And if you salute your brethren only, what do you more? Do not also the heathens this?
Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect (Matt. v. 43-48).
If you will forgive men their offenses, your heavenly Father will forgive you also your offenses.
But if you will not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive you your offenses (Matt, vi. 14-15) Judge not that you may not be judged. For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged: and with what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you again. All things, therefore, whatsoever you would that men should do to you, do you also to them; for this is the law (Matt. vii. i, 2; 12).
After the Gospel is said:
R. Laus Tibi, Christe. R. Praise be to Thee,O Christ.
The priest says inaudibly:
By the words of the Gospel may our sins be blotted out.
Then, at the middle of the altar, extending, elevating, and joining his hands, the priest says the Nicene Creed (when it is to be said), keeping his hands joined.
