--to receive and to bless these gifts, these oblations, these holy and spotless hosts which we offer up to Thee-- 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. 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 . . . 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 1549 [Our Lord] who made there [upon the Cross] by his one oblation once offered, a full perfect and sufficient sacrifice, oblation and satisfaction . . . and did institute and in his holy Gospel command us to celebrate a perpetual memory of that his precious death. [2] --to receive these our prayers and supplications [3]-- which we offer unto [3] thy Divine Majesty. 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 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 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 into Thy holy Tabernacle [4] [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 1552 [4] Omitted in 1552. The _American_ Service has _accept this our bounden duty and Service_ as above, _but_ LEAVES out "_and command these_," etc. III III THE PRIESTHOOD