Mass of the presanctified. The ministers are prostrate before unveiling the cross on which Our Lord died on that day.The schola sings the Mass propersSinging of the PassionThe 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"Veneration of the Cross by the ministers.At the bench the celebrant reads the "Impropers" which form a song of lamentation of Our LordVeneration of the Cross by the faithfulThe procession moves towards the altar of reposeThe Sacred Species are brought back to the main altarWay of the Cross on Good Friday
