Roman Catechism 18.61

Chapter 18 — Part II: The Sacraments — The Holy Eucharist

Section 61. Another reason why we call the blood of the Lord the mystery of faith is that human reason is particularly beset with difficulty and embarrassment when faith proposes to our belief that Christ the Lord, the true Son of God, at once God and man, suffered death for us, and this death is designated by the Sacrament of His blood.