Friday, March 25, 2016

BLACK MAMBA: Good Friday of the Lord's Passion

'Tis the Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday): Wikipedia-link.

Commentary: Wayback Machine.

Otherwise, 25 March would be the feast of Saint Ælfwold of Sherborne, Bishop (died 1058): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.

Also, normally 25 March marks the feast of the Annunciation of the Lord, but for understandable reasons that observance has been moved to the first available date outside of the Easter Triduum & the overlapping Octave of Easter.

Scripture of Good Friday
Liturgical Readings—Veneration of the Cross
The Book of Isaiah, chapter fifty-two, verse thirteen thru chapter fifty-three, verse twelve;
Psalm Thirty-one, verses two, six, twelve, thirteen, fifteen thru seventeen, & twenty-five;
The Letter to the Hebrews, chapter four, verses fourteen thru sixteen & chapter five, verses seven thru nine;
The Gospel according to John, chapter eighteen, verse one thru chapter nineteen, verse forty-two.

Commentary: Good Friday is the only day of the entire year on which Mass is not celebrated. There are services & observances aplenty, but no Mass.

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