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=== Rites of Proclamation ===
The proclamation of [[Scripture]] is announced with the [[prokeimenon]], a [[Psalter|psalm]] or canticle refrain sung in responsorial fashion. Then, a [[reader]] proclaims the apostolic reading from an [[epistle]] or from the [[Acts of the Apostles]]. This reading is usually chanted, but a spoken reading may be allowed out of economy for local situations. (In some traditions, the reader starts the chant in a very low voice, and steps up to end of the reading with a high voice. This is a reminder of how the Early Church rose up from the [[catacombs]].)
A triple [[alleluia]] is sung, also with verses as at the prokeimenon. This alleluia announces the Gospel reading. Following the alleluia, there is a short exchange between the priest and the people, after which he or a deacon [[chant|chants]] the Gospel.
