Good Friday for Western Christians (Good Friday)

Good or Good Friday is a day of sorrow, the Friday preceding the Feast of the Resurrection of Christ (Easter) Since the early Christian tradition, believers spend this day in prayer and repentance The Church remembers the pain and torment of Jesus Christ that he suffered on this day, being crucified on the cross, on the hill of Golgotha, in Israel Western Christians, which include believers of the Roman Catholic Church and Protestants, have their own characteristics of celebrating Good Friday, which consist mainly in the differences in Liturgical sermons For Catholics, this is the only day when the rite of communion or the Eucharist is not performed at the Divine Service or Liturgy Also on this day, parishioners and clergy of the Catholic Church perform the Way of the Cross - believers recreate in their memory the suffering suffered by Jesus Christ Usually on this day, fourteen images or figures are placed around the perimeter of churches that personify the life trials and torments of Christ Divine services on this day are held by Catholics in the afternoon, usually in the evening (it is believed that Jesus Christ was crucified in the afternoon) The clergy wear red robes During the Liturgy, the Gospel fragment is necessarily read, telling about the farewell conversation of Christ and his disciples In Protestantism (Lutherans, Baptists, Pentecostals, Adventists, Methodists, etc), the Liturgy is a little different Priests wear black robes or other dark shades No candles are lit on the altar on this day, and the altar itself and the pulpit are covered with fabrics of dark (black) shades Also, the Eucharist (communion) is not celebrated If at every Protestant service the parishioners sing hymns praising Jesus, accompanied by organ music, then on Good Friday there are no chants or organ playing Clergy do not confess to parishioners on this day The main part of the Liturgy consists of reading fragments of biblical gospel texts that tell directly about the execution of Jesus Christ The clergy also recite the prayer of the Collect, which conveys the meaning of the current event, day, and topic of the sermon The liturgy ends with the reading of the Lord's Prayer Outside the church, believers prefer to be alone or with their families throughout the day, reading prayers