Pray and practice the readings during the week prior to proclaiming them. Make sure you have the right readings.

Announcements before Mass should be done early enough so as not to interfere with the beginning of the Mass time.

The Old Testament and New Testament Readings are read by a lector; the Gospel is reserved to an ordained member of the clergy.

If the alleluia is not sung, it is to be omitted. If one feels incapable of singing it properly, one should omit it. It should never be recited, only sung (Roman Sacramentary).

One must face the lector and the priest during the reading, for the Word of God is made present in the proclamation of the Word. Likewise, the homily by virtue of the Sacrament of Ordination is considered part of the proclamation of the Word, and so all are to face the bishop, priest or deacon.

Lectors are to carry the book of the Gospels in for Sunday Masses and place it on the stand on the altar.

After reading from the lectionary, lectors are to put the lectionary in a place that will not interfere with the placing of the book of Gospels on the ambo (lectern).

After Mass, the lector processes out with the priest.