112 THE ORDER OF MASS 27. If appropriate, he also incenses the offerings, the cross, and the altar. A Deacon or other minister then incenses the Priest and the people. 28. Then the Priest, standing at the side of the altar, washes his hands, saying quietly: Wash me, O Lord, from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. 29. Standing at the middle of the altar, facing the people, extending and then joining his hands, he says: ray, brethren (brothers and sisters), that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father. The people rise and reply: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church. 30. Then the Priest, with hands extended, says the Prayer over the Offerings, at the end of which the people acclaim: Amen. P
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