Today we commemorate Good Friday, the day of Christ’s Passion and Death on the Cross—the most solemn day of the Church’s year. Here are 4 things to know:
1️⃣ Mass is not celebrated: instead, the liturgy centers on the Passion and the adoration of the Cross.
2️⃣ A day of fasting and abstinence: Catholics are called to penance through fasting and abstaining from meat.
3️⃣ The Church is bare: altars are stripped, and silence marks the solemnity of the day.
4️⃣ The liturgical color is red: symbolizing Christ’s blood, sacrifice, and love poured out for humanity.
Today, the Church stands at the foot of the Cross, contemplating the mystery of redemption. ✝️
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