vi. Then, after a second washing of hands, taking two of

the unleavened cakes, the Celebrant broke one of them, pronouncing the consecration in these words; _Blessed be Thou, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who bringest forth fruit out of the earth_, and distributed a piece to each person around him, saying, _This is the Bread of Affliction which our fathers did eat in the land of Egypt_. All present then dipped their portions with the bitter herbs into the Charoseth and ate them.