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Institutio generalis Missalis Romani

IGMR · Congregation for Divine Worship · 2003 · EN · 399 paragraphs · vatican.va ↗

When everything has been properly arranged, the procession moves as usual through the church to the altar, the concelebrating priests walking ahead of the principal celebrant.

On reaching the altar, the concelebrants and the principal celebrant, after making a profound bow, venerate the altar with a kiss, then go to their designated seats. The principal celebrant, if appropriate, also incenses the cross and the altar and then goes to the chair.