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Behold, and venerate, the wood of the Cross

Behold, and venerate, the wood of the Cross

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20 Apr 2014 183
Good Friday
Slowly, and with prayer, the Cross is revealed

Slowly, and with prayer, the Cross is revealed

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30 Mar 2013 200
Good Friday: Prostrate before the stripped altar

Good Friday: Prostrate before the stripped altar

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30 Mar 2013 183
Behold, behold the wood of the Cross . . .

Behold, behold the wood of the Cross . . .

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30 Mar 2013 199
. . . O come, let us adore.
Communion, but not Mass

Communion, but not Mass

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30 Mar 2013 190
Communion is distributed on Good Friday, but the service is not the Eucharistic celebration. The Host was consecrated the night before, and is the only species distributed.
And again, somber darkness

And again, somber darkness

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30 Mar 2013 166
Christ is in the tomb. Now we wait.
Behold the Lamb of God

Behold the Lamb of God

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30 Mar 2013 198
Lord, I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof, but only say the Word and my soul shall be healed.
The solemnity of Good Friday

The solemnity of Good Friday

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07 Apr 2012 164
From the stripped altar to the absence of the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary to the shrouded rows of candles to the empty tabernacle, to the shrouded crucifix, to the prostration, one of the most solemn moments in the Christian year. St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, Athens, Ohio.
Before the Stations of the Cross begin

Before the Stations of the Cross begin

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30 Mar 2013 146
Father Mark prays in front of the stripped altar and empty Tabernacle.
Praying the Stations of the Cross

Praying the Stations of the Cross

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30 Mar 2013 137
The faithful recount the events from Christ's condemnation to His being placed in the tomb.