King and God, this bread and this chalice, according to the order of our Saviour.--We beseech thee to look down favourably upon these gifts in honour of Jesus Christ, and to send down upon this sacrifice thy Holy Spirit, the witness of the sufferings of our Lord Jesus Christ, that he may make this bread become the body of thy Christ, and this chalice his blood.”—At the communion, the people exclaim: “Hosanna to the Son of David! blessed be the Lord God, who cometh in the name of the Lord, and has shewn himself to us.” The rubric adds, “ The Bishop gives the Eucharist with these words :—It is the body of Jesus Christ! The receiver answers, Amen.—The Deacon gives the chalice, saying: It is the blood of Jesus Christ, the cup of life! The receiver answers, Amen.--And, after the Communion, the Deacon begins the thanksgiving, saying, “ after having received the precious body, and the precious blood of Jesus Christ, let us give thanks to Him, who has made us partake of his mysteries. The benediction is followed by the Sacrifice, (Lib. ii.) --and after it is offered, each one in order should receive the body and blood of the Lord, and approach to it with the fear and reverence due to the body of the King."
ROMAN LITURGY.[1] - “ We beseech thee, O God! to cause that this oblation may be in all things blessed, admitted, ratified, reasonable, and acceptable ; that it may become for us the body and blood of thy beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.” After the consecration, the Priest says: "we offer to thy supreme Majesty, of thy gifts and benefits, a pure host, a holy host, an unspotted host, the holy bread of eternal life, and the chalice of everlasting salvation.” At the Communion, bowing down in sentiments of profound adoration
- ↑ It was the principal Liturgy used in the West; and was considered to come originally, and in substance, from St. Peter. It was inserted by St. Gelasius in his Sacramentary, which was a collection of the prayers said in the course of the Mass, in the Church of Rome, from the first ages, to which he added some new prayers and prefaces.
