The Disappearing Grave
In many churches, the Holy Sepulcher once was as commonplace at Easter as the crèche was at Christmas. It isn’t anymore.
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‘The 7 Last Words of Christ’ 2023
This year’s meditations by Father Raymond J. de Souza honored the late Cardinal George Pell, including some of his meditations from his ‘Prison Journal.’
Reflect on the Meditations for the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on Good Friday 2023
The testimonies from Ukraine, Russia, the Holy Land, Central Africa, the Middle East, South America and other parts of the world go with the 14 Stations of the Cross, titled ‘Voices of Peace in a World at War.’ An estimated 20,000 people attended the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum, according to the Vatican.
Full Text: Cardinal Cantalamessa’s Homily at the Vatican’s Good Friday 2023 Liturgy
‘Let us, therefore, continue to repeat, with heartfelt gratitude and more convinced than ever, the words we proclaim at every Mass ...’
Good Friday at the Vatican: Papal Preacher Warns Against Relativism and ‘Vortex of Nihilism’ at Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion
‘We proclaim your death, O Lord, and profess your resurrection until you come again.’
Good Friday: The Passion of the Lord
SCRIPTURES & ART: We all have our part in crucifying Christ by our sins.
5 Ways to Solemnly Celebrate Good Friday
In addition to offering a service celebrating the Lord’s passion, many parishes will also have Stations of the Cross later in the evening.
Martin Luther King’s Good Friday 60 Years Ago
COMMENTARY: 1963’s ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail,’ for all its legal and political significance, remains a profoundly religious text, a jailed pastor writing to fellow pastors.
Reflections for Good Friday: Pope Francis on Suffering and the Cross
‘By dying on the cross, he surrendered himself into the hands of the Father, taking upon himself and in himself, with self-sacrificing love, the physical, moral and spiritual wounds of all humanity.’
A Good Friday Gift: Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa’s Treasure Trove of Sermons
COMMENTARY: Word on Fire’s publication of a volume containing the papal preacher’s Good Friday sermons from 1980-2022 is a tonic to strengthen one’s faith.
