CHAPTER VII • THE ORDER OF BLESSING A CHALICE AND A PATEN 181 THE BLESSING OF A CHALICE AND PATEN 10. When the UniversalPresentation Prayer of (Prayer the Chalice of the and Faithful Paten or Bidding Prayers) is concluded, the ministers,(Chapter or representatives VII, nos. 10, of20) the community presenting the chalice and paten, place these latter on the altar. Then the Priest moves to the altar, while the following antiphon is sung: Mode
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The English translation and chants of The Order of the Dedication of a Church and an Altar © 2014, 2018, International 11.CommissionWhen on theEnglish singing in the Liturgy is over, Corporation. the Priest The Revised says: Grail Psalms, copyright © 2010, Conception Abbey/The Grail, admin. by GIA Publications, Inc., www.giamusic.com. Used with permission. All rights reserved. This music mayLet be reproduced us pray. free of charge in printed form, for non-commercial purposes, and in publications not for sale. And all pray in silence for a while. Then the Priest continues: With joy, Lord God, we place on your altar this chalice and paten for the celebration of the sacrifice of the new covenant: may the Body and Blood of your Son, offered and received by means of these vessels, make them holy. Grant, we pray, O Lord, that, celebrating the unblemished sacrifice, we may be renewed by your Sacraments on earth and endowed with your Spirit, until with the Saints we come to delight in your banquet in the Kingdom of Heaven. Glory and honor to you for ever. All: Blessed be God for ever.