Priest: 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.
People: Blessed be God for ever!
Priest: 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.
People: Blessed be God for ever!
Priest: Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice
and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.
People: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your
hands for the praise and glory of his name, for
our good and the good of all his holy Church.