E SACRIFICE OF THE MASS

THE SINGING OF THE GOSPEL. 163
answers Et cum Spiritu tuo. On chanting the title
of the Gospel, the deacon signs the book and his
forehead, lips, and breast as at Low Mass. The title
having been chanted, the deacon receives the thurible
from the thurifer, and while the choir sings Gloria tibi
Domine, he incenses the sacred text three times, and
proceeds to chant the Gospel. At the end the subdeacon
carries the book to the celebrant to kiss the
place indicated by the deacon. The latter then thrice
incenses the celebrant who (if there be no sermon) at
once intones the Credo.
The sacred ministers recite the Credo with the priest,
and then sit until the choir has finished the Credo. After
the Incarnates the deacon goes to the altar with the
burse containing the corporal, which he spreads for the
Sacrifice, and then draws the Missal from the Gospel
side to the middle of the altar for the celebrant s con
venience. During this ceremony
the subdeacon rises
and stands uncovered : the acolytes also rise and stand.
The deacon returns to his seat per breviorem, and before
sitting, bows to the celebrant.