Order of the parade
Order of the procession in the 1700s
1st The Confraternity of the Holy Rosary
2nd The Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament
3rd The Capuchin Friars with the Instruments of the Passion
4th The secular Clergy wearing the cassock, and the Torch
5 th The Symphonic Orchestra
6 th Angels with thuribles and incense boat, followed by six Clergyman in Surplice with Torch
The Statue of Dead Jesus carried on a black Velvet bed by four deacons wearing a black velvet dalmatic (assisted when required by four Brothers of Our Lady of Sorrows), under a black Velvet Canopy borne by six Brothers of the same Confraternity attired in White robes with black buttons and yellow mozetta,
[7 th] preceded by six Clergyman in Surplice with Torch and surrounded by eight Brothers with large lamps
8th The Cross carried horizontally by the Angels
9th The Cross is surrounded by the related instruments and small Lamps to light it up. They are all borne by Angels placed as described in the table on the opposite page
10th The Servite Fathers with the Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin {carried by Clergyman in Surplice} distributed amidst the Angels with torches and the Brothers of Our Lady of Sorrows with placards as per the table
11th The Faithful and then the Priest with two Assistants wearing a Black Cope.
12th Other Symphonic Orchestra
13th The Statue of Our Lady of Sorrows carried by its Confraternity preceded by four Clergyman in Surplice with torch, and surrounded by six large lamps borne by the Brothers
14th Black flag followed by the much revered Landvogt with his Officers and the Lords of the Town, all bearing the torch
15th Soldiers with Weapons pointing downwards to the ground close the Procession
The order of the procession
Confraternity of the Holy Rosary
Music
Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament
Confraternity of Upper Morbio with “Panels” depicting the Passion
Golden cross and the sorrowful mysteries
Damsels attired in white with emblems of the small Passion
Music
STATUE OF THE DEAD CHRIST
Angels with the horizontal cross
Angels with the Holy Shroud
Large lamps depicting the Seven Sorrows
Damsels attired in white with emblems
The Virgins
Music
Faithful with black book
Subdeacon – Celebrant – Deacon
THE VIRGIN OF SORROWS
Large black municipal flag