The following statements of doctrine occur in the book Mysterium Fidei, by the Rev. Maurice de la Taille, S.J. (Paris: Gab. Beauchesne, 1921).

(1) Coena ig-itur et Crux inter se complent. Ini coena incoeptum est sacrificium illud quod in cruce erat consummandum.

(2) Reperitur immolationis realitas in passione mortis. At in symbolica immalatione coenae elucet potissimum oblationis liturgicae proprietas.

(1) The Last Supper and the Cross are complementary. At the Last Supper was begun that sacrifice which was to be consummated on the Cross.

(2) The reality of Immolation is found in the suffering of Death. But in the symbolical immolation of the Last Supper is especially shown the quality of the liturgical Oblation.

(3) Unum proinde numero fuit sacrificium redemptionis in cruce et in coena.

Non computandum unum sacrificium preliminarium in coena ; alterum in cruce succidaneum.

Sed in coenaculo incruenta oblatio fiebat cruentae immolationis in Calvaria perpetiendae.

(3) Hence the Sacrifice of redemption on the Cross and at the Supper was one.

Nor must it be reckoned a preliminary sacrifice at the Supper; and another subsequent on the Cross.

But in the Supper room’ there was made the unbloody Oblation of the bloody Immolation to be made on Calvary.

(4) Unitas ilia ex oblatione eucharistica et immolatione cruenta non est ... in genere rei; sed profecto est in genere signi.

Est unitas in genere sacrificii; et sacrificium ut tale est inter signa recensetur.

(4) This unity from the eucharistic Oblation and the bloody Immolation is not in the order of things, but in the order of signs.

It is a unity in the order of Sacrifice; and Sacrifice, as such, is to be classed as a sign.