rmon is then preached by
a conventual Friar, who afterwards according to custom publishes the
indulgence or remission of temporal punishment of thirty years granted
by the Pope to those who have confessed and sincerely repented of
their sins. See p. 37. As Morinus has shewn (De Penitentia cap. 4.) in
most churches penitents were absolved and reconciled after the gospel.

[Sidenote: Prayers for all mankind.]

Christ, says S. Paul, died for all men, and when suffering on
the cross, He prayed even for his relentless persecutors: on the
anniversary then of his death it is fit that His church should pray
for all men, that all may be saved by the application of His merits to
their souls. The Card. Celebrant commences the beautiful, charitable,
and ancient prayers of this day with the words, Let us pray, dearly
beloved, for the holy church of God etc. The deacon then kneeling says
(according to the ancient custom mentioned by S. Cesarius of Arles
in his 36th homily, and by S. Basil in his book on the Holy Ghost c.
XXVII) Let us bend our knees, and the subdeacon answers, Stand up, as
it was customary to pray standing. This form is repeated before each
prayer, except that which is offered for the Jews[85]: for their
soldiers, bowing the knee before our Lord, mocked him saying in
derision, Hail king of the Jews. Prayers follow for the Pope, for all
the clergy, and holy people of God (formerly for the Emperor also) and
catechumens who are to receive baptism on the day following. Having
prayed for all members of the church, we then pray for heretics and
schismatics, that God may deign to "deliver them from all errors,
and bring them back to their holy mother the catholic and apostolic
church"; and these petitions are followed by others for the conversion
of Jews and Pagans[86].

[Sidenote: Exposition of the cross: ancient crucifixes and crosses.]

[Sidenote: _Adoration_ of the cross: its antiquity.]

When these prayers are ended[87] the officiating Cardinal takes off
his chasuble, and going to the epistle-side of the altar receives from
the deacon the crucifix[88] covered with a black veil. Then turning
towards the people, and uncovering the upper part of the crucifix, he
sings, Behold the wood of the cross, on which hung the salvation of
the world; in singing which words he is joined by two tenor-voices
from the choir. The choir answers, Come, let us adore[89]. The Pope
and all others kneel, except the Cardinal celebrant, who