2. Preparation of the Gifts The priest says: Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your goodness we have received the bread we offer you: fruit of the earth and work of human hands, it will become for us the bread of life. Then he places the paten with the bread on the corporal. Response: Blessed be God forever

3. Priest pouring the wine into the chalice

4. Priest pouring the water into the chalice. As he does this he says quietly: By the mingling of this water and wine, may we come to share in the divinity of Christ, who humbled himself to share in our humanity.

5. Preparation of the Gifts The priest says: Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your goodness we have received the wine we offer you: fruit of the vine and work of human hands it will become our spiritual drink. Response: Blessed be God forever

6. Priest washing his hands. As he is doing this he says: Wash me, O Lord, from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

7. The priest asks the Holy Spirit to come upon the gifts to make them holy. It is the Holy Spirit that changes the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ.

8. The priest says: “On the day before he was to suffer he took bread in his holy and venerable hands, and with eyes raised to heaven to you, O God, his almighty Father, giving you thanks he said the blessing, broke the bread and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take this, all of you, and eat of it: for this is my Body which will be given up for you”. The priest raises up the Host. The bread has now become the Body of Christ. Act of Consecration

9. The priest says: “In a similar way, when supper was ended, he took this precious chalice in his holy and venerable hands, and once more giving you thanks, he said the blessing and gave the chalice to his disciples, saying: Take this, all of you, and drink from it: for this is the chalice of my Blood, the Blood of the new and eternal covenant; which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in memory of me.” The priest raises the chalice. The wine has now become the Blood of Christ. Act of Consecration

10. After the consecration the people pray the Memorial Acclamation: “We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again”