The station before Mass in the Chapter Room. The statue of the Royal Heart has been veiled since the first Sunday of the Passion.The celebrant reads prayers as part of the liturgy for the blessing of palmsThe blessing of palmsThe beginning of the procession in honor of Christ the King entering into JerusalemThe procession passes through the cloisterThe procession passes through the neighboring streets of Naples before returning to the convent's cloisterAfter arriving at the church’s door, traditional antiphons are sung. "As the Lord entered the holy city, the Hebrew children [...] cried out 'Hosanna in the Highest!'"
The subdeacon then knocks on the church's door with the base of the cross and the doors are opened.The chanting of the Passion of Our LordThe moment of elevation during Holy Mass