nal, and four
for a Bishop. Amalarius priest of Metz in the ninth century (De ordine
antiphonarii), mentions the extinction of the lights in the office
of these three days. It would seem however, that it was not then
customary at Rome, for Theodore, archdeacon of the Roman church,
in answer to his enquiries had said to him "I am usually with the
Apostolic Lord at the Lateran, when the office of Coena Domini (Holy
Thursday) is celebrated, and it is not customary to extinguish the
lights. On Good Friday there is no light of lamps or tapers in the
church in Jerusalem (Santa Croce) as long as the Apostolic Lord offers
up solemn prayers there, or when the cross is saluted". This latter
custom is still continued.]

[Footnote 50: In confirmation of this explanation we may observe, that
the candle is placed behind the altar after the _Benedictus_ during
the anthem alluding to Christ's passion, and remains there while the
verse 'Christ became obedient unto death' the psalm _Miserere_, and
the prayer which mentions the crucifixion, are sung.]

[Footnote 51: See such opinions ap. Benedict. XIV, De festis Lib.
1, c. 5. The system of Du Vert, who would reject all mystical and
symbolical significations attributed to the church-ceremonies, has
been satisfactorily confuted by Langlet, Le Brun, Tournely and other
divines.]

[Footnote 52: Tartini's and Pisari's lasted only one year each.]

[Footnote 53: Persons, who go immediately after the service in the
Sixtine chapel to S. Peter's, are generally in time for part if not
the whole of the _Miserere_ sung in that Basilic. The compositions of
Fioravanti the late, Basili the present, master, and Zingarelli, are
sung there.]

[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.]

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