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During the Elevation the MASTER OF CEREMONIES should kneel on the predella to the celebrant's right and lift the chasuble with his left hand. If the customer, the SECOND ACOLYTE may go to the middle, genuflect, and kneel on the predella at the celebrant's left, and lift the chasuble with his right hand. After the Elevation the MASTER OF CEREMONIES will go straight to the missal and remain at the altar, assisting the celebrant until the missal has to be removed. The THURIFER having retired, as in High Mass, with the TORCHBEARERS, returns and stands between the ACOLYTES at the credence. If the SECOND ACOLYTE has assisted on the predella, he will descend in plano, genuflect, and return to his place.
At the ablutions the FIRST ACOLYTE will assist with the cruets as in a Low Mass with one server. The SECOND ACOLYTE, taking the chalice veil, proceeds to the middle to meet the MASTER OF CEREMONIES coming from the Gospel side with the book; they genuflect together, and the MASTER OF CEREMONIES proceeds to the Epistle side, while the SECOND ACOLYTE lays the chalice veil on the altar near the corporal. The SECOND ACOLYTE descends, genuflects and goes to the credence. The MASTER OF CEREMONIES remains to the right of the celebrant on the Epistle side.
If the last Gospel should be read from the missal, the MASTER OF CEREMONIES will remove the book as soon as the celebrant goes to the center, so as to be kneeling in his right place at the Blessing. If there is no special Gospel, the MASTER OF CEREMONIES gloses the book and goes to the Gospel side to respond to the celebrant.
During the last Gospel the MASTER OF CEREMONIES brings the biretta, and waits on the Epistle side for the celebrant.
N.B. -- Throughout the Missa Cantata the MASTER OF CEREMONIES makes all the responses to the celebrant.
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