Kanton Glarus

¹ The procession will continue to be celebrated by each denomination, in so far as it concerns special ecclesiastical arrangements and customs, as it has taken place until now.

1. On the other hand, reverting to the contractual provision that existed until the year 1655, the sermon at the pilgrimage site shall be delivered alternately by an Evangelical clergyman and a Catholic clergyman.

1. In sermons, both clergy are personally responsible and subject to penalty for avoiding anything that could be offensive to fellow believers.

**2. Remembrance of the great deeds of our ancestors, gratitude to the Almighty who so visibly helped them and who has preserved for us the hard-won freedom to this hour, and in appropriate application to the present, the invigoration of concord and the awakening of patriotism and community spirit shall form the main theme of the respective address.**

¹ The sermon will generally be held outdoors, at the current site in the village, but if the weather does not permit, in the church in Näfels.

1 The choice of the clergyman who is to deliver the sermon during the journey each time rests with the Government Council.

¹ The customary welcoming speech will be given alternately, one year by the President of the Cantonal Government (Amtslandammann), the other year by the Vice-President of the Cantonal Government (Landesstatthalter), or in case of their impediment, by the next following member of the Government Council.

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1 The Government Council is commissioned to annually determine the details of the celebration through a program and bring them to public attention; likewise, to make the necessary orders and dispositions in police matters in such a way that the celebration is not disturbed in any manner, but rather that order and decorum inside and outside the church are properly maintained.