Litany of the Saints
Nevertheless, the face is still displayed each year on the occasion of the 5th Sunday of Lent, Passion Sunday, in a tradition that dates back to the seventeenth century. Just before vespers, there is a procession within the basilica, accompanied to the Litany of the Saints. A bell rings and three canons carry the heavy frame out on the balcony above the statue of St. Veronica holding the veil. From this limited view no image is discernible and it is only possible to see the shape of the inner frame.