Which item is described as the Sacrifice in the New Covenant?

• A. The Great Commandment
• B. Jesus' death on the Cross, in the Eucharist every day
• C. Eternal Life
• D. The Eucharist, The Cross

Answer: (B)

The central truth here is that the decisive act establishing the New Covenant is Jesus giving His life on the Cross as a self-offering for humanity, a sacrifice that fulfills and surpasses all the old sacrifices. The Eucharist then makes that same sacrifice present today; through the Mass, the one sacrifice of Christ is offered again in a real, ongoing way for the Church. Saying that the sacrifice in the New Covenant is Jesus’ death on the Cross, celebrated in the Eucharist every day, captures both the event of the Cross and its perpetual memorial and re-presentation for believers.

The other ideas don’t fit as well. The Great Commandment describes how we live out love, not the act that inaugurates the Covenant. Eternal Life points to the outcome of faith, not the sacrificial act itself. The phrase “The Eucharist, The Cross” acknowledges both elements but doesn’t single out the defining act; the best way to name the sacrifice is the Cross of Jesus made present daily in the Eucharist.