fulfilled the paschal mystery of his death and resurrection: “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.” The four eucharistic acclamations which we currently employ in English express the fact which we celebrate (“Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again”), the meaning of what we celebrate (“Dying you destroyed our death, rising you restored our life” and “Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free”), and how we participate in what we celebrate (“When we eat
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