- 1.When the priest has finished the prayer, the deacon, holding the orarion with three fingers and pointing eastward with his right hand, says in a subdued voice: Master, bless the holy entrance. Blessing towards the east, the priest says: Blessed is the entrance … Then the deacon presents the Holy Gospel to the priest, who kisses it.
- 2.At the completion of the antiphon or the Beatitudes, the deacon proceeds to the center and stands before the priest; raising his hands a little and displaying the Holy Gospel, the deacon says loudly: Wisdom! Stand Aright! Holding the Gospel Book, the deacon enters the Altar through the royal doors and places the Holy Gospel upon the Holy Table.
- 3.The priest follows the deacon into the Altar through the royal doors. Coming together before the royal doors, the candlebearers make a reverence and return to their places. The chanters sing: Come, let us worship … wondrous in Your saints, … or, if it is Sunday, … risen from the dead, … , and then the usual troparia.
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