On 9th November, 2013, following the Closed Session of the General Assembly, FIUV delegates and friends were privileged to be joined by His Excellency, Archbishop Guido Pozzo, Secretary of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, who celebrated Vespers and gave Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament in the Chapel of the Casa Maria Immacolata.
The music for Vespers and Benediction was: Caelestis
urbs Ierusalem (Gregorian chant), Magnificat
sexti toni (Vecchi), Ave
verum corpus (Byrd), and Organ: Elévation, Op. 22 (Villette).
The following pictures courtesy of Dr. Joseph Shaw:
Vespers of the Precious Blood
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