F or years it sat atop my grandfather’s dresser in his Bronx house on East 236th Street, haunting and a bit of a misfit: The crucifix is elaborate, essentially a story, chockablock with symbols ...

But Good Friday, which is observed near the end of Lent and falls just days before Easter, ... The symbols of Good Friday include the cross or crucifix and a black cloth.

There is a direction connection between Good Friday, a Christian tradition, to Passover, a Jewish holiday also known as Pesach, Alvarez said.Passover, one of the most widely celebrated of Jewish ...

Unlike most religious holidays, Mass isn't usually held on Good Friday; instead readings of the Gospel, veneration of the cross and Holy Communion are done.

Jeanie Scherer, 81, of New Lenox, is convinced the Good Friday Cross Walk began 47 years ago, when her son Ralph carried the cross.

LEIPSIC — The Good Friday Cross Walk will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, April 18 at the Meadows of Leipsic, 901 E Main St., Leipsic.

On Good Friday, the entire Church fixes her gaze on the Cross at Calvary. Each member of the Church tries to understand at what cost Christ has won our redemption.

Etymologically, the "good" in Good Friday may have originally meant "God" or perhaps "Holy," but even those terms would represent a radical reclamation of the day.

Good Friday is a Christian holiday that commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. This year Good Friday is April 18. Easter is Sunday, April 20.

Good Friday commemorates the day Jesus was nailed to a wooden cross and died for the sins of humanity. Two days later, Christians believe that after being buried in a tomb, Jesus rose from the dead.