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 will raise the pitch when giving out the Antiphon at the Laudate.

14. The Superior says the Little Chapter, to which all answer Deo gratias.

15. The Hymn is said as before; the Versicle, Antiphon, and the Canticle Benedictus are started by the Cantor.

16. At the Canticle, which is to be said more solemnly than the rest of the Office, it is customary for all to make the sign of the cross.

17. After the Antiphon the first Choir says Kyrie eleison, to which the second Choir responds, both Choirs uniting in the last invocation. The Superior says the Versicles, and then the Prayer, during which all but the reciter bow profoundly, rising to answer Amen.

18. At the Commemoration all say the Antiphon; the Cantor follows with the Versicle; the Superior says the Prayer.

19. All say the Pater together in secret; the Dominus det nobis is said by the Superior.

20. The Prayer after the Office is said by the Superior.

21. The other Hours are said in the same way.

22. The Cantors stand while intoning an Antiphon or Psalm. The Versicles are recited by the Cantors together, except when directed otherwise. The Choirs say the Responses. The Dominus vobiscum is said only by a Priest or Deacon.