D'accord, more explicitly, regarding 1) Thanksgiving, the Eucharist is first and foremost a sacrifice of praise & thanksgiving; 2) Meal, the Eucharist is a sacrificial banquet; 3) Covenant, the Eucharist, as the sacrifice of the New Covenant, is the development and fulfilment of the covenant celebrated on Sinai & the Eucharistic liturgy is a sacrificial covenant meal; 4) Memorial, the Eucharist is, at the same time, and inseparably, a sacrificial memorial, i.e. not “merely” a reminder but a sacramental re-presentation and 5) Presence, the Eucharist is the sacramental re-presentation of Christ's sacrifice. To contemplate Christ involves being able to recognize him wherever he manifests himself, in his many forms of presence, but above all in the living sacrament of his body and his blood.

The liturgical reform inaugurated by the Council has greatly contributed to a more conscious, active and fruitful participation in the Holy Sacrifice of the Altar on the part of the faithful! 1/2