Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 18: Good Friday was celebrated with a spirit of partaking in the suffering and death of Lord Jesus by St Peter’s Catholic Community with faith and devotion in entire State today.
In Jammu a procession was taken out by St Peter’s Catholic Community from Residency Road Church to Gujjar Nagar with Jesus Christ carrying Cross on his back. After passing through various areas it returned back to Residency Road Church.
To celebrate the day fittingly and meaningfully, St Peter’s Catholic Community took part in the solemn “Way of the Cross enactment’ in the city roads, while reciting the historical details of Jesus’ crucifixion trying to walk along with Jesus on his way to Crucifixion. A scene of Jesus carrying the deadly cross was made alive with help of the youth members and the gathering followed the scene, stopped at every station of the Cross and mourned the death of our Saviour. Then there was a long prayer service to listen to the Biblical narratives of the passion of Jesus, including the veneration of the Cross. After the passion readings the faithful Catholics received the Holy Communion. The choir led the sorrowful liturgy with meaningful songs and prayers. The faithful who had fasted for the last forty days.
A large numbers of members of Christian community including men women and children took part in the procession. The Good Friday was celebrated under the leadership of Rev Fr Shaiju Thomas Thuruthyil. At the end of four hours very pious prayer service in a very special way was held praying for the peace in Jammu and Kashmir. Rev Fr Shaiju Thuruthyil gave the final blessing to the congregation.
Good Friday. Way of the Cross. Fasting and abstinence. Examine conscience. Jesus’ followers have really a blessed day, a handout issued by the Church said.
It said historically, on Good Friday the entire Church fixes its gaze on the Cross, on which the Saviour Jesus Christ was crucified. Each member of Church tries to understand at what cost Lord Jesus has won our salvation. “In the cross of Jesus we can see the magnitude of the human tragedy, the ravages of our sins and the infinite and unconditional love of God for each of his beings’’ it added.
It said the Cross is glorified on this day as a sign of Christ’s resurrection and victory over sin and death. On this day every Christian is reminded to focus his life on the life of Jesus on his sorrowful journey to mount Calvary and his death. Though it is a sad day it is celebrated solemnly as this day brought salvation to all mankind though Jesus the Lord and therefore it is called Good Friday.
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