Litany of the Saints
The Pope proceeds to the confessio of St. Peter and beginning the Mass. After the Kyrie, while the Emperor and Empress lie prostrate before the confessio, the Archdeacon sings the Litany of the Saints. The Emperor and Empress then rise and go to the Altar of St. Maurice where the Cardinal Bishop of Ostia anoints the Emperor with the Oil of the Catechumens on his right forearm and on the nape of his neck, while he says the prayers, "The Lord God Almighty, whose omnipotence is" and "God the Son of God." The Cardinal Bishop of Ostia then says the prayer, "God who alone has immortality" for the Empress and then anoints her on the breast with the Oil of the Catechumens while he says, "The grace of the Holy Spirit through my humble ministry descend upon you copiously."