Roman Propers: The Paschal Vigil: The Readings or Lessons

THE READINGS OR LESSONS

Solemn rite
The subdeacon puts the cross near the credence-table, on the Epistle side, then joins the celebrant.
An acolyte removes the white covering from the lectern or places an uncovered lectern ready for the Lessons.
The Lessons are then sung without title or Deo grátias at the end. They are sung in the middle of the choir by a capable reader in surplice, so placed that he has the paschal candle in front of him, the altar on his right, and the nave of the church on his left. The servers and people all sit and listen.

Simple rite
[After the Praise of Easter, the celebrant goes back to his place, takes off the white dalmatic and stole and again puts on the purple stole and cope, helped by the servers.
The cross-bearer puts the cross near the credence-table, on the Epistle side.
A server removes the white covering from the lectern or places an uncovered lectern ready for the Lessons.
The celebrant, in purple cope and stole, goes to the lectern for the Lessons.
If there is a capable reader, he may sing or read the Lessons, in a surplice; in that case the celebrant sits and listens, and remains at his seat to sing the Collects.
The Lessons are read without a title and without Deo gratias at the end.
They are sung in the middle of the choir in such a way that the reader [or priest] has the paschal candle in front of him, the altar on his right, and the church door on his left. The servers and people all sit and listen].