oblation of the Victim is made by the priests in company with the people.”100 Referring to the Eucharistic prayer, after the oblation of the bread and wine, the priest turns to the people and says a significant prayer: “Pray brethren, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God the Father Almighty”; but also the prayers by which the divine Victim is offered to God “are generally expressed in the plural number: and in these it is indicated more than once that the people also participate in