Good Friday leads on Sunday to Easter, the most important and joyous date in the Church’s liturgical calendar – commemorating the day Christians believe Jesus rose from the dead
Pope Francis presides over the Good Friday Passion of the Lord service in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, March 29, 2024.Pope Francis presided over a Good Friday service in St Peter’s Basilica ahead of a nighttime procession at Rome’s Colosseum for the most sombre day in the Christian calendar, marking Jesus’ death by crucifixion.
Francis will preside at an Easter Vigil service on Saturday and then on Sunday celebrate Easter Mass and read his twice-annual “Urbi et Orbi” message and blessing from the central balcony of St. Peter's. In previous years, Francis would start it prostrating himself on the marble floor of the basilica, but his physical condition no longer allows him to do so. Instead, he prayed silently in front of the altar from his wheelchair.
Later on Friday, Francis was set to preside over the “Via Crucis” procession at the Colosseum, in which participants walk around the ancient Roman arena holding a cross, re-enacting Jesus’ last hours and stopping to pray and hear meditations.
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