Good Friday of the Lord's Passion

Today's Readings

(On this the day on which we remember Jesus who died for us, please hold a crucifix in your hands as you reflect and pray this Prayer:)

Dear Father of unconditional love,
I pick up this Cross today in total freedom,
and in full knowledge of the power of the sacrifice of your only beloved Son Jesus who died upon It.

Today, I hold that very Cross in my hands,
and I embrace it to my heart.
I accept it as a sacrament of Your inexplicable Love,
Your free Grace and Your reconciling Peace. Today I reject the sin and selfishness that robs me of Your life within me.
Today, I take upon myself to live out the Cross in my life.
Today, I resolve to be Your Love in the world.
Today, I resolve to give freely of Your Grace within me.
Today, I resolve to bring Your Peace to all through the power of reconciliation.
Today, I resolve to be faithful to you as Jesus was on the Cross.
Today I resolve to take up my cross and Jesus did.
Today, I resolve to forgive like Jesus forgave from the Cross.
Today, I resolve to love as Jesus loved from the Cross.
Today, I resolve to never give up as Jesus on the Cross.
Today I resolve to call upon You as Jesus did on the Cross.
Today, I resolve to abandon my life into Your hands as Jesus did on the cross.
Today, I resolve to sacrifice myself for others as Jesus did on the cross.
Today, I resolve to bring peace to the world.
Today, I resolve to respect every human person irrespective of their religion, nationality, race or sexual orientation, for Christ died for all.
Today, I resolve to be life-giving and nurturing of all creation.

Let the power of the Cross of Jesus protect me, save me an bring me to eternal life. Amen

- Fr. Satish Joseph