(_P._ The Lord be with you.) _M._ Et cum spiritu tuo. (_R._ And with thy spirit.) The priest first extends and then joins his hands, saying audibly _Oremus_; and ascending the altar, he says secretly: Aufer a nobis, quæsumus, Domine, iniquitates nostras: ut ad sancta sanctorum puris mereamur mentibus introire. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen. (Take away from us our iniquities, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that we may be worthy to enter with pure minds into the Holy of holies. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.) He then bows over the altar, and says: Oramus te, Domine, per merita sanctorum tuorum, quorum reliquiæ hic sunt, et omnium sanctorum tuorum, ut indulgere digneris omnia peccata mea. Amen. (We beseech Thee, O Lord, by the merits of Thy saints whose relics are here, and of all the saints, that Thou wouldst vouchsafe to forgive me all my sins. Amen.) At solemn High Mass the priest receives the censer from the deacon, and incenses the altar, and then returns it to the deacon, who incenses the priest only. Then the priest turns to the book and reads the _Introit_, which varies according to the seasons and feasts. The following _Introit_ is from the Mass of the most Holy Trinity: Benedicta sit sancta Trinitas, atque indivisa Unitas: confitebimur ei, quia fecit nobiscum misericordiam suam. (Blessed be the Holy Trinity and undivided Unity: we will praise Him, because He has shown us His mercy.) _Ps._ Domine, Dominus noster, quam admirabile est nomen tuum in universa terra! (_Ps._ O Lord, Our God, how wonderful is Thy name over the utmost boundaries of the earth!) _V._ Gloria Patri, etc. Benedicta, etc. (_V._ Glory be to the Father, etc. Blessed, etc.) _S._ Kyrie eleison. (_P._ Lord, have mercy on us.) _M._ Kyrie eleison. (_R._ Lord, have mercy on us.) _S._ Kyrie eleison. (_P._ Lord, have mercy on us.) _M._ Christe eleison. (_R._ Christ, have mercy on us.) _S._ Christe eleison. (_P._ Christ, have mercy on us.) _M._ Christe eleison. (_R._ Christ, have mercy on us.) _S._ Kyrie eleison. (_P._ Lord, have mercy on us.) _M._ Kyrie eleison. (_R._ Lord, have mercy on us.) _S._ Kyrie eleison. (_P._ Lord, have mercy on us.) The _Gloria in excelsis_ is omitted in Masses for the dead and in certain Masses during Advent and Lent. Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra pax hominibus bonæ voluntatis. Laudamus te. Benedicimus te. Adoramus te. Glorificamus te. Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam: Domine Deus, Rex cœlestis, Deus Pater omnipotens. Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe; Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris: qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis. Quoniam tu solus sanctus: tu solus Dominus: tu solus altissimus, Jesu Christe; cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris. Amen.