Good Friday

Good Friday is a holy day celebrated by Christians on the Friday before Easter or Pascha. It commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus at Calvary. Special prayer services are often held on this day with readings from the Gospel accounts of the events leading up to the crucifixion. Mainstream Christian churches view Christ's crucifixion as a voluntary and act, and one by which, along with his resurrection on the third day, death itself was conquered.

In other Catholic churches

The Good Friday Liturgy is often sung. It involves a series of readings and meditations, as well as the (sung) reading of the Passion and veneration of the cross and formal intercessions as described above. It is sometimes also called the Three Hours Liturgy and usually takes place at or about 12 noon.

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