Have you already prayed on Good Friday? Below, we bring you the meaning, importance and prayer of this memorial day, which you can read and share with your family.
Today commemorates the death of Jesus on the cross. Previously, it was experienced as a day of mourning in which those who participated had to fast. The liturgy of this event is divided into three parts: Liturgy of the Word, Adoration of the Cross and Communion.
According to Vatican News, during the day people are invited to look at the crucified Jesus, who died on the cross out of love and in order to carry out the mission of salvation that God granted him. Along these same lines, the media recommends taking advantage of this day to stand in front of the Cross and communicate your conflicts and greatest concerns. Here we leave you the prayer you should pray:
Prayer
Lord Jesus,
Man of the Cross,
to your cry of pain
I unite with my pain,
my fears and losses,
my disappointments and the emptiness of the heart.
I shout to You my need for You.
Lord Jesus,
Man of the Cross,
As a priest, I become an intercessor
for all my brothers and sisters:
I bring you, joining it to your cry,
the screams of crying hearts
for their loved ones who have died.
Lord Jesus,
Man of the Cross,
I bring you, joining it to your cry,
the fear of the sick and the elderly,
the fatigue of health personnel
the exhaustion of families,
the mistrust of young people, children and adolescents.
Lord Jesus,
Man of the Cross,
I bring you, joining it to your cry,
the concern of businessmen,
the fear of the workers.
the concern of teachers,
the confusion of our Christian communities that are breaking up.
Lord Jesus,
Man of the Cross,
accept our cry and listen to us.
Teach us to entrust ourselves
to your and our Father,
to let him guard us
in his loving arms.
Lord Jesus,
Man of the Cross,
accept our cry and listen to us,
sure that nothing happens
outside your love plan;
teach us to believe
that everything, in You, makes sense.
Lord Jesus,
man of the cross,
I trust you.
I entrust myself to You.
(AV Prayer in Vatican News)