"Let each of us leave his house empty
so that we may see our Master
wrapped in swaddling clothes
and lying in a manger...
wrapped in swaddling clothes
and lying in a manger...
The table of this altar
takes the place of the manger.
And surely the Master's body
takes the place of the manger.
And surely the Master's body
will be lying on this altar."
St John Chrysostom