Read – reflect – respond (in prayer, silence, possibly a comment)
Lectio Divina – sacred reading
John 19:38-42
The Burial of Jesus
38 After these things, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, though a secret one because of his fear of the Jews, asked Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission; so he came and removed his body. 39Nicodemus, who had at first come to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, weighing about a hundred pounds. 40They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it with the spices in linen cloths, according to the burial custom of the Jews. 41Now there was a garden in the place where he was crucified, and in the garden there was a new tomb in which no one had ever been laid. 42And so, because it was the Jewish day of Preparation, and the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.
Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Could you please explaiin to me where the “Good Friday” originated.
It seems an unusual word to use on a day that was absolutely sad. Although I know the significance of Jesus going to the cross. Just wanted to know how Good Friday came about.
Many thanks.
Here is one explanation
http://www.kencollins.com/question-11.htm
It has one inaccuracy – Good Friday in the Netherlands follows the same concept as in English “Goede Vrijdag”