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Good Friday recalled @ Pushpashrama
“High on two logs hangs a figure in isolation, whose shadow saves all
the people of sin’s desperation.”
The Friday of the holy week marks the most important day of our faith.
It is a reminiscence of the greatest sacrifice ever offered, the
magnitude and intensity of which is impossible for the human minds to
grasp. Therefore to illustrate the passion of our Lord in his road to
Calvary, the Community of Pushpashrama organized the presentation of the
Way of the Cross at 8: 30 AM through an act in which every station of
the cross was deeply reflected and pondered on. The realistic portrayal
of Jesus, his suffering and the various difficulties and people he met
on the way were depicted and presented by the brothers with the active
collaboration of the people. A huge number of people turned up for this
event and the act culminated in Jesus being taken to the sepulcher, the
total duration of which was approximately one and a half hour. The
people who participated were moved to tears by the actual description of
the way of the cross. After the event, the people were provided
Buttermilk.
The holy ceremony of Good Friday began at 5: 00 PM; the sober act in
which the celebration was of bare minimum i.e. the Church music was
simple and prayerful. The ceremony was presided by Fr. Pradeep Pinto.
Fr. Oswald Crasta preached meaningfully on the wounds of Jesus which
provided an insight to the sufferings of Jesus. Various prayers were
held for the needs of the Church and the Holy Cross was venerated. Later
Communion was distributed and the people were asked to depart to their
homes in silence.
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