flects in adoration at the presence of Our Lord in his holy Body, raises the Host for the people to see and adore, and genuflects again. At each of these three acts a bell is rung as a signal to the people. It represents the persistent desire of western Catholics to see the action of the Mass as fully as possible, since it is an action in which they have so real a part. This intimacy which we are given with the most sacred of Christian rites only increases our need for the greatest reverence. When we see the Sacred Host raised up for our adoration, we may well join in the words of St Thomas, when he recognized the presence of the same Master, and say with him: "My Lord and my God."

THE CONSECRATION OF THE WINE

After the elevation of the Host, the Priest replaces it on the Corporal, and having genuflected, uncovers the Chalice for the consecration of the wine. Again bowing over the Altar, he takes the Chalice into his hands, saying the words of Consecration. The Blood of Christ is the Blood of the New Testament. By it is sealed the New Covenant between God and Man, replacing the Old Covenant that was also ratified in the offering of blood, "the blood of the Covenant that the Lord God made" with the old Israel (Exodus 24:8). This time, it is not from one nation only, but out of every nation that Christ has deemed us by his Blood (Rev. 5:9). It is for all nations that the Sacrifice of the altar is offered.

THE ELEVATION OF THE CHALICE

After the consecration of the Wine, the Priest genuflects, elevates the Chalice, and then genuflects again; the bell rings as before. In his death on the Cross, the precious Blood of Christ was poured out for our salvation. The separate consecration of the Wine at the Altar vividly presents before our eyes the meaning of the offering he