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OLY Mass  is  offered  to  God  for  four  great  ends, corresponding to  the  four  great  duties  we  owe  to Him;  these  are:

1. To  praise,  honor,  and  adore  the  infinite  majesty of God,  Who  is  infinitely  deserving  of  all  the  glory that can  be  given  Him  by  His  creatures.

2. To  satisfy  the  infinite  justice  of  God,  Who  is  infinitely offended  by  the  sins  committed  against  Him,

3. To  thank  the  infinite  liberality  of  God,  Who requires an  infinite  return  for  all  the  favors  bestowed upon His  creatures.

4. To  petition  the  infinite  goodness  of  God,  Whom nothing but  a  pleading  of  infinite  value  can  move  to grant  us  all  needful  blessings.

When Jesus  Christ  by  the  Holy  Ghost  offered Himself unspotted  to  God  on  Mount  Calvary,  He paid  infinite  adoration  to  the  divine  majesty,  gave  infinite satisfaction  to  the  divine  justice,  made  an  infinite return  to  the  divine  liberality  and  moved  the divine goodness  by  an  appeal  of  infinite  efficacy.

Now in  Holy  Mass,  Jesus  places  Himself  entirely  in your  hands,  that  you  may  offer  to  God  the  same  great sacrifice of  infinite  value  for  the  same  most  excellent ends, in  your  behalf  as  well  as  for  others,  whether  living or  dead. For all  who  devoutly  assist  at  Holy Mass are  made  one  with  the  priest,  and  along  with  him present to  heaven  the  adorable  sacrifice. What would you,  therefore,  do  without  the  Holy  Mass?