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<strong>and</strong> to life eternal." In the Roman Canon: “Free me by Thy holy body<br />

<strong>and</strong> blood from all my iniquities, <strong>and</strong> all evils."<br />

In the Service of GREGORY the Great, the formula of distribution is:<br />

"<strong>The</strong> body--the blood--of our Lord Jesus Christ, preserve thy soul."<br />

In the time of Charlemagne, the form was: "<strong>The</strong> body--blood--of our<br />

Lord Jesus Christ, preserve thy soul unto everlasting life."<br />

<strong>The</strong> Apostolic Constitutions direct that before the Communion, the<br />

deacon shall make proclamation: "Let none of the catechumens, none of<br />

the unbelievers, none of the heterodox be present. Let no one come in<br />

hypocrisy. Let us all st<strong>and</strong> before the Lord with fear <strong>and</strong> trembling, to offer<br />

our sacrifice." <strong>The</strong> prayer is made: "Send down Thy Holy Spirit, that He<br />

may show this bread (to be) the body of Thy Christ, <strong>and</strong> this cup the blood<br />

of Thy Christ (apopheenee ton arton touton soma tou Christou sou)."<br />

Here, in the earliest form, the true function of the Holy Ghost in the Supper<br />

is clearly stated--not the consummation of the sacramental mystery, by His<br />

working, but the illumination of the soul, so that it may in faith grasp the<br />

great mystery there existent, <strong>and</strong> may have shown to it by the Holy Ghost<br />

that the bread <strong>and</strong> cup are indeed the body <strong>and</strong> blood of Christ.<br />

After the Communion, the deacon says: "Having received the<br />

precious body <strong>and</strong> the precious blood of Christ, let us give thanks to Him<br />

who hath accounted us worthy to be partakers of these His holy<br />

mysteries." 465 In the Liturgy of St. JAMES, after the Communion, the<br />

deacon says: "We thank <strong>The</strong>e, O Christ, our God, that Thou hast thought<br />

us worthy to be partakers of Thy body <strong>and</strong> blood, to the forgiveness of sins<br />

<strong>and</strong> everlasting life;" <strong>and</strong> the bishop says: "Thou hast given us, O God,<br />

Thy sanctification in the partaking of the holy body <strong>and</strong> of the precious<br />

blood of Thine only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ." <strong>The</strong> Liturgy of St.<br />

MARK: "We render thanks to <strong>The</strong>e, 0 Master, Lord our God, for the<br />

participation of Thy holy, undefiled, immortal, <strong>and</strong> heavenly mysteries<br />

which Thou hast given us."<br />

465 Clementis Opera Omnia. Paris, 1857. Constitut. Apostol. L. VIII. xii.-xiv.

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