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All the sons of the Church rejoice, and all the people, when they see. . .

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All the sons of the Church rejoice, and all the people, when they see the Body setting forth from the midst of the alter; and even as the apostles rejoiced in our Lord after His resurrection, so do all the faithful rejoice when they see Him.

-St. Narsai Harp of the Spirit

As soon as the bread and wine are set upon the alter they. . .

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As soon as the bread and wine are set upon the alter they show forth a symbol of the death of the Son, also of His resurrection; wherefore that Spirit which raised Him from the dead comes down now and celebrates the Mysteries of the resurrection of His Body.

-St. Narsai Harp of the Spirit