Good Friday

The Friday of the Passion of the Lord

2nd April 2021

We celebrate today, the most mysterious event in the life of Jesus, who is fully God and fully man. It is
indeed a day of great sorrow, but also the day of our redemption because Jesus’ death gives meaning not
only to our suffering but also to our living. Let us recall this self-emptying act of Jesus to redeem humanity
from sin and bring life into the world.

Today’s celebration of the Lord’s Passion consists of 3 parts: the 1 st is the Liturgy of the Word with the
Solemn intercessions; the 2nd is the Adoration of the Cross; the 3rd is the Holy Communion.

The ministers will now come up to the altar, kneel and pray in silence. (Ministers come up)

Let us pray in silence.

After the prayer: Amen

1st Reading

In this passage of the Servant songs from the Book of Isaiah, God glorified his Servant because he was
willing to die for the sins of the people. His actions were like the sacrifice on the Day of Atonement that took
away the sins of the nation.

2nd Reading

In the second reading, Jewish converts to Christ, rejected by mainline Judaism but later they felt sorry for the
familiar institutions they left behind. The Letter to the Hebrews persuades them that Jesus replaces
everything they've lost. This passage explains why Jesus is a superior priest, compared to the priests of
Judaism.

The Solemn Intercessions

The Liturgy of the Word now concludes with the Solemn Intercessions. All kindly rise.

1. We pray for the Holy Church: Let us pray … Silent prayer (five seconds). Through Christ our Lord
Amen.
2. We pray for the Pope…
3. We pray for all orders and degrees of the faithful…
4. We pray for the Catechumens…
5. We pray for the unity of Christians…
6. We pray for the Jewish people…
7. We pray for those who do not believe in Christ…
8. We pray for those who do not believe in God…
9. A. We pray for those in public office…
B. We pray for the afflicted in time of the pandemic…
10. We pray for those in tribulation…

The Showing of the Cross

We now enter into the second part of the Liturgy, where the Cross will be uncovered. Kindly note that there
will no individual veneration of the Cross instead the Cross will be held high for common veneration by the
whole congregation. From the Church the Cross will be carried to the School-side and to the Quadrangle.

Holy Communion

We now enter into third part of the Liturgy, which is Holy Communion.