(At Solemn Mass, the deacon, toward the conclusion of the Pater Noster, goes to the right hand of the priest, where he awaits the approach of the subdeacon, from whom he receives the paten, which he puts into the hands of the priest.)
He takes the paten between his first and second fingers, and says:
Deliver us, we beseech Thee, O Lord, from all evils, past, present, and to come: and by the intercession of the blessed and glorious Mary, ever a virgin, Mother of God, of Thy holy apostles Andrea, Peter and Paul, of Andrew, and of all the saints,
Making the sign of the cross on himself with the paten, he kisses it, and says:
Graciously grant peace in our days: that, aided by the help of Thy mercy, we may be always free from sin, and secure from all disturbance.
He then uncovers the chalice, makes a genuflection, and, rising again, takes the sacred Host and breaks it in the middle, over the chalice, saying:
Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Our Lord,
