Question regarding today's Latin Mass

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Feria IV post Dominicam II in Quadragesima

After the Postcommunion there is a special “prayer over the people” .

Super populum: Oremus. Humiliate capita vestra Deo. Then the prayer.

My question is how does the priest say this prayer? Does he turn around and say this prayer over the people? My priest was unsure how it is supposed to be done. He did not know if he was to pick up his missal, have the altar server hold his missal, or leave it on the altar and say the prayer over the people facing the altar. He decided to face the people with his altar server holding his missal.

Does anyone know for sure how this is supposed to be done?

Thank you.
 
I found the answer:

Catholic Encyclopedia

At ferial Masses in Lent the Oratio super populum follows the last Postcommunion. The celebrant sings Oremus ; the deacon turning towards the people chants : Humiliate capita vestra Deo , on do with the cadence la, do, si, si, do for the last five syllables. Meanwhile everyone, including the celebrant, bows the head. The deacon turns towards the altar and the celebrant chants the prayer appointed in the Mass. At low Mass the celebrant himself says: humiliate capita vestra Deo and does not turn towards the people. The deacon’s exclamation apparently was introduced when this prayer became a speciality of Lent. Durandus mentions it. (VI, xxviii).
 
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