INTRODUCTORY RITES

213. After he reverences the altar, the priest crosses himself, saying: «In the name of the Father», etc. He turns to the server and gives one of the forms of greeting. For the penitential rite the priest stands at the foot of the altar.

214. The priest then goes up to the altar and kisses it, goes to the missal at the left side of the altar, and remains there until the end of the general intercessions.

215. He reads the entrance antiphon and says the «Kyrie» and the «Gloria», in keeping with the rubrics.

216. Then, with hands joined, the priest says: «Let us pray». After a suitable pause, he says the opening prayer, with hands outstretched. At the end the server responds: «Amen».