AFTER THE OPENING PROCESSION

The clergy. without going to the foot of the aitar to make their germflectkm, on re-entering the choir, go immediately to their places and kneel down.

Having arrived at the foot of the altar steps, the célébrant gives the ostensorium to the deacon, who is kneeling in piano. The deacon places it on the t^rone prepared for the Exposition. The célébrant and subdeacon remain kneeling on the lowest step.

The singers again intone Tantum Ergo.. . Genitori. . . and the célébrant incenses as usual. The singers immediately commence the Litany of the Saints, folîowed by psalm 69 and verses as on Rogation days. This day (but not the last day) the priest says Dominas vobiscum before the prayers as at ordinary Bénédiction of the Blessed Sacrament, adding after the prayer for the Sovereign, the prayers Deus, refugium, and Omnipotent, sempiterne Deus, which is the last of those said at E-ogations. The three verses : Domine exaudi, orationem meam... Exaud:at nos... Et fidehum... are added, as at the Rogations.

After this, the célébrant and his ministers prostrate themselves, and go, with ail the sanctuary boys, to the sacristy.