St. Augustine calls this life the ‘Before Easter’ season — a time of labor, suffering and praise — preparing us for the ...

In most churches, the decorations are red to symbolize the blood of martyrdom. Some churches remove all decorations on Good Friday, veiling anything that can’t be removed in black or purple.

the solemnity of Jesus of the Passion on Holy Thursday, and the gestures of reverence toward the Virgin of Hope of Macarena during the “Madrugá” (the night between Holy Thursday and Good Friday).

This article first appeared during Holy Week, 2008. On Good Friday, millions gather together to read — or if they are lucky, to sing — John the Evangelist’s account of the Passion of Jesus ...

The Catholic world commemorates Holy Week, a reminder of the passion and death of Jesus Christ that begins with the representation of his entry into ... the Virgin Mary during and after the ...

passion and death of Jesus, the son of God who was conceived by “work and graces of the holy spirit” through Mary, his mother. Among the curious facts that he leaves us these days are issues ...

(photo: Simon de l'Ouest / CC BY-SA 4.0) Solène Tadié/CNA World April 24, 2025 A rare exhibit of the Holy Tunic of Christ — believed to be the garment worn by Jesus during his passion — is ...