A Call to Attention: Let us Stand in Awe
After the Kiss of Peace the deacons invite the people to give their undivided
attention to the Eucharistic Prayer, the main prayer of the Badarak.
In the course of this long prayer [29-39] the celebrant, praying on behalf
of all the people, asks God to do for us just what Jesus promised at his
last Supper: to fill us with His Body and Blood, the sacrament of His holiness
and divine life, in the bread and wine of Holy Communion.
In preparation for this important prayer, the deacons call on us to "lift
up your minds in the fear of God;" to "give thanks to the lord
with the whole heart" [29]. This is our cue to clear our minds
of extraneous thoughts. We must now focus on God. At this moment
nothing is more pressing and urgent than He.
>> The Eucharistic Prayer
