ty. As this is a day of
mourning, the sacred vestments are purple.

[Sidenote: _ubbidienza._]

Thus attired and holding their mitres the Cardinals remain standing
while the Pope is vested by the assistant Cardinal-deacons who put
on His Holiness the amice, alb, girdle, stole, red cope, _formale_ or
clasp, and mitre. All then move in procession towards the high-altar
in the order observed in the procession of the palms, as described
below:[30] the Pope descends from His _sedia gestatoria_ to adore the
Holy Sacrament with the Cardinals etc. The procession then goes to
the high-altar; and having prayed for a short time before it, the Pope
goes to the throne,[31] and there receives the _ubbidienza_ or homage
of all the cardinals present, who in turn kiss His right hand covered
with the cope. This ceremony which takes place at all solemn offices,
except on good friday, and at masses for the dead, bears some
resemblance to the old homage of feudal times[32].

[Sidenote: Blessing of the palms.]

Some palms are arranged on the altar. The Pope's chief Sacristan, who
is a bishop chosen from the Augustinian order bears one, and kneels
on the steps of the throne between the deacon and subdeacon, who bear
two larger palms. His Holiness reads the usual prayers over the palms,
sprinkles them with holy water, and incenses them three times.

[Sidenote: Distribution of the palms.]

When the palms have been blessed[33], the Cardinal Dean receives from
the governor of Rome and presents to the Pope those three palms, which
were borne by _M. Sagrista_, the deacon and subdeacon. One of these
is held during the service by the prince assistant at the throne,
the other two are delivered to the care of _M. Coppiere_, one of the
_Camerieri segreti partecipanti_: the shortest is carried by the Pope
in the procession. An embroidered apron is now placed over the Pope's
knees, and the cardinals in turn receive a palm from Him, kissing
the palm, his right hand and knee. The bishops present kiss the
palm which they receive and his right knee: and the mitred abbots
and _Penitenzieri_ kiss the palm and his foot[34], as do all who
come after them in the following order, which is observed also
on good-friday at the kissing of the cross, and it is also on
candlemas-day and ash-wednesday.

The Governor, the Prince assistant, the _Uditore della Camera_,
the Treasurer, the _Maggiordomo_, the Apostolic protonotaries; the
Generals of Religious Orders, th