BLESSING OF A CHALICE AND PATEN WITHIN A

CELEBRATION OF THE WORD OF GOD

Antiphon: Reader:
I will take the cup of salvation and A reading from the first letter of
offer a sacrifice of praise. Paul to the Corinthians:

Celebrant: The grace of our Lord Therefore, my beloved, avoid idolatry.

Jesus Christ, who offered for us I am speaking as to sensible people;
his body and blood, the love of judge for yourselves what I am saying.
God, and the fellowship of the The cup of blessing that we bless, is it
Holy Spirit be with you all. not a participation in the blood of
All: And also with you. Christ? The bread that we break, is it
not a participation in the body of
Celebrant: Christ? Because the loaf of bread is
The celebration of the mystery of one, we, though many, are one body,
the Eucharist lies at the center of for we all partake of the one loaf.
the Church's life. Christ nourishes
Look at Israel according to the flesh;
and strengthens us with his living
are not those who eat the sacrifices
body and saving blood that we
participants in the altar? So what am I
might be his witnesses in the
saying? That meat sacrificed to idols is
world. The vessels which hold the
anything? Or that an idol is anything?
bread and wine for the Eucharist
No, I mean that what they sacrifice,
are treated with reverence and
they sacrifice to demons, not to God,
respect for they ultimately will
and I do not want you to become
contain the body and blood of the
participants with demons. You cannot
Lord. We ask for God's blessing on
drink the cup of the Lord and also the
these vessels for the holy
cup of demons. You cannot partake
Eucharist and upon us who will be
of the table of the Lord and of the
fed from them.
table of demons.

The word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.
A period of silence.
Presentation of the Chalice and Paten
The chalice and paten are placed on the altar.
Antiphon:
I will take the cup of salvation and
call on the name of the Lord.
Prayer of Blessing
Intercessions
Celebrant:
Let us pray to the Lord Jesus who
continuously offers himself for
the Church as the bread of life
and the cup of salvation. With
confidence we make our prayer:

Celebrant: Let us pray. R: Christ Jesus, bread of heaven,

grant us eternal life.
Father,
look kindly upon your children,
V: Savior of all, in obedience to the
who have placed on your altar
Father's will, you drank the cup of
this cup and this paten.
suffering; grant that we may share in
the mysteries of your death and thus
May these vessels be sanctified
win the promise of eternal life, and so
by your blessing,
we pray: R.
for with them we will celebrate
the sacrifice of Christ's new V: Priest of the most high, hidden yet
covenant. present in the sacrament of the altar,
grant that we may discern by faith
And may we who celebrate these what is concealed from our eyes, and
mysteries on earth
so we pray: R.
be renewed in strength
and filled with your Spirit
V: Good Shepherd, you give yourself
until we join with your saints
to your disciples as food and drink;
at your table in heaven.
grant that, fed by this mystery, we
may be transformed into your
Glory and honor be yours for ever likeness, and so we pray: R.
and ever.
All: Blessed be God for ever.
V. Lamb of God, you commanded Continue in us the work of your
your Church to celebrate the paschal grace,
mystery under the signs of bread and so that, ever recalling the
wine; grant that this memorial may be mystery of Christ,
the summit and source of holiness we may finally rejoice at your
for all who believe, and so we pray: R. table in heaven.

V. Son of God, you wondrously satisfy Grant this through Christ our
the hunger and thirst of all who eat Lord.
and drink at your table; grant that
through the mystery of the Eucharist All: Amen.
we may learn to live your command
of love, and so we pray: R. Concluding Rite

Celebrant: Celebrant:
Fastened to the cross, Christ was May the Lord, who nourishes us
the way of salvation; in fulfilling with the body and blood of his
the will of the Father he is Son,
acclaimed the master of prayer; bless and keep you in his love,
let his prayer be the source of now and for ever.
ours as we say: All: Amen.

All: Our Father. . . Celebrant:

And may almighty God bless you
Concluding Prayer all, the Father, and the Son,
and the Holy Spirit.
Celebrant: All: Amen.
Lord,
by the death and resurrection of Celebrant:
your Son Go in peace.
you have brought redemption to All: Thanks be to God.
the entire world.