Way of the Cross on Good FridayThe Sacred Species are brought back to the main altarThe procession moves towards the altar of reposeVeneration of the Cross by the faithfulAt the bench the celebrant reads the "Impropers" which form a song of lamentation of Our LordVeneration of the Cross by the ministers.The cross is uncovered in three stages to the chant of: "ecce lignum Crucis, in quo salus mundi pependit" --"here is the wood of the Cross on which was hung the Savior of the world"Singing of the PassionThe schola sings the Mass propersMass of the presanctified. The ministers are prostrate before unveiling the cross on which Our Lord died on that day.
