Palm Sunday at Saint Peter's Basilica (Rome)

Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion (April 4, 1993, 9:30 a.m., Saint Peter's Square)

• Prelude: various pieces by the choir and/or orchestra
• Commemoration of the Lord's Entrance into Jerusalem:
  1. Osanna nell'alto cieli [Hosanna in the highest] - Assembly, Choir & Orchestra
  2. Benedetto colui che viene [Blessed is he who comes] with Psalm 118 - Assembly, Choir & Orchestra
  3. Rallegrati, Gerusalemme [Rejoice, Jerusalem] with Psalm 122 - Assembly, Choir & Orchestra
• Greeting
• Instruction
• Blessing of Palm Branches
• Gospel Acclamation Lode a te, o Cristo [Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ]
• Gospel Matthew 21:1-11, sung by deacon in Italian
• Procession with Palm Branches
  1. Pueri Hebræorum (Gregorian chant) with Psalm 24 - Assembly & Sistine Choir
  2. Lauda Jerusalem Dominum (T. Decker) with Psalm 147 - Assembly, Choir & Orchestra
  3. Christus Vincit! (traditional Vatican melody) with Psalm 117 - Assembly & Sistine Choir
• Collect
  
   
• First Reading: Isaiah 50:4-7, read in Spanish
• Responsorial Psalm: Dio mio, perché mi hai abbandonato? [My God, why have you abandoned me?] with Psalm 22 - Assembly, Cantor & Organ
• Second Reading: Phillipians 2:6-11, read in English
• Gospel Acclamation: Lode a te, o Cristo [Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ]
• The Passion of Our Lord: Matthew 26:14 - 27:66, read in Italian
• Gospel Acclamation: Lode a te, o Cristo [Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ]
• Homily by the Holy Father, in Italian
• Credo Credo III (Gregorian chant) - Assembly & Sistine Choir, alternating
• Prayer of the Faithful Response: Ad veniet regnum tuum (chant) [Thy kingdom come]; petitions read in German, French, Polish, Portughese, English, and Spanish
  
   
• Offertory Songs:
  1. Eccomi! Signore, io vengo [Behold me! Lord, I come] - Assembly, Choir & Orchestra
  2. Acceta questo pane [Accept This Bread] - Assembly, Choir & Orchestra
• Prayer over the Gifts
• Preface & Eucharistic Prayer III, in Latin
• Sanctus: from Missa de angelis (Gregorian chant) - Assembly & Sistine Choir
• Memorial Acclamation: Annunciamo la tua morte [We announce your death] - Assembly & Organ
• Great Amen: traditional Vatican chant - Assembly & Organ
• Lord's Prayer: traditional chant formulary, in Latin
• Exchange of Peace
• Agnus Dei: from Missa de angelis (Gregorian chant) - Assembly & Sistine Choir
• Communion Songs:
  1. Chi ci separerà? (Marco Frisina) [Who can separate us?] - Soloists, Choir & Orchestra
  2. Umiliò se stesso [He humbled himself] - Assembly, Choir & Orchestra
  3. Ave verum corpus (W.A. Mozart) - Choir & Orchestra
  4. Signore, dolce volto [Lord, thy sweet visage], tune: O Sacred Head - Assembly & Orchestra
• Prayer after Communion
  
   
• Blessing
• Dismissal
• Recessional Hymn: Ti seguirò, Signore [I will follow you, Lord] - Assembly, Choir & Orchestra