XI. THE SUPERNATURAL LIFE subject matter. What do we mean by the mode of prayer? How is the body concerned in prayer? What obligation in prayer has man as a social being? Is prayer a matter that concerns only the Catholic? Discuss. Discuss prayer in relation to the Mystical Body. The Mass What is the prayer of the whole body? Note St. Paul’s pronouncement in Hebrews, “Christ ever liveth to make intercession for us.” What three considerations does it involve? How is the prayer of His Body a participation in this prayer of Christ? What is the connection between the Mass and St. Paul’s teaching that “He ever liveth to make intercession for us”? What precisely is the Mass? Who makes the offering? Whose offering is it? What instrument does the Offerer use? Who are joined in the offering? Who act for the Body? Summarize in three points. Describe exactly what happens at Mass. Sum up our situation as Catholics, emphasizing especially our reception of the Supernatural Life and the nourishment of that Life in us. The Sacraments What are sacraments? How do they differ from other symbols? Name the sacraments. Which ones can be received only once? What is the character which these three confer on the soul? Define the 171