The Preparation Of The Table

The following instructions are especially suited for liturgical churches. However, contemporary churches may adapt these traditions to local usage and custom. Preparation of the Table in Liturgical Churches Bread and Wine. While the wine or grape juice is purchased at a store or through liturgical supply vendors, many churches have appointed persons to bake the bread at home. Homemade bread adds a personal quality to the service and engages the gifts of the breadmaker in worship. Several brands of nonalcoholic wine (such as St. Regis) are now available for those who want wine but avoid alcohol. Table Setting. The Table is bare except for candles. The deacon or server sets the Table by placing on it the corporal (tablecloth), the purificator (napkin), the chalice (drinking cup), the paten (plate for the bread), and the missal (the book of prayers). Prayers Over the Bread and Wine. The celebrant takes the paten with the bread and lifts it slightly for the people to see, saying a b…