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A wooden cross sits in front of the bare chancel for the veneration of the cross ceremony, which occurs during the United Methodist Good Friday liturgy. [1] The Stripping of the Altar or the Stripping of the Chancel is a ceremony carried out in many Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, and Anglican churches on Maundy Thursday. [2]
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, Good Friday of the Passion of the Lord, Great and Holy Friday (also Holy and Great Friday). [1] [2]
The stations themselves must consist of, at the very least, fourteen wooden crosses—pictures alone do not suffice—and they must be blessed by someone with the authority to erect stations. [29] Pope John Paul II led an annual public prayer of the Stations of the Cross at the Roman Colosseum on 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
Good Friday is when Christians remember the crucifixion of Jesus and his death. Good Friday is not a federal holiday. It does take place during Holy Week, or the week leading up to Easter.
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.
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."
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