"A little before the Consecration, if appropriate, a minister rings a small bell as a signal to the faithful." The usual moment chosen for giving the signal of the approach of the Consecration is when the priest stretches out his hands over the host and the chalice while reciting the epiclesis. Mention of this signal was introduced into the Roman Missal in Pope John XXIII's 1962 revision. Even before 1962 it was common practice to give this signal, although it then "hano authority".