 near but slightly behind the priest when he is assisting the priest with the chalice, or he could be turning the pages of the Roman Missal. But if he's not doing that, then it says, as a general rule, from the epiklesis, some people pronounce it epiklesis, that's where the priest imposes his hands palm downward over the chalice and the bread on the paten before the consecration. As a general rule, the deacon kneels during that time and