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April 2064

4 Friday
  redFRIDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD [GOOD FRIDAY]
Day of fast and abstinence. Celebration of the Mass and the sacraments is strictly prohibited, except for Penance and Anointing of the Sick. Communion may be taken to the sick, but otherwise is not distributed outside today's Celebration of the Lord's Passion.
Hours of the day. The Office of Readings and Morning Prayer are recommended for public celebration in parishes.
Celebration of the Passion of the Lord.
The celebration has three parts:
I. Liturgy of the Word (readings, homily, intercessions)
II. Veneration of the Cross
III. Holy Communion.
The celebration begins about 3 p.m.
The altar is completely bare, without candles, cloth or cross. The ministers vest with red Mass vestments. They enter in silence and prostrate before the altar. This act of prostration, which is proper to the rite of the day, should be observed (whenever the ministers are physical able) for it signifies both the abasement of "earthly man," and also the grief and sorrow of the Church. As the ministers enter, the faithful should be standing, and thereafter should kneel in silent prayer. [PS 65]
The Passion is proclaimed as on Palm Sunday.
Readings:
[40] Isa 52:13-53:12; Ps 31:2+6, 12-13, 15-16, 17+25; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; John 18:1-19:42.
The Intercessions must follow "the form and wording" handed down by tradition, but the celebrant may make a selection of some more relevant to local conditions, provided the range of intentions is preserved. [PS 67]
The cross is presented to each of the faithful individually for their adoration, since the personal adoration of the cross is a most important feature in this celebration. The celebrant may remove his chasuble and shoes for the veneration. Only if necessitated by the large numbers of faithful present may the rite of veneration be made simultaneously by all present. Only one cross should be used for the veneration. [PS 69]
The communion rite is as described in the Missal. There is no sign of peace.
After Holy Communion, the Blessed Sacrament is carried from the church by a priest or deacon wearing a humeral veil and accompanied by two candles. The Sacrament is reserved privately outside the church for the needs of the sick and dying.
The altar is stripped at a suitable time, but the cross remains with four candles, placed so that the faithful may venerate and kiss it and spend some time in meditation. [PS 71]
Evening Prayer is not said by participants in the afternoon liturgy. Night Prayer is said after the Celebration of the Lord's Passion at a suitable hour, with the special verse in place of the responsory.
Today after the Veneration of the Cross, all genuflect toward the cross when passing it.
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
   whiteSt Benedict’ ReligiousOptional 
Common of Holy Men and Women
Anniversary:107th anniversary of the death of P. Francis Naime (69) d. 1957 at Blackpool, England. Read Obituary
Anniversary:55th anniversary of the death of P. Manuel Joaquim Pereira (89) d. 2009 at Esposende, Portugal. Read Obituary

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1767The Society was expelled from all its houses in Spain and subjected to great cruelty.
1871There is plundering of the Jesuit house at rue de Sevres in Paris by the Communards.
1873In Mexico a law to expel the Society was proposed in Parliament.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2064

Dominical Letter  f e
Golden Number  13
Epact  xi
Solar Cycle 1
Letter of the Martyrology l
Roman Year of Indiction 12
Julian Period Year 6777
Years since the confirmation of the Society 524
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  508
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 43
Sunday Readings  Cycle  C
Weekday Readings  Cycle   II
Gregorian Easter 6 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    13 April