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Before Easter, many Christians observe Good Friday, the day Jesus died. We asked a priest to explain Good Friday's meaning and traditions—and why it's "good."
Before Christians celebrate Easter, they observe Good Friday, the day Jesus Christ was crucified on the cross. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating Jesus' crucifixion and death. Learn more about the meaning of Good Friday and when Good Friday happens in 2022.
Good Friday is a Christian holy day observing the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. It is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum . It is also known as Black Friday , Holy Friday , Great Friday , Great and Holy Friday, & Friday of the Passion of the Lord .
A flowered cross in a parish church (2006) Flowering the cross is a Western Christian tradition practiced at the arrival of Easter, in which worshippers place flowers on the bare wooden cross that was used in the Good Friday liturgy, in order to symbolize "the new life that emerges from Jesus’s death on Good Friday".
Altar of repose at St James Episcopal Church, Columbus, Ohio where Eucharistic hosts are reserved in a veiled ciborium overnight from Maundy Thursday to Good Friday.. The altar of repose is a temporary altar where the Communion hosts consecrated on Maundy Thursday during the Mass of the Lord's Supper are placed, or "reserved", for use on the following day, Good Friday.
Good Friday is always the Friday before Easter Sunday. In 2024, Good Friday falls on Friday, March 29. Related: ‘It Is Finished’—30 Good Friday Bible Verses To Reflect on Christ’s Sacrifice
Front page of the Devocion a las tres horas by P. Alonso Messia SJ.. The Three Hours' Agony (also known as the Tre Ore, The Great Three Hours, or Three Hours' Devotion) is a Christian service held in Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and Methodist churches on Good Friday from noon till 3 p.m. to commemorate the three hours of Christ's hanging at the cross.