keeping his hands joined and not touching the altar, kisses the altar at a point directly before him and to the right of the corporal, simultaneously with the Celebrant. Then the Celebrant, standing erect, turns towards the Deacon, who at once turns himself towards the Celebrant and bows to him. The Celebrant does not bow to the Deacon before giving him the Peace, nor does he genuflect towards the Sacrament either before he turns towards the Deacon or when, after giving the Peace, he turns again to the altar. The Celebrant places his hands upon the Deacon's shoulders (his right hand upon the left shoulder, his left hand upon the right shoulder), and simultaneously the Deacon places his hands (palms upward) underneath the Celebrant's arms. Then the Celebrant and the Deacon bring their heads together so that their left cheeks touch lightly, or very nearly touch each other, and the Celebrant says in a low voice, "Peace be with you," and the Deacon responds, "And with thy spirit."

Then the Deacon withdraws his hands, joins them, bows to the Celebrant, genuflects to the Sacrament, rises, and turning by his left and so as not to turn his back upon the Sacrament, he goes down to his step, to the right of the Sub-Deacon to give him the Peace.

The Celebrant withdraws his hands, joins them, slightly inclines his head to the Deacon, and turns again to the altar, then bowing his head and shoulders moderately, he places the extremities of his longer fingers upon the corporal (his hands being joined) and

the hands extended and quietly resting, extensam, quasi jacentem, palm downward, upon the altar.

Cf. Bauldry, Man. Sac. Carem., pt. iii., c. iii., n. 5, et Van Der Stappen, Sac. Lit., tom iii., p. 249.

De Herdt, Praxis Pontif., lib. i., cap. xxiv. 2.

goes on to say the prayers, "O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of," etc., and, "Let not the partaking," etc.

When the Deacon comes upon the second step and stands facing toward the Gospel side, the Sub-Deacon at once turns himself towards him, and bows to him. The Deacon does not bow at this time, because he who bears the Kiss of Peace, makes no reverence to whomsoever he will give it, until after he has given it." After the Sub-Deacon has bowed to him, the Deacon places his hands upon the Sub-Deacon's shoulders, brings his left cheek close to the left cheek of the SubDeacon, says to him, "Peace be with you," withdraws his hands, bows to the Sub-Deacon, faces the altar for an instant, and then (as soon as the Sub-Deacon has gone away from the second step), goes along the same step to the Gospel side and then to the altar at the left of the Celebrant, where he genuflects, rises and stands by the book, having his hands joined.

The Sub-Deacon receives the Peace, as the Deacon received it from the Celebrant; he places his hands underneath the Deacon's arms, brings his left cheek close to the Deacon's left cheek, and responds, "And with thy spirit;" then withdrawing and joining his hands, he bows to the Deacon. At this instant the Master of Ceremonies genuflects, rises and goes down, or if he be not on the foot-pace, he comes to the left of the Sub-Deacon; then at once both SubDeacon and the Master of Ceremonies, each having his hands joined, genuflect towards the Sacrament, rise, and turning towards the people (the Sub-Deacon by his left, the Master of Ceremonies by his right), they go together to give the Peace to the clergy who are in Ibid, lib. i., cap. 24, sec. 5.

the choir. As they go down the steps, the Master of Ceremonies allows the Sub-Deacon to precede him a little and then, arrived on the floor, he passes to the left of the Sub-Deacon, and so accompanies him until they return to the altar.

The Sub-Deacon arrived in the midst of the choir salutes both sides, first the Epistle and then the Gospel side, with a moderate bow, and then goes to give the Peace to the person of greatest dignity, to whom he makes no reverence until after he has given the Peace. If the clergy on the side of the choir where the Peace is first given, are all of the same Order, and stand in one line, the Sub-Deacon, having given it to the person who is at the head of that line, goes to give the Peace, in like manner, on the other side of the choir, genuflecting towards the altar as he passes from one side to the other. The person who receives the Peace from the Sub-Deacon gives it to his neighbour, and so it is passed on until all on that side of the choir have received it. If there are several lines of clergy, the SubDeacon gives the Peace to the person at the head of each line. If there are clergy of different ranks of holy Order present, the Sub-Deacon gives the Peace to one of each Order, who passes it on to his neighbour of the same rank, and he in turn to another, until all have received it. All who receive the Peace stand while they receive it, and bow before and after, to him from whom they receive it. He who gives the Peace bows after he has given it.

Having given the Peace to the clergy in the choir, the Sub-Deacon, accompanied by the Master of Ceremonies, returns to the altar, where he and his companion genuflect on the floor in the midst before the

lowest step. Then if the Master of Ceremonies be in holy Order, the Sub-Deacon gives him the Peace, and then goes to the altar at the right of the Celebrant, where again he genuflects, then rises and stands, having his hands joined, and assists the Celebrant, as directed below. The Master of Ceremonies goes to his place opposite the Epistle corner of the altar.

If the Peace is given only to the sacred ministers (no other clergy being present), all is done as directed above, save that the Master of Ceremonies does not leave his place, nor go to the book; and the sacred ministers having received the Peace, return to the altar at once, and stand alongside the Celebrant, the Deacon on the left and the Sub-Deacon on the right hand.

Immediately after the Celebrant has said the Agnus Dei (if the Peace of the Lord be not given), the Deacon and the Sub-Deacon change places; the Deacon going to the left of the Celebrant, the Sub-Deacon to his right, each genuflecting before leaving his place and on arriving at the other side of the Celebrant, and not when passing before the midst of the altar.

3. The Communion of the Celebrant.

The Celebrant proceeds to say the three prayers, as at Low Mass. The prayers said, he disjoins his hands, places them upon the corporal, stands erect, genuflects, rises, and says privately, "I will receive the Bread of heaven, and call upon the Name of the Lord." The sacred ministers genuflect and rise simultaneously with the Celebrant, then stand profoundly inclined to

the altar, while the Celebrant receives the Holy Communion.8

Having taken the paten and host into his hands as at Low Mass, the Celebrant bows moderately and strikes his breast three times with the extremities of the last three fingers of his right hand, saying each time privately, "Lord I am not worthy," etc. The sacred ministers also strike the breast with the right hand simultaneously with the Celebrant, meanwhile keeping the left hand extended near, and a little below, the breast.

After the Celebrant has received the host, the SubDeacon uncovers the chalice. Then both of the sacred ministers genuflect and rise simultaneously with the Celebrant.

4. The Shewing of the Sacrament to the People.

When, after he has received the Precious Blood, the Celebrant replaces the chalice upon the altar, and has withdrawn his hands from it, the Sub-Deacon at once covers the chalice. Then the sacred ministers genuflect and rise at the same time with the Celebrant. Then the sacred ministers, if they are not to receive the Communion, change places, as they did after the Agnus Dei, the Deacon going to the right of the Celebrant, the Sub-Deacon to the left. The Deacon then uncovers the chalice, and the ciborium also, if one is in use. The Celebrant and the sacred ministers then genuflect and rise at once; the Celebrant placing his hands upon the corporal, the sacred ministers keeping their hands joined while genuflecting. Then the Celebrant gives

The Celebrant, in receiving the Communion, will follow the directions given in the Ceremonies for Low Mass.