Pay attention to the sparseness of the celebration, how it begins and ends, and how the preparation and celebration of Communion is different.

The Passion for Good Friday |
Below is the Passion Narrative to be read during the Good Friday celebration. Remember, this is not a Mass, but more like a prototype to the formal Mass. This celebration comes very close to what the first Christians did when they gathered to share stories and a meal and to go back out into the world filled with the Spirit. Pay attention to the sparseness of the celebration, how it begins and ends, and how the preparation and celebration of Communion is different. ![]()
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Patti
4/1/2013 09:38:20 am
Why wasn't the main cross displayed in its normal spot during this celebration? Was it only because it wasn't a mass? I also noticed that there was the body of christ but no wine? I enjoyed the veneration of the cross. It feels good to be able to give respect and love to something tangible. Also, when Father Patrick kneeled in the beginning of the service was that just his way of showing respect to the cross?.
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Jay
4/2/2013 10:05:16 am
Fr. Patrick prostrated himself at the altar at the beginning of the Good Friday celebration. He not only knelt down, but lay completely facedown on the ground. This is the most profound "bowing down" and it is something that we only see priests do on Good Friday because of its degree of solemnity.
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Carla
4/9/2013 04:53:52 am
Did people really stay all night at the Chapel? My grandma told me that in her church in Peru, they form groups that take turns watching the cross throughout the night because (her explanation) just as Jesus' disciples never left Him alone, they don't either. I think there were less songs to sing too.
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Jay
4/9/2013 06:14:35 am
It's really up to the Pastor/Parish to decide. We have stayed open until midnight. Lately, we stay open until about 10 PM. The main reason we don't stay open all night is for security reasons.
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Carla
4/9/2013 05:03:54 am
Whoops, I was thinking about Holy Thursday!
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