ne
necessary for the celebration of Mass.

Q. 930. Is it not simony, or the buying of a sacred thing, to offer the
priest money for saying Mass for your intention?
A. It is not simony, or the buying of a sacred thing, to offer the
priest money for saying Mass for our intention, because the priest does
not take the money for the Mass itself, but for the purpose of supplying
the things necessary for Mass and for his own support.

Q. 931. {268} Is there any difference between the sacrifice of the Cross
and the sacrifice of the Mass?
A. Yes; the manner in which the sacrifice is offered is different. On
the Cross Christ really shed His blood and was really slain; in the Mass
there is no real shedding of blood nor real death, because Christ can
die no more; but the sacrifice of the Mass, through the separate
consecration of the bread and the wine, represents His death on the
Cross.

Q. 932. What are the chief parts of the Mass?
A. The chief parts of the Mass are: (1) The Offertory, at which the
priests offers to God the bread and wine to be changed at the
Consecration; (2) The Consecration, at which the substance of the bread
and wine are changed into the substance of Christ's body and blood; (3)
The Communion, at which the priest receives into his own body the Holy
Eucharist under the appearance of both bread and wine.

Q. 933. At what part of the Mass does the Offertory take place, and what
parts of the Mass are said before it?
A. The Offertory takes place immediately after the uncovering of the
chalice. The parts of the Mass said before it are: The Introit, Kyrie,
Gloria, Prayers, Epistle, Gospel and Creed. The Introit, Prayers,
Epistle and Gospel change in each Mass to correspond with the feast
celebrated.

Q. 934. What is the part of the Mass called in which the Words of
Consecration are found?
A. The part of the Mass in which the words of Consecration are found is
called the Canon. This is the most solemn part of the Mass, and is
rarely and but slightly changed in any Mass.

Q. 935. What follows the Communion of the Mass?
A. Following the Communion of Mass, there are prayers of thanksgiving,
the blessing of the people, and the saying of the last Gospel.

Q. 936. What things are necessary for Mass?
A. The things necessary for Mass are: (1) An altar with linen covers,
candles, crucifix, altar stone and Mass book; (2) A Chalice with all
needed in its use, and bread of flour from wheat and wine from the
grape; (