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Good Friday
Good Friday. The Friday before Easter, kept as the anniversary of the Crucifixion. It is a day of fast, abstinence, and penance.
The present RC rite consists of: lessons and prayers, with the singing of the Passion according to Jn.; the Veneration of the Cross, with the chanting of the Reproaches and Trisagion; and a General Communion of the people with Hosts reserved on Maundy Thursday (see PRESANCTIFIED, MASS OF THE). The C of E provides for a normal celebration of the Eucharist, but until recently this rarely happened. In modern Anglicanism a form of service akin to the current RC rite has been fairly widely adopted. Of the extraliturgical devotions the best known is the Three Hour Service. In Continental Protestantism Good Friday is often a special day for the administration of the Lord's Supper. In the Orthodox Church Vespers ends with the solemn veneration of the epitaphion, and Mattins of Holy Saturday (on Good Friday night) finishes with a symbolic burial service of Christ. |
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Good Friday." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Good Friday." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-GoodFriday.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Good Friday." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-GoodFriday.html |
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Good Friday
Good Friday anniversary of Jesus' death on the cross. According to the Gospels, Jesus was put to death on the Friday before Easter Day. Since the early church Good Friday has been observed by fasting and penance. In the Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Anglican traditions, the celebration of the Eucharist is suspended; liturgical service involves veneration of the cross, the Passion narrative from the Gospel of St. John, and communion using bread and wine consecrated the previous day, Maundy Thursday . Other forms of observance include prayer and meditation at the Stations of the Cross, a succession of 14 images, usually on wooden crosses, depicting Christ's crucifixion and the events leading up to it. |
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"Good Friday." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Good Friday." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-GoodFrid.html "Good Friday." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-GoodFrid.html |
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Good Friday
Good Friday The day when christians each year commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus. There was for a long time no special annual observance of the crucifixion of Jesus except that from the 2nd cent. every Friday was a day of fasting. The death and resurrection were commemorated in a single Paschal festival over Saturday and Sunday. But in the 4th cent there was a development of Holy Week at Jerusalem in which the historical events of the passion were rehearsed, and then Good Friday became a distinct occasion for recalling the Crucifixion, and Easter Sunday for celebrating the Resurrection. Only the latter allowed the adjective ‘good’ to be applied to the Friday.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Good Friday." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "Good Friday." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-GoodFriday.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "Good Friday." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-GoodFriday.html |
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Good Friday
Good Friday Friday before Easter Day. It is observed by all Christians as marking the day of the crucifixion of Jesus. For many Christians, it is a day of fasting and abstinence.
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"Good Friday." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Good Friday." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-GoodFriday.html "Good Friday." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-GoodFriday.html |
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Good Friday
Good Friday. The Friday before Easter commemorating Jesus' crucifixion.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Good Friday." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Good Friday." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-GoodFriday.html JOHN BOWKER. "Good Friday." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-GoodFriday.html |
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