Good Friday
On Good Friday, the Church enters into profound silence. The bells are hushed. The altar lies stripped. The tabernacle stands empty. The world seems suspended in sorrow as we contemplate the crucified Lord, Jesus Christ, whose outstretched arms on the Cross embrace the entirety of human suffering, sin, and death. Today is not merely a commemoration of an ancient tragedy. It is the living memorial of love’s supreme offering. At the center of Good Friday is the Cross—not as an ornament or symbol of defeat, but as the altar of divine victory. Here, Jesus does not resist death, but embraces it with total obedience and self-giving love. “It is accomplished,” He declares—not with resignation but triumph. In those final words (John 19:30), the promise of redemption is sealed. The Crucified is not a victim of fate, but the willing Lamb who takes away the world's sins. The depth of this mystery pierces the human heart. Who can fully grasp the weight of Christ’s suffering? His agony in Geths...