Good Friday 2024: Know date, history and significance of the Christian holiday
fasting. The Paschal Triduum is the period of three days that begins with Maundy Thursday (last Supper of Jesus Christ), reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil, and closes with evening prayer on Easter Sunday. Members of many Christian denominations, including the Catholic, and the Eastern Orthodox, observe Good Friday with fasting and church services.
The "Service of the Great Three Hours’ Agony" is held from noon until 3 pm, corresponding to the time duration that the Bible records as darkness covering the land during Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross. Historically, Good Friday falls between March 20 and April 23. This year, Good Friday will be observed on March 29 (Friday).
On Good Friday, Jesus Christ was crucified by Roman soldiers on charges of blasphemy from the religious leaders. According to the biblical record, his death was a sacrifice meant to absorb sins and allow the followers to reenter relationship with God, his Father. The crucifixion of Jesus Christ, for Christians, represents the ultimate sacrifice made for the forgiveness of the sins of humanity.
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