On the arrival in the sanctuary, after the birettas have been removed, all genuflect together; the celebrant and sacred ministers and the torchbearers remain kneeling.
Then the celebrant, the deacon or the assistant priest ascends the altar steps, spreads the corporal and exposes the Blessed Sacrament; meanwhile if steps are used the second assistant server brings them and places them in position on the predella, genuflects with the priest, and standing lifts his alb as he ascends the steps. When the priest has descended, both priest and server stepping aside genuflect together, and the server removes the steps from off the predella to their proper place. The server returns to the left of the celebrant or subdeacon and kneels down.
The thurifer approaches and hands the incense boat to the M.C. or deacon or firrst assistant server, while the subdeacon or second assistant server comes to the right side or the priest to hold the cope. The thurifer meanwhile, holding the thurible in his left hand, raises the lid-chain with his right hand, and lifts the thurible to the level of the priest's hand, having the hand with the cap against his breast. When the incense has been placed in the thurible, the thurifer, releasing the ring of the middle chain, closes the lid, and with his right hand hands the thurible to the deacon, or assistant, who, holding the thurible in his left hand, gives the thurible into the celebrant's right hand and with the left hand passes the cap into the left hand of the celebrant.
When the priest incenses the Blessed Sacrament, the assistant servers (in the absence of deacon and subdeacon) sustain the cope on either side. If there be no deacon, the first assistant server will receive back again the thurible, from the celebrant, pass it to the thurifer, who retires aside and remains standing and gently swinging the thurible.
If the Blessed Sacrament is already exposed, the first incensing is omitted, and the thurifer does not bring the thurible
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