The statues have been veiled since the first Sunday of the PassionFirst Vespers in Livorno, ItalyThe chanting of “Hosanna filio David”The traditional prayers that precede the blessing of palmsArdee, IrelandThe distribution of blessed palmsPreston, EnglandPalm Sunday processionWausau, Wisconsin in the USAArdeeLe Noirmont, SwitzerlandThe procession halts at the door of the church, where there is the solemn alternating chant of “Glory, praise, and honor be to you, Christ, Redeemer and King.” Here, in LivornoThe chanting of the Passion of Our Lord“Jesus autem iterum clamans voce magna, emisit spiritum.” As the death of Our Lord on the Cross is proclaimed, all pause and kneel in silence. (And Jesus again crying with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost)The palms are held throughout the narrative of the PassionElevation during the MassEcce Agnus DeiThe sisters in Preston sing: “Pater, si non potest hic calix transire, nisi bibam illum: fiat voluntas tua.”(Father, if this chalice may not pass away, but I must drink it, thy will be done)
