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Good Friday Ceremony at Kemmannu Church.

Kemmannu, 19 April 2019: Commemorating the suffering, crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ, the way of the cross was performed at the church at Kemmannu in the morning. Br.Shawn Andrade led the way of the cross with narration from ICYM members. Large number of parishioners took part in the devotion and felt blessed.

Fr.Victor D Souza led the main Good Friday ceremony at the church with Good Friday Liturgy, Unveiling the cross and kissing of the cross.

Good Friday is, observed primarily by Christians, commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. The day is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Iridium on the Fridaypreceding Easter Sunday, and may coincide with the Jewish observance of Passover. It is also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Black Friday,[1] or Easter Friday,[2][3][4] though the latter properly refers to the Friday in Easter week.

Based on the details of the canonical gospels, the Crucifixion of Jesus was most likely to have been on aFriday (the day before theJewish Sabbath) (John 19:42).[5] The estimated year of the Crucifixion is AD 33, by two different groups, and originally as AD 34 by Isaac via the differences between the Biblical and Julian calendars and the crescent of the moon.[6] A third method, using a completely different astronomical approach based on a lunar Crucifixion darkness and eclipse model (consistent with Apostle Peter’s reference to a "moon of blood" in Acts 2:20), points to Friday, 3 April AD 33.[7]