The statues have been veiled since the first Sunday of the PassionThe 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)Ecce Agnus DeiElevation during the MassThe palms are held throughout the narrative of the Passion“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 chanting of the Passion of Our LordThe 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 LivornoLe Noirmont, SwitzerlandArdeeWausau, Wisconsin in the USAPalm Sunday processionPreston, EnglandThe distribution of blessed palmsArdee, IrelandThe traditional prayers that precede the blessing of palmsThe chanting of “Hosanna filio David”First Vespers in Livorno, Italy
