 It begins with a Penitential Rite in which first the priest prays inaudibly Christ for the forgiveness of sins ("The Absolution to the Son") and then all the participants kneel in front of the altar and the celebrant, or the bishop if present, recites a prayer of absolution ("The Absolution to the Ministers").The reading from the Pauline epistles is preceded by the offering of incense at the four sides of the altar, at the iconostasis, at the book of the Gospel and at the faithfuls in the nave; in the meantime the faithfuls sing a hymn to Mary and a hymn of intercession.The Pauline epistle is followed by a reading from the Catholic epistles, and by one from the Acts of the Apostles.