Good Friday: walking Way of the Cross in Harrisburg
Pax Christi Harrisburg holds its annual walking Way of the Cross in downtown Harrisburg on Good Friday.
The event connects Jesus' journey to the cross with current themes of peace and justice. The walk takes participants through downtown Harrisburg to stop at 14 places of interest to correspond with the 14 stations of the cross.
At each stop a Gospel passage is read along with a commentary about current social justice issues to make the Gospel relevant to today.
11 beautiful quotes to share with loved ones on Easter, Good Friday
Looking for some inspirational words to commemorate Good Friday or Easter Sunday? You’ve come to the right place.
We’ve rounded up 10 of our favorite quotes or sayings, including a mix of both religious expressions and enlightening words about the spring season.
1. “Our lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone but in every leaf of springtime.” — Martin Luther
2. “Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” — 1 John 3:18
3. “I believe in Christ, like I believe in the sun - not because I can see it, but by it I can see everything else.” — C.S. Lewis
4. “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.” — Romans 8:18
5. “We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won’t need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don’t fire cannons to call attention to their shining - they just shine.” — Dwight L. Moody
6. “Easter is a time when God turned the inevitability of death into the invincibility of life.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough
7. “No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow.” — Proverb
8. “If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” — Anne Bradstreet
9. “The comeback is always stronger than the setback.” — Unknown
10. “A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.” — Mahatma Gandhi
11. “But thank God the crucifixion was not the last act in that great and powerful drama," King preached. "There is another act. And it is something that we sing out and cry and ring out today. Thank God a day came when Good Friday had to pass.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
On Good Friday, Pope speaks of shame for Church and humanity
Pope Francis, presiding at a Good Friday service, asked God for forgiveness for scandals in the Catholic Church and for the "shame" of humanity becoming inured to daily scenes of bombed cities and drowning migrants.
Francis presided at a traditional candlelight Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) service at Rome's Colosseum attended by some 20,000 people and protected by heavy security following recent attacks in European cities.
Francis sat while a large wooden cross was carried in procession, stopping 14 times to mark events in the last hours of Jesus' life from being sentenced to death to his burial.
Similar services, known as the Stations of the Cross, were taking place in cities around the world as Christians gathered to commemorate Jesus' death by crucifixion.
At the end of the two-hour service, Francis read a prayer he wrote that was woven around the theme of shame and hope.
In what appeared to be a reference to the Church's sexual abuse scandal, he spoke of "shame for all the times that we bishops, priests, brothers and nuns scandalized and wounded your body, the Church."
The Catholic Church has been struggling for nearly two decades to put the scandal of sexual abuse of children by clergy behind it. Critics say more must be done to punish bishops who covered up abuse or were negligent in preventing it.
Francis also spoke of the shame he said should be felt over "the daily spilling of the innocent blood of women, of children, of immigrants" and for the fate of those who are persecuted because of their race, social status or religious beliefs.
At the end of this month Francis travels to Egypt, which has seen a spate of attacks by Islamists on minority Coptic Christians. Dozens were killed in two attacks last Sunday.
He spoke of "shame for all the scenes of devastation, destruction and drownings that have become ordinary in our lives."
On the day he spoke, more than 2,000 migrants trying to reach Europe were plucked from the Mediterranean in a series of dramatic rescues and one person was found dead. More than 650 have died or are unaccounted for while trying to cross the sea in rubber dinghies this year.
Francis expressed the hope "that good will triumph despite its apparent defeat."
Security was stepped up in the area around the Colosseum following recent truck attacks against pedestrians in London and Stockholm. Some 3,000 police guarded the area and checked people as they approached. The Colosseum subway stop was closed.
Francis on Saturday is due to say an Easter vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica and on Easter Sunday, the most important day in the Christian liturgical calendar, he reads his twice-annual "Urbi et Orbi" ("To the City and the World") message in St. Peter's Square.
The event connects Jesus' journey to the cross with current themes of peace and justice. The walk takes participants through downtown Harrisburg to stop at 14 places of interest to correspond with the 14 stations of the cross.
At each stop a Gospel passage is read along with a commentary about current social justice issues to make the Gospel relevant to today.
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| The walking Way of the Cross ends at Kunkel Plaza at Riverfront Park in Harrisburg. Pax Christi Harrisburg holds its annual interfaith walking Way of the Cross in downtown Harrisburg, April 14, 2017. Dan Gleiter |
11 beautiful quotes to share with loved ones on Easter, Good Friday
Looking for some inspirational words to commemorate Good Friday or Easter Sunday? You’ve come to the right place.
We’ve rounded up 10 of our favorite quotes or sayings, including a mix of both religious expressions and enlightening words about the spring season.
1. “Our lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone but in every leaf of springtime.” — Martin Luther
2. “Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” — 1 John 3:18
3. “I believe in Christ, like I believe in the sun - not because I can see it, but by it I can see everything else.” — C.S. Lewis
4. “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.” — Romans 8:18
5. “We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won’t need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don’t fire cannons to call attention to their shining - they just shine.” — Dwight L. Moody
6. “Easter is a time when God turned the inevitability of death into the invincibility of life.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough
7. “No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow.” — Proverb
8. “If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” — Anne Bradstreet
9. “The comeback is always stronger than the setback.” — Unknown
10. “A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.” — Mahatma Gandhi
11. “But thank God the crucifixion was not the last act in that great and powerful drama," King preached. "There is another act. And it is something that we sing out and cry and ring out today. Thank God a day came when Good Friday had to pass.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
On Good Friday, Pope speaks of shame for Church and humanity
Pope Francis, presiding at a Good Friday service, asked God for forgiveness for scandals in the Catholic Church and for the "shame" of humanity becoming inured to daily scenes of bombed cities and drowning migrants.
Francis presided at a traditional candlelight Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) service at Rome's Colosseum attended by some 20,000 people and protected by heavy security following recent attacks in European cities.
Francis sat while a large wooden cross was carried in procession, stopping 14 times to mark events in the last hours of Jesus' life from being sentenced to death to his burial.
Similar services, known as the Stations of the Cross, were taking place in cities around the world as Christians gathered to commemorate Jesus' death by crucifixion.
At the end of the two-hour service, Francis read a prayer he wrote that was woven around the theme of shame and hope.
In what appeared to be a reference to the Church's sexual abuse scandal, he spoke of "shame for all the times that we bishops, priests, brothers and nuns scandalized and wounded your body, the Church."
The Catholic Church has been struggling for nearly two decades to put the scandal of sexual abuse of children by clergy behind it. Critics say more must be done to punish bishops who covered up abuse or were negligent in preventing it.
Francis also spoke of the shame he said should be felt over "the daily spilling of the innocent blood of women, of children, of immigrants" and for the fate of those who are persecuted because of their race, social status or religious beliefs.
At the end of this month Francis travels to Egypt, which has seen a spate of attacks by Islamists on minority Coptic Christians. Dozens were killed in two attacks last Sunday.
He spoke of "shame for all the scenes of devastation, destruction and drownings that have become ordinary in our lives."
On the day he spoke, more than 2,000 migrants trying to reach Europe were plucked from the Mediterranean in a series of dramatic rescues and one person was found dead. More than 650 have died or are unaccounted for while trying to cross the sea in rubber dinghies this year.
Francis expressed the hope "that good will triumph despite its apparent defeat."
Security was stepped up in the area around the Colosseum following recent truck attacks against pedestrians in London and Stockholm. Some 3,000 police guarded the area and checked people as they approached. The Colosseum subway stop was closed.
Francis on Saturday is due to say an Easter vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica and on Easter Sunday, the most important day in the Christian liturgical calendar, he reads his twice-annual "Urbi et Orbi" ("To the City and the World") message in St. Peter's Square.
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