So today is Good Friday. It's a celebration of the day that Jesus Christ was crucified. How can that possibly be good, you might ask. Well, it's because of his crucifixion, his glorification of the Father, that Christian Salvation was to enter the world. And it was only after his crucifixion that we could celebrate his resurrection on Easter Sunday.
Still, sometimes, even though I know how the story goes and what it's supposed to mean, I don't know how these things are relevant to me. I'm glad for whatever meaning and joy people can find in the Easter season, but death is just sad to me. When you've lost someone who's really close to you, you know how much it hurts. Perhaps if everyone's loved one were resurrected after death, it wouldn't seem so bad.
I've never been a very good Christian. I've tried, but I've always tried to really get at the deeper meaning of these things and find myself alone in doing so.
There is no Mass said on Good Friday. It's the only day of the year that there is no Mass said. The reason for this is that Good Friday is the day of Crucifixion--prior to the Resurrection. It's the day of the sacrifice. The Perfect sacrifice. And only after that can the Mass be celebrated.
So, anyway, Happy Good Friday. Hope it has meaning for you.
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