OBSERVATIONS ON CERTAIN DAYS

The blessing of candies on the feast of the Purification, that of ashes, of palms and of the baptismal fonts, is done as usual before the mass of Exposition.

If any of thèse blessings fall on the second or third day, it is performed at another altar. In case of necessity, it is done at a credence table placed below the altar steps, on the epistle side, and the priest places himself so as not to turn his back to the Blessed Sacrament. The processions of Candlemas and Palm Sunday are omitted, but ail that should be sung at them is sung as usual.

On whatever day it may be, the litanies and processions of Saint Mark and the R.ogation days are omitted.

On holy Thursday, the Forty Hours are terminated by the procession to the repository. Absolutely nothing is either added to the rubrics of this day, neither is anything changed.

On holy Saturday, nothing is altered in the rubrics of the day, nor added to it. The célébrant does not make a commémoration of the Blessed Sacrament. After mass, the procession of the Exposition is made, as is above prescribed.

If Corpus Chnsti, or the Sunday within the octave fall on the second day, the procession is made with the ordinary cérémonies, and then, the procession of the last day is omitted, but ail is sung as usual.