A former professor of mine. Dr. Christopher Thompson, had a good column on the Eucharist in the archdiocesan newspaper the other day. Here is an excerpt:
The “galactic significance of the Eucharist is affirmed in the various prayers of the Mass itself. The priest proclaims before God that, “From age to age you gather a people to yourself so that from east to west a perfect offering may be made to the glory of your name.”
Check it out.