Et extendens ac iungens manus, clara voce dicit:
The priest spreads and rejoins his hands — the gesture that opens a prayer in the Roman rite — and says one word aloud.
silently
priest:
Et ascendens ad Altare, dicit secreto:
The priest goes up the steps toward the altar and says the rest under his breath, for himself alone.
silently
priest:
Deinde, manibus iunctis super Altare, inclinatus dicit:
With joined hands resting on the altar the priest bows over it and begins the second prayer.
silently
priest:
Osculatur Altare in medio.
The priest kisses the altar in the middle — at the very place the words of the prayer are speaking of.
silently
priest: