The great sacristy where the ministers prepare before the ceremony.The altar had been stripped the day before.The subdeacon rehearses the chant of his reading.The ministers recollect themselves before the procession departs toward the chapel.Station at the chapter hall.Entry of the ministers.Prostration.The acolytes cover the altar with a cloth.Opening Prayer.First reading taken from the prophet Hosea.The schola singing the tract <i>Domine</i>.Opening Prayer.Second reading taken from Exodus.Chanting of the Passion according to Saint John.The synagogue.Great solemn prayers.The Cross is solemnly unveiled in three successive stages to the singing of the antiphon <i>Ecce lignum Crucis</i>.Adoration of the Cross by the celebrant, ...by Monsignor the Prior General, ...... by Canon Mora, Superior of the Seminary, ...... by Monsignor Schmitz, Vicar General of the Institute, ...... by the other canons present, ...by the sacred ministers, followed by the other assistants.The deacon then places the Cross above the altar.The acolytes place their candlesticks on either side of the altar.The master of ceremonies places the Missal.The deacon unfolds the corporal to receive the Blessed Sacrament.The deacon then proceeds to the repository to retrieve the Blessed Sacrament.Procession from the repository to the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception.Arrival of the procession in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception.The celebrant incenses the Blessed Sacrament.Singing of the Our Father.<i>Lord, I am not worthy...</i>Communion of the celebrant.Final prayers.Departure of the Ministers.Recitative chanting of Vespers.The first cantor.
