Because Good Friday marks Jesus’ Passion and Death, there is no Mass, however, we will have two liturgical celebrations. At 3:00pm we have a traditional liturgy commemorating the Lord’s Passion.

At 7:30pm we have a special Taizé prayer with Veneration of the Cross of Christ. This is an ecumencial service intended to bring together Christians from all traditions for the sharing of Sacred Scripture, the singing of psalms and periods of holy silence, in addition to the veneration of the Cross of Christ.

Traditionally, the Good Friday offertory collection helps Franciscans in the Holy Land support pastoral needs, schools, orphanages, health care, food and shrines connected with the life of Jesus. Wars, unrest and instability have been especially hard on Christians in the Middle East.