This Friday marks the day that Christians commemorate as the day Jesus was crucified on the cross, to rise again two days later on Easter Sunday.

During Good Friday specifically, some Catholics choose to fast: They only eat one full meal and may eat two smaller meals as long as they do not equal the one full meal, according to The Catholic ...

We can see that the parts of the Good Friday service correspond to the divisions of Mass: Liturgy of the Word - reading of the Passion. Intercessory prayers for the Church and the entire world ...

7 In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard for his godly fear. 1 When Jesus had ...

Some observers use Good Friday as an opportunity to fast, Rev. Dustin Dought, executive director of the Secretariat of Divine Worship for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops ... a 40-day season of ...

Many Christians will be observing Good Friday on April 18 this year. It commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ and is observed through church services, prayer and fasting.

READING, Pa — Inside Holy Rosary Church this Good Friday, there were no microphones, no spotlights, just candles, quiet prayers ... a religious tradition, the Catholic community continues ...

During Good Friday specifically, some Catholics choose to fast: They only eat one full meal and may eat two smaller meals as long as they do not equal the one full meal, according to The Catholic ...