Ambo

Similar to the main altar, the ambo (used for proclamation of the readings, Responsorial Psalm, and Exultet; as well as for the Homily and announcing intentions of the Universal Prayer) is guarded by two angels and retains the original brickwork of the church. 

On the wall behind the ambo is a Crucifix, with the corpus showing the Crown of Thorns as well as the Five Holy Wounds (nails through hands and feet, plus the chest pierced by a soldier’s lance). The initials at the top of the cross (INRI) represent the Latin inscription Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum (Jesus of Nazarene, King of the Jews). The hands of Christ are arranged to bestow a blessing.