170 The Holy Sacrifice
The deacon takes off the bishop's formale and cope. The bishop puts on the tunicle and other vestments in order. Meanwhile the thurifer prepares the thurible. If the prelate is an archbishop, and if it is a day on which he wears the pallium, this is brought by a subdeacon-canon from the altar, handed to the deacon of the Mass, who puts it on the bishop and fixes the pins, assisted by the subdeacon. The deacon puts on the precious mitre. The servers who held the vest- ments now retire. The ministers of the Mass go to their seats and the acolytes put on their maniples ; the assistant deacons take their place. The subdeacon takes the bishop's missal, with the maniple, between its leaves. The A. P. puts on the bishop's ring" over the glove. The thurifer comes to the throne, the bishop puts on incense and blesses it, the A. P. assisting. Meanwhile the thurifer, as always in such cases, kneels. The subdeacon who carries the cross now takes it, the chaplain brings the crozier to the bishop. The bishop rises and bows to the processional cross; the M.C. forms the procession. The thurifer goes first, unless there are servants of the bishop in lay dress to go in front of all. Then comes the subdeacon with the cross between the acolytes. He holds the cross so that the figure of our Lord is turned forward, in the direction of the procession. The clergy follow in order, two and two, then the canons as they are vested, subdeacons, deacons, priests, and dignitaries in copes. The subdeacon of the Mass follows, holding the book; then the A.P. with the deacon of the Mass at his left ; then the bishop between his two assistant deacons, followed by the train- bearer who carries his train. As he passes he blesses the people, holding the crozier in his left. The four chaplains of the mitre, crozier, book and candle follow, lastly, the bishop's attendants or servants in livery. If the bishop is a Metropolitan, the subdeacon of the cross carries it between the acolytes immediately before the canons ; ' he holds it so that the figure of our Lord is turned towards the Metropolitan. When the procession arrives at the sanctuary of the church, the attendants or servants remain outside; the subdeacon cross-bearer puts the processional cross in a stand near the throne, and stays by it. The canons and other clergy genu- flect to the altar, then bow to each other, two and two, and go to their places, the subdeacon of the Mass goes to the altar steps at the gospel side and hands the book to a server ; the deacon goes to his side, the A. P. to the epistle side before the steps. The bishop comes to the middle between the A. P. and the deacon, who stand a little back. His assistant deacons 1 Whenever the chapter is present the canons go between the archi- episcopal cross and the archbishop. Otherwise the cross is carried im- mediately before the archbishop.
