The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at RomeBaggs, Charles Michael
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The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome
Baggs, Charles Michael
Catholic Church. Officium Hebdomadae Sanctae; Holy Week services
[Footnote 54: See Reminiscences of Rome. Letter 4th. London, 1838 On
pilgrimages and pilgrims see Mores Catholici Book 4th, ch. 5th. S.
Philip Neri founded the Confraternity of Trinita dei Pellegrini.]
[Footnote 55: ... lia fatto alla guancia
Della sua palma sospirando letto. Dante Pur. VII.
Sed frons laeta parum et dejecto lumina vultu. Virg. AEu. VI, 863.
See the learned canon. De Jorio's Munica degli antichi, art. Dolore,
Mestizia. We may add that conquered provinces are often represented in
a similar attitude as statues, on bas-reliefs, and on medals. See for
instance, Judaea Capta, a reverse of Vespasian, ap. Addison, Dialogues
on ancient medals.]
[Footnote 56: "Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother". John
XIX, 25.]
CHAP. IV.
ON THE CEREMONIES OF HOLY THURSDAY
_CONTENTS._
General character of the liturgy of holy thursday--its ancient
form--blessing of the oils at S. Peter's, communion under
one kind--origin and explanation of the blessing and
salutation of the oils--High mass in the Sixtine chapel,
_troccole_--procession of the B. Sacrament to the Pauline
chapel--antiquity of processions--reservation of the B.
Sacrament--Papal benediction from S. Peter's, _flabelli_--bull
in Coena Domini--washing of the feet--dinner of the
_apostles_--antiquity and meaning of this custom of
washing feet--customs of other churches: Leonardo da Vinci,
Michelangelo, Dante--Cardinals' public dinner etc.--Tenebrae:
Card. Penitentiary--recapitulation of the principal ceremonies
of the day--S. Peter's on holy thursday-evening: washing of
the high-altar--antiquity and meaning of the stripping and
washing of the altars--conclusion.
"_Before the festival day of the pasch, Jesus knowing that
his hour was come, that he should pass out of this world to
the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he
loved them to the end_". John XIII, 1.
[Sidenote: Liturgy of holy-thursday]
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