Good Friday

Good Friday is the Friday before Easter . On this day commemorate Christians, the crucifixion and death of Jesus on the hill Calvary near the city of Jerusalem .

Jesus died, according to the Bible by the crucifixion, after the Roman governor Pontius Pilate at the instigation of the Sanhedrin, the Jewish high council, being convicted.

Content

 * 1 Description
 * 2 Meaning
 * 3 Roman Catholic tradition
 * 4 Orthodox tradition
 * 5 Protestant tradition
 * 6 Passover
 * 7 Holiday
 * 8 See also

Description
The events are described in the four canonical Gospels: Very early in the morning, the chief priests, elders and the whole Sanhedrin together. It was decided to bring Jesus to death. He was handcuffed and taken to Pilate the governor. Who does not know how to handle the situation, keep in mind that Jesus is originally from Galilee, and therefore under the law of Herod falls. This appears to be in the city, which is sent Jesus to Herod.
 * Matthew 27: 1-61 [1]
 * Mark 15: 1-47 [2]
 * Luke 22: 66-23: 56 [3]
 * John 18: 28-19: 42 [4]

Herod mocks Jesus; He gives him a cloak and sends him as a "nepkoning" back to Pilate. These attempts to release Jesus, by letting the people choose between a murderer and Jesus. However, the people have rather pretty killer. Pilate has Jesus scourged. Roman soldiers take him to the courtyard of the courthouse, put a crown of thorns on his head and make him a scarlet robe. They laugh at him and hit him on his head.Pilate let this Jesus to the people, but it is not sufficient; "Crucify him." Ultimately, Pilate to the desire of the people and "washes his hands of it."

Between eight and nine o'clock in the morning Jesus was crucified between two thieves. Three hours later, the dark on the whole land until three o'clock in the afternoon (Matt. 27:45). Jesus dies. The earth shakes, the veil of the temple torn from top to bottom and some of the dead are raised.

By the evening goes Joseph of Arimathea to Pilate and asked permission to bury Jesus. He is laid in a tomb near Calvary.

Meaning [ edit ]
The significance of the death of Jesus on Good Friday and is located in the sacrifice that Jesus brought, according to the Gospels (Mark 10:45) [5] . His death is in the New Testament seen as a sacrifice (Hebrews 10: 4-10) [6] . The sacrifices in the Old Testament should be seen as a foreshadowing or look forward to the death of Jesus. The sacrificed animals (especially the kids) had already pointed out that blood is needed for payment of the debt. John the Baptist has appointed Jesus as the Lamb of God (John 1:29) [7] . By his death Jesus has the guilt of sin paid. Therefore Jesus is Satan overcome. Therefore, Christians commemorate Good Friday the remission of sin and victory over Satan.

Thus, although the suffering and death of Jesus is central, the Church still speaks of 'Good' Friday, to suggest that Jesus sacrificed himself to atone for the sins. Other sources mention that a corruption of "God's Friday" has led to the name as we know him. [source?]

Roman Catholic tradition [ edit ]
Within the Roman Catholic Church will find in many places on Good Friday at three o'clock in the afternoon the calvary place and an evening celebration with cross worship.In church buildings is the sanctuary lamp goes out because the Body of Christ in the tabernacle is absent. The altar is on this day completely bare: the cross, candlesticksand altar cloth is removed. The liturgical color is red, a reference to the suffering and the shed blood of Christ. Formerly were on that day the Improperia performed. Good Friday and Holy Saturday are the only two days of the year when there is no Mass is celebrated. The believers on Good Friday during the celebration with cross worship or go to Communion. In addition to wafers used during the evening Mass of Holy Thursday specially for Communion on Good Friday are consecrated. The altar during the communion celebration covered with false and corporal . Good Friday, as Ash Wednesday a mandatory fasting for Roman Catholics . [8] This means that all baptized persons between 18 and 60 years were held on those days only one to take full meal and not to eat meat. Who can be invited on other days, such as Holy Saturday and the Fridays of Lent, fasting. Good Friday is, like all other Fridays of the year, also a day of abstinence.

Orthodox tradition [ edit ]
The Good Friday service in the Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches begins on Thursday evening with the morning service ( Greek : Orthros, Slavonic : Utrenja).This service - often popularly referred to as simply "Twelve Gospels Service" - consists of twelve Gospel Readings. The official name is "Akolouthia of the Sacred Passion" [9]. In this service the Passion Lyrics are sung from the four Gospels and 15 antiphons and kathismen. The service has a particularly dramatic climax with the song of the 15th antiphon. Then a cross through the north door of the iconostasis carried to the middle of the church and put them there. Then venerates first the clergy and the community the cross. The text of the first verse of the 15th antiphon is as follows:

"Today hangs on the wood, he who hung the earth above the waters, (3 X) The King of Angels wearing a crown of thorns,  He who holds the sky with clouds, shrouded in purple mockingly. He who has released in the Jordan Adam again, is beaten in the face. The Bridegroom of the Church riveted with nails; the Son of the Virgin is pierced with a lance. We adore Thy sufferings, O Christ (2 X) Now show us the glory of Your Resurrection. "

The following service, which is celebrated on Friday morning, the "Royal Hours". During the subsequent vesper service following the proclamation of the Greek: Epitafios,Slavonic: Plasjenitsa. This is a fabric with an embroidered or painted iconographic representation of the entombment of Christ. This remains in the church until Easter, a place where the faithful worship the Christ lying in the tomb.

On the evening of Good Friday procession with the Epitafios (Plasjenitsa) instead.

As a special sign of silence in the face of death is not celebrated Divine Liturgy on Good Friday. The exception is if Good Friday on March 25 coincides with the Annunciation to the Mother of God . For this occasion, a special combined liturgy of both parties. Unlike the Roman Catholic tradition, the Orthodox Church has no moving holidays.

Good Friday is the Orthodox Churches a very strict fast day.

Protestant tradition [ edit ]
Many Protestant churches hold to this day a church with a very modest character.

[Passover edit ]
The first Christians were converted Jews; Therefore, the compound of the Passover celebration remained intact. Only later was it separation is maintained between the parties and got the Passover and the Passover celebration different dates, Good Friday moved with the Christian Easter (See Computus ).

The reason that the crucifixion on Friday before the Passover ( Jewish Passover is commemorated), is that the Bible places the event in the context of preparations for the anniversary, and also that the crucifixion shortly before the Sabbath (Saturday, the first day of the party) took place. The indication is given that Jesus after his death was to be buried quickly, it was dark and the Sabbath would begin. However, the Passover is one of the great Jewish Sabbaths and fall each year on a different day of the week. This could also be an explanation for the fact that there are between the (good) Friday and Resurrection Sunday for only a half day, instead of the predicted "three days and three nights." Passover was the year of Jesus' crucifixion fell on Thursday, three days before the resurrection on the first day of the week.

[Holiday edit ]
Good Friday falls in Netherlands not covered by the public holidays . The second paragraph of Article 3 of the General Extension of Time Limits allows Good Friday or equal to a public holiday, and under paragraph may days a decree shall be treated as a public holiday.

Also in Belgium, Good Friday is not a public holiday.

Most exchanges such as Euronext and many banks remain closed on Good Friday.