Crux fidelis
Faithful Cross
Occasion:
Proper of Time → Holy Week → Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
Proper of Time → The Sacred Paschal Triduum → Friday of the Passion of the Lord
Proper of Time → The Sacred Paschal Triduum → Friday of the Passion of the Lord
Publication Information:
GIA — G-1975 (1976)
Text Information:
Reference: Hymn for Good Friday Veneration of the Cross, Venantius Fortunatus (c. 530–c. 600)
Lyrics:
Notes: Most properly for Good Friday Veneration of the Cross: See Gregorian Missal pp. 317-321, and Liber Usualis (Ed. no. 801) pp. 742-745. Ten verses in G.M. and L.U. This piece is the refrain. Recommended here as a possibility for Palm Sunday as well due to the reading of the Passion.
Submitted by: Brian Luckner Added: Nov 17, 2021 Last updated: Jan 21, 2022