changed in the 1977 printing to bring it up to
date with the current rules.]

258. Q. Is any one ever allowed to receive Holy Communion when not
fasting?
A. Any one in danger of death is allowed to receive Holy Communion when
not fasting or when it is necessary to save the Blessed Sacrament from
insult or injury.

259. Q. When are we bound to receive Holy Communion?
A. We are bound to receive Holy Communion, under pain of mortal sin,
during the Easter time and when in danger of death.

260. Q. Is it well to receive Holy Communion often?
A. It is well to receive Holy Communion often, as nothing is a greater
aid to a holy life than often to receive the Author of all grace and the
Source of all good.

261. Q. What should we do after Holy Communion?
A. After Holy Communion we should spend some time in adoring our Lord,
in thanking Him for the grace we have received, and in asking Him for
the blessings we need.

LESSON TWENTY-FOURTH
ON THE SACRIFICE OF THE MASS

262. Q. When and where are the bread and wine changed into the body and
blood of Christ?
A. The bread and wine are changed into the body and blood of Christ at
the Consecration in the Mass.

263. Q. What is the Mass?
A. The Mass is the unbloody sacrifice of the body and blood of Christ.

264. Q. What is a sacrifice?
A. A sacrifice is the offering of an object by a priest to God alone,
and the consuming of it to acknowledge that He is the Creator and Lord
of all things.

265. Q. Is the Mass the same sacrifice as that of the Cross?
A. The Mass is the same sacrifice as that of the Cross.

266. Q. How is the Mass the same sacrifice as that of the Cross?
A. The Mass is the same sacrifice as that of the Cross because the
offering and the priest are the same--Christ our Blessed Lord; and the
ends for which the sacrifice of the Mass is offered are the same as
those of the sacrifice of the Cross.

267. Q. What were the ends for which the sacrifice of the Cross was
offered?
A. The ends for which the sacrifice of the Cross was offered were: 1st,
To honor and glorify God; 2d, To thank Him for all the graces bestowed
on the whole world; 3d, To satisfy God's justice for the sins of men;
4th, To obtain all graces and blessings.

268. Q. 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;