By Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, OnePeterFive - We all have both burdens and reasons to rejoice. Therefore, when the priest or deacon prepares the chalice, precisely when he puts drops of water (the symbol of the human) into the wine (the symbol of the divine) to be mingled (the lesser being transformed within the greater) try consciously to place into that chalice all your cares, anxieties, aspirations, sentiments of gratitude, petitions, supplications, and all that you are with thanksgiving. ...