Good Friday – Love Crucified
- Altynai Maria Abaskan
- Apr 18
- 2 min read
Good Friday is the only day in the Church’s year when Mass is not celebrated. The altar is bare. The tabernacle is empty. The Church mourns.
This is the day when Love Himself was nailed to a cross.
At 3:00 PM, the hour of mercy, Christ bowed His head and gave up His spirit. On this day, we do not merely remember a tragic death—we venerate the Cross because, through it, we have been redeemed. The darkness of Calvary becomes the path to salvation.
Behold the Man
The liturgy of Good Friday centers around the Passion of Christ, taken from the Gospel of John. We hear again the story of betrayal, denial, mockery, scourging, and crucifixion. But every word is soaked in mercy. Every blow, every wound, is endured not out of necessity, but out of love.
When Pilate presents Jesus to the crowd, saying “Behold the man!”—we are meant to see not only a condemned man, but the true image of humanity redeemed.
Veneration of the Cross
One of the most moving parts of the Good Friday liturgy is the Veneration of the Cross. We approach not out of guilt, but in awe. This is the wood of the cross “on which hung the salvation of the world.” We come forward with our sins, our sorrows, our silence, and we lay them down.
Good Friday is a paradox. It is the darkest day—and yet we call it “good.” Because by His wounds, we are healed (Isaiah 53:5).
“Father, into Your hands I commend My spirit.”– Luke 23:46
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