Friday, April 02, 2010

Celebration of the Passion of Our Lord from the Vatican Basilica


Procession in silence


Silent prayer before the stripped altar


(The red Roman chasuble used this year is different from that used in the previous two years)








First reading, chanted in Latin




Responsorial Psalm (Latin)


Second Reading (Latin)


(Archbishop Raymond Burke)


The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to St. John
(In Latin)















"He breathed his last..."


All kneel in silence















(During the course of the reflection offered by Fr. Cantalamessa, he noted a letter he received from a Jewish friend, who joined in the ever growing condemnation of the attacks being made upon the person of the Holy Father and the Church generally in a collective manner.)


Intercessory Prayers. R. Kyrie eleison


"Omnipotens sempiterne Deus..."


The Veneration of the Cross









"Ecce lignum Crucis"




The Holy Father removes his chasuble and shoes


The Holy Father venerates the Cross of Our Lord






The Holy Father blesses the faithful with the Cross


The Communion Service


The Blessed Sacrament brought from the Altar of Repose






"Ecce Agnus Dei..."




Msgr. Guido Marini, Papal Master of Ceremonies, receives Holy Communion from the Holy Father




Prayer over the faithful


The Holy Father venerates the Cross one last time before recessing out of the Basilica


The Holy Father recesses out of the semi-darkened Basilica in silence


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