Good Friday

Good Friday. The day when the Church commemorates the Passion and death of our Lord. If you have the opportunity to attend a Good Friday Divine Service, it will change how you view Good Friday. Why is it that the day is called "Good" Friday? Jesus dies today, and that is anything but good. But it is good, for it is in Jesus' death that He overcame sin, death, and the devil. The Gospel reading for Good Friday, according to the LSB (Lutheran Service Book, the most used hymnal in LCMS churches) is the Passion account according to John's Gospel. It is too long to put here, so I'll include a link to the entire account below.

You'll realize that the title of today's post does not include the prefix "Lenten Journey". Why is that? Because yesterday, Holy (Maundy) Thursday, oficially ended Lent and began what is called the Triduum, or the Three Days: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. As I contemplate the holy life and bitter sufferings and death of the Lord Jesus Christ, I am nearly brought to tears. For I am just as guilty of putting Jesus to death as the Romans are, for it was for MY sins that He died!

Christ on the Cross by Carl Heinrich Bloch

Blessed Good Friday,

Emmanuel Tovar


(The Passion of our Lord according to St. John)