This is a fine little book with very short chapters that are nonetheless packed full of insights into the nature of the Holy Eucharist. It is thoroughly Thomistic in its outlook. He highlights aspects of the mass that we may unwittingly allow to fall into the background of our minds. For instance, while many Christians emphasize the "Real Presence" of Christ in the Eucharist, they hardly mention or even realize the sacrificial nature of the mass... that the mass is the Holy Sacrifice. Yet this is what the mass is - a memorial of Christ's sacrifice, not simply a memorial of the Last Supper. He also stresses the importance of understanding the sacramentality of the sacrifice of the mass, so as to safeguard it from being seen as a natural sacrifice, and thus opening it up to misinterpretation and superstition. I would also add that the book is nicely organized - it lays a good foundation by starting off with a several chapters on the sacramental theology (thought, signification, etc.) before going into the more abstruse details of the mass itself.
Overall I think this book is a little too nuanced for your average layman, but for those who read some theology, and certainly for the clergy and seminarians, it is a good book to have around. It is one of those books that you can go back to from time to time. Best of all, it is highly readable, easily digestible in terms of the length of the chapters, and very solid and satisfying intellectually and spiritually.
