Breaking with the Past

COMPARISON OF THE MASS AND THE COMMUNION SERVICE

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Missal1549

Sanctus

—to receive and to bless these gifts, these oblations, these holy and spotless hosts which we offer up to Thee—

which we offer unto [3] thy Divine Majesty.

Wherefore, we beseech Thee O Lord to be appeased by this oblation which we . . . offer

Vouchsafe to bless this same Oblation to take it for Thy very-own . . . so that on our behalf it may be made into the Body and Blood of J. C., etc. Vouchsafe to bless and [3] sanctify these thy gifts and creatures of bread and wine, that they may be unto us the Body and Blood—

Wherefore . . . we . . . offer up to thine Excellent. Majesty ... a Victim which is pure, a Victim which is holy, a Victim which is stainless, the holy Bread of life everlasting and the Cup of eternal salvation . . . Wherefore... we do celebrate and make here before Thy Divine Majesty, with these Thy holy gifts the memorial which Thy Son hath willed us to make . . . desiring [thee] to accept this our Sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving . . .

and we offer and present unto Thee ourselves, our souls and bodies to be a reasonable, holy and lively sacrifice to Thee

Humbly we beseech Thee, Almighty God to command that by the hands of Thy Holy Angel, this our Sacrifice be uplifted to thine Altar on high

Notes in this chapter

Note 1 · Blessed is he who cometh, etc., left out in 1552 and subsequent recensions. [2] This is still found in the Communion Service. [3] Omitted in Note 2 · [Our Lord] who made there [upon the Cross] by his one oblation once offered, a full perfect and sufficient sacrifice, oblation and satisfact Note 3 · —to receive these our prayers and supplications [3]—Note 4 · accept this our bounden duty and service and command these our prayers and supplications by the ministry of Thy Holy Angels to be brought up