Christian History: The Council Of Trent in full: Session XXII (22)



  • The Synod of Trent asserted that the Mass is a true and singular sacrifice, instituted by Jesus to commemorate His sacrifice on the cross.
  • The Mass is propitiatory, offering grace and mercy for the living and deceased, through the unbloody presence of Christ.
  • The Church emphasizes the importance of celebrating Mass with reverence, using approved rites, and ensuring the proper conduct of priests and clerics.
  • Several canons were established to condemn errors about the Mass, affirm its sacrificial nature, and regulate its celebration and the behavior of clergy.

Session 22: ON THE SACRIFICE OF THE MASS DOCTRINE Being the sixth under the Sovereign Pontiff, Pius IV., celebrated on the seventeenth day of September, MDLXII. The sacred and holy, ecumenical and general Synod of Trent–lawfully assembled in the Holy Ghost, the same Legates of the Apostolic Sec presiding therein–to the end that the ancient, complete, and in every part perfect faith and doctrine touching the great mystery of the Eucharist may be retained in the holy Catholic Church; and…

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