 📌 Think of it like this: One sacrifice, infinite access points. The Mass makes present the one sacrifice of Calvary through an unbloody representation. When you attend Mass in New York on Sunday and someone attends in Nairobi the same day, you both access the same sacrifice (S). The equation is not S + S + S (multiple sacrifices). The equation is S = S = S. One sacrifice made present in multiple times and places without being multiplied or divided. ✨ What You'll Discover – Why "sacrifice" language confuses people and creates a theological crisis – What Hebrews really teaches: Christ offered himself "once for all" yet His offering remains present in heaven – The difference between bloody (Calvary) and unbloody (Mass) offering of the same sacrifice – How the Catechism and Council of Trent explain "representation" vs. "repetition" – The mathematical analogy: S = S = S (one sacrifice, many access points) – Why the Mass doesn't deny Hebrews 10:11–14 but fulfills it – How eternity intersects with time so Calvary becomes sacramentally present today ⏳ Chapters 0:00 – The Question That Divides Christians 0:58 – Why "Sacrifice" Language Creates Confusion 2:27 – What Scripture Says: Hebrews 10:11–14 and the "Once for All" Offering 3:24 – The Key: Bloody vs. Unbloody Representation 4:14 – The Math: S = S = S (One Sacrifice, Many Masses) 6:00 – Protestant Objections Answered 7:12 – Three Takeaways for Living This Truth 🌐 Stay Connected 📿 Daily Holy Hour – https://totuscatholica.org/rosary 🌍 Website – https://totuscatholica.org/ ✉️ Contact me – https://totuscatholica.org/contact 🔍 Examination of Conscience – https://catholicexaminationofconscien... 📖 Key Teaching & References – Hebrews 9:11–12, 10:11–14 – Christ's one eternal sacrifice entered into the heavenly sanctuary – CCC 1362–1367 – The Eucharist as sacrifice: same victim, same priest, different manner – Council of Trent – Christ offered Himself in an unbloody manner at the Last Supper – St. Augustine – Visible sacrifice is the sacrament of the invisible sacrifice – St. Thomas Aquinas – The Mass is the image and representation of Christ's Passion – The distinction: repetition vs. representation (re-presentation) 💬 Reflection Question When you attend Mass this week, will you recognize that you're standing at the foot of the Cross—not symbolically, but sacramentally?