The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) Day 87: Christ’s Life as Offering (2026)
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Mar 28, 2026 A reflection on how Jesus freely offered his whole life to the Father and how that offering shapes the meaning of the Eucharist. Imagery of the Lamb and suffering servant connects sacrifice to redemption. The Last Supper and Gethsemane frame voluntary love entering real anguish. A brief guided prayer invites personal participation in Christ’s offering.
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Christ's Whole Life Was A Single Offering
- Jesus' entire life was a continuous offering to the Father, beginning at the incarnation and expressed in every act of obedience.
- Fr. Mike highlights John 12 and the Catechism to show incarnation, daily obedience, and final surrender form one seamless redemptive offering.
Love, Not Suffering, Is What Redeems
- The salvific power is rooted in the depth of Christ's love, not merely the quantity of his suffering.
- Fr. Mike stresses that Jesus freely embraced the Father's redeeming love, so the efficacy lies in loving obedience, not spectacle of pain.
The Eucharist Is The Memorial Of Christ's Free Offering
- The Last Supper anticipates and memorializes Christ's voluntary self-offering, instituted as the Eucharist.
- Fr. Mike and the Catechism explain Jesus transformed the meal into the perpetual memorial: This is my body; this is my blood.