Good Friday

                       THE  PASSION  OF  OUR  LORD                   

 
This is a day of Universal Fast and Abstinence.
A Day of prayerful silence and penance.
 
Today we are invited to witness the glory of the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
However, this glory of the Cross comes with the price of his Life: He offers his life in order to give us life. Knowing that the price of sin is death: He dies on our behalf so that we may live. He fulfills and perfects beyond measure the available biblical models of the 'escape goat', and the spotless 'lamb of sacrifice',  offering his life on behalf of others. He Saves us!
The Stations of the Cross
We are given to see our Lord Jesus Christ, both Priest and Victim of this Eternal Sacrifice, hear His filial prayer to the Father as he hung upon the Cross and reflect on the words and sounds of His total oblation: surrendering His will in order to conform to the Will of the Father for our salvation.    "It is Finished". (John 19:30). Tetelestai... the debt we owe to God by our sins is paid in full!
 
The refrain today is 'Behold the wood of the Cross, on which hung the savior of the world,' and we come to worship Him. 
 
On this day, the Cross becomes a tangible symbol with which we interact. We were marked for Christ at the time of our Baptism and we continue to mark ourselves with this sign of our salvation. Each time we make the sign of the Cross, we proclaim our willingness to take up our cross and follow Christ, as he challenged those who wished to be his disciples. Through this Cross we are redeemed and are given the grace of new life in Christ.
 
Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion and death of Christ. The Church invites us to celebrate the  Tre Ore or Three Hours, focusing on the events of the crucifixion and  the (seven) last words of Jesus from the cross.
The Good Friday Liturgy begins without any introduction or salutation and ends without any dismissal.  It is an open ended part of whole Triduum.
 
Reflections for Good Friday: www.youtube.com/watch?v=734RiGCgM94
 
Schedule of Good Friday Services 
                                                                            12 noon: Stations of the Cross in English 
                                                                            1:15pm: The Seven Last Words of Jesus
                                                                            2:00pm: The Liturgy of the Passion of Our Lord  in English
                                                                                          The Veneration of the Cross &
                                                                                          The Rite of Holy Communion.
 

  Este es un dia universal de ayuno y abstinencia

 Un día de oración callada y penitencia  
 
Este día somos invitados a dar testimonio de la gloria de la cruz de nuestro Señor Jesucristo. El refrán de hoy el árbol de la Cruz donde estuvo clavado Cristo, el Salvador del mundo’ y nosotros venimos a adorarlo.
 
En este día, la Cruz se convierte en un símbolo tangible con el cual nosotros interactuamos. Nosotros fuimos marcados por Cristo a la hora de nuestro Bautizo y nosotros continuamos marcándonos con esta señal de nuestra salvación. 
 
Cada vez que hacemos la señal de la Cruz, proclamamos nuestro deseo de cargar nuestra cruz y seguir a Cristo, y así, desafiamos a aquellos que desean ser sus discípulos. Por medio de esta Cruz, somos redimidos se nos dá la gracia de una nueva vida en Cristo.
 
     HORARIO DEL DÍA               
 
                                                                   7:00 pm Liturgia de la Pasión de Nuestro Señor
                                                                                 Veneración de la Santa Cruz y
                                                                                 Rito de la Santa Comunión
 

 

 

 

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