Accept, almighty Father, these gifts of bread
and wine, which now the priest is offering
for us before thy shine; but soon the word will
make them his body and his blood, the sacrifice
renewing, once offered on the rood.
With these, although unworthy, some offering
we make, but all we have, thou gavest, then what
thou gavest take; our heart, our soul, our senses,
we give thro’ Mary’s hands. Who by the cross
once standing, now by the altar stands.
Written by Robert Patterson, M.A.
Robert holds a Master's degree in Religious Studies with a focus on Catholic Church History. He has spent over two decades researching the lives of the Popes and the history of the Papacy. PopeHistory.com has been a trusted resource for papal information since 2001.
