(With hands spread over the offerings, he continues:)

Wherefore, O holy LORD, FATHER ALMIGHTY

we contemplate how you will look down on and accept

these offerings, and with Thy HOLY SPIRIT ( The epiclesis )

and WORD will + BLESS + CONSECRATE and + APPROVE

that they may become for us the most precious + BODY and + BLOOD

of THE SON

Who the day before He suffered took bread into His holy

and venerable hands, and with His eyes lifted up to heaven,

unto Thee, God, His Almighty Father, giving thanks to Thee,

He + blessed, brake and gave it to His disciples, saying:

TAKE AND EAT YE ALL OF THIS. FOR

THIS... IS... MY... BODY

In like manner, after He had supped, taking also this noble chalice

into His holy and venerable hands, again giving tanks to Thee,

He + blessed it and gave it to His disciples, saying:’

TAKE AND DRINK YE ALL OF THIS, FOR

THIS... IS... MY... BLOOD

As oft as ye shall do these things, ye shall do them in remembrance of Me

(After some moments of silent adoration, the following verse may be

sung very softly, all devoutly contemplating Christ incarnating.)

Thee we adore, O hidden Splendour Thee

Who in Thy Sacrament dost deign to be:

We worship Thee beneath this earthly veil

And here Thy presence we devoutly hail

(After a short pause all sing ADESTE FIDELES )

O come, all ye seekers, joyful and triumphant,

O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem. ( Bethlehem means literally

Come and behold him in the midst of His angels. ( house of bread. A human

O come, let us adore Him; O come, let us adore Him; ( body and the host may be

O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord ( called a "Bethlehem"

Yea, Lord, we great Thee, throned on Thine altar;

Ever to Thee be highest glory given.

Word of the Father, Splendour everlasting;’

O come, let us adore Him; etc Amen

P: Wherefore, o Father in heaven, do we,

Your incarnated children here contemplate

the mystery of the innermost Son-Nature,

the mystery of His most wondrous incarnation,

His mighty resurrection, and His triumphant ascension

and do we here make before Thy Divine Majesty

the memorial which our Lord hath willed us to make

and we do offer with You this, the most precious gift,

which You have bestowed upon us