Devotees Flock for Good Friday Liturgy at Rosario Cathedral
Mangaluru: The Christian Fraternity observed Good Friday with great faith and devotion at the Rosario Cathedral here on March 30.
On Good Friday, the services ian all the churches had the Gospel reading of St John, which was read in a singing intonation and consisted of the first part of the liturgical service.
Bishop of Mangaluru Diocese Dr Aloysius D’Souza led the congregation in prayerful worship at the Rosario Cathedral. The sufferings of Christ were recited by the Bishop along with the other priests.
The second part was the unveiling and veneration of the Cross and Bishop Aloysius unveiled the Cross step-by-step.
Assistant priest of Rosario Cathedral Fr Anil Fernandes in his Homily said, “Cross is our life and way of the Cross is our life’s journey. Cross is the identity of Christians. In olden days Cross was considered as shame and those who committed terrible crimes were given the death sentence. But Jesus died on the cross to save us from sin. Since then the Cross has become our life. If we do not understand the true meaning of the Cross and the last words Jesus uttered while dying on the cross, it cannot be Good Friday. Let us follow the Cross and live for others.”
Fr Anil further said, “When we recall the suffering of Christ, one can realize how his feelings were when he was dying on the cross. There are no limitations for human feelings. Jesus died an unnatural death; he did not commit any sin but he died for our sins to save us from the fire of hell. We need to understand the meaning of relationships. We need to bring peace in our families and we need to forgive others like Jesus did”.
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The body of Jesus Christ was lowered from the cross and later taken in a procession.
The Holy Communion was brought to the altar and distributed to the faithful.