ArdeeMaria Engelport, GermanyWausauLivornoThe stripping of the altar begins with the antiphon “Diviserunt sibi vestimenta mea: et super vestem meam miserunt sortem.”
(They parted my garments amongst them, and upon my vesture they cast lots.)
All the altars in the church are stripped while the sisters sing Psalm 21Altar of repose in the chapel of Our Lady of LoretoLoisy, FranceThe canons offer the sisters a wooden reliquary painted in gold.
SwitzerlandPreston
