Today’s Funeral service from St. Mary’s Basilica and Wawel via TV Polonia. Purple vestments as appropriate. The glory of faithful Poland.

• A large contingent of political and religious leaders despite the dangers presented by the ash cloud.
• Processional to Mozarts Requiem.
• The deacon did a beautiful job chanting the Gospel. The music – beautiful and sentimental.
• Changing of the guard prior to the homily.
• Scanning the crowd in the Market Square (Rynek Główny) in Kraków. Soldiers, scouts, clergy, the leadership from the Jagiellonian University in academic regalia, ludzie góralskie (a contingent of mountaineers), the entire people of Poland.
• The Creed and petitions. The petitions were offered in Polish, English, Russian, and French.
• Changing of the guard.
• Offertory and an Easter Hymn – Otrzyjcie już łzy płaczący.
• Preface and Canon
• At the Canon, the leadership of Poland’s interim government kneeling on the floor.
• Commemorating the B.V. Mary, the Martyrs, St. Stanisław and Adalbert
• Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter under my roof…
• …and no “communion in the hand.”
• Post communion hymn – Zwycięzca śmierci. From the grave on the morning of the third day. Alleluia! The grave will not hold Him. Pan zmartwychwstał! He stood up from death.
• Boże, coś Polskę
• The Acting President of Poland, Pan Bronisław Komorowski – ‘St. Mary’s, witness to Poland’s moments of greatness and tragedy…’
• The head of NSZZ Solidarność, Janusz Śniadek, speaking – heartfelt. “Lechu, my dear friend…” “There is no solidarity without love.” “Without solidarity we will not have a better world.”
• The Primate of Poland, Archbishop Henryk Józef Muszyński speaking.
• Archbishop of Warsawa, Kazimierz Nycz, conducts the commendation (in the PNCC the absolution of the dead).
• In Slavonic by, I believe by Metropoloitan Sawa (not sure). I think rather Bishop Wlodzimierz (Juszczak), Greek Catholic Eparch of Wrocław and Gdańsk.
• Recessional and awaiting transfer of the bodies to the crypt in Wawel. Archbishop Stanisław Dziwisz has changed to a purple cope.
• The bishops process before the two gun carriages carrying the bodies.
• The crowd breaks out into the national anthem.
• Notice the blue and white flags – the colors of Kraków.
• The bells at Wawel have begun to ring, including the tolling of the Royal Sigismund Bell (Dzwon Zygmunta).
• Outside the Cathedral Basilica of ŚŚw. Stanisław and Wacław.
• Entering.
• I am the resurrection and the life… Let us pray for our brother and sister…
• Our Father…
• Removal of the bodies to the crypt at Wawel.

Wieczne odpoczynek racz im dać Panie, a światłość wiekuista niechaj im świeci.
Niech odpoczywają w pokoju, Amen.

Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord and may the perpetual light shine upon them.
May their soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.