At the Sanctus, the bell is rung to make us remember that the most important and holiest part of the Mass has begun, when Jesus, through His priest, will change the bread into His real Body and the wine into His real Blood.
When we say "Sanctus" or "Holy," we repeat the praise and adoration of the angels in heaven to God. Jesus is God made man. He sacrifices His Body and pours out His Blood, so He is a man; but He is also God. We eat His Body and drink His Blood so He is a man with flesh and blood; but we also receive God Almighty in Holy Communion.
When we say "Hosanna in excelsis," or "Hosanna in the highest," we are repeating what the people said when Our Lord entered Jerusalem as the Messiah or Savior. Jesus is also coming now to our altars as our Lord and Savior.
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