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Trying to track some information on those who rose from the dead on Good Friday
Many years ago I read that according to their records, it took the Temple two years to interview all the dead that were raised at the Crucifixion. Two of these people were rabbis or priests, a father and son who had both died within the previous six months, and were thus well known to the Temple sta...
Many years ago I read that according to their records, it took the Temple two years to interview all the dead that were raised at the Crucifixion. Two of these people were rabbis or priests, a father and son who had both died within the previous six months, and were thus well known to the Temple staff.
It then seemed to me this would be why Christianity would grow like wildfire, but I cannot find the source for this, and I have been looking for years.
The Gospel of St. Mathew has this to say about those who rose from the dead on Good Friday.
> Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; **and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.** Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God. (Matthew 27: 50-54 )
Is anyone familiar with this interviewing story?
Sylvia Genders
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Dec 16, 2018, 10:06 PM
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Did the Annunciation and Good Friday coincide?
As we know, Good Friday falls on March 25 (2016) this year. In Catholic and Orthodox Churches, March 25 is also the [Feast of the Annunciation][1]. A priest friend of mine, told me there was once a [popular belief][2] in the Middle Ages that the Annunciation coincided with Passion of Our Lord. Can a...
As we know, Good Friday falls on March 25 (2016) this year. In Catholic and Orthodox Churches, March 25 is also the Feast of the Annunciation .
A priest friend of mine, told me there was once a popular belief in the Middle Ages that the Annunciation coincided with Passion of Our Lord.
Can anyone point out to any other sources that support such a popular belief did in fact exist?
I have found two sources that seem to support this idea.
The 2nd-century writer Irenaeus of Lyon regarded the conception of Jesus as 25 March coinciding with the Passion .
The second piece to support this idea comes from the Liturgical Calendar of the Sarum Rite .One can see on page 3 that Annunciation and Good Friday are on March 25th. The Sarum Rite is a variation of the Roman Liturgy in use in England, up to 1559.
**Addendum:** The Roman Martyrology commemorates the Feast of St Dismas on the 25th of March! St Dismas is the traditional name given to the Good Thief, who died on the cross next to Jesus at Golgotha.
Ken Graham
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Feb 24, 2016, 08:20 PM
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Is there a list of all the verses to "Were you there?"
I was singing "Were you there..." to myself while planting potatoes yesterday evening after the Good Friday service, I got to the stone being rolled away and I couldn't help but think there were a lot more verses to this song when I was a kid and it just kept going on and on forever. Is there a comp...
I was singing "Were you there..." to myself while planting potatoes yesterday evening after the Good Friday service, I got to the stone being rolled away and I couldn't help but think there were a lot more verses to this song when I was a kid and it just kept going on and on forever.
Is there a complete list of verses (perhaps in multiple hymnals and by different authors) to the verses of "Were you there when they Crucified my Lord"?
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Apr 8, 2023, 03:17 PM
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Why is the Crucifixion believed to have happened on Friday?
[Arguments have been made][1] for the crucifixion **not** being on a Friday. In particular, it is obvious that there are not three nights between Friday and Sunday; Friday night and Saturday night are only two nights. Thus, I am puzzled; why is the Good Friday hypothesis consistently treated as trut...
Arguments have been made for the crucifixion **not** being on a Friday. In particular, it is obvious that there are not three nights between Friday and Sunday; Friday night and Saturday night are only two nights.
Thus, I am puzzled; why is the Good Friday hypothesis consistently treated as truth by almost everyone?
WGroleau
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Apr 3, 2023, 09:00 PM
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What are similar movements exist between Easter Celebrations in the Novus Ordo and the Extraordinary form of the Mass?
Since we'll probably never have a TLM Mass at my parish for any of the Easter celebrations, I wanted to ask what the differences would be, but the differences seem to be too many to enumerate so I guess I'd like to concentrate on what the similarities are (i.e. if you time-travelled to 1962 what wou...
Since we'll probably never have a TLM Mass at my parish for any of the Easter celebrations, I wanted to ask what the differences would be, but the differences seem to be too many to enumerate so I guess I'd like to concentrate on what the similarities are (i.e. if you time-travelled to 1962 what would you recognize).
The main points of the Easter Triduum celebrations as far as I see it are (in the NO)
Holy Thursday:
1. Washing Feet on Thursday
2. Moving Jesus out of the tabernacle to an altar of repose
Good Friday:
3. Passion on Good Friday
4. Lots of standing and kneeling during intercessions
5. Veneration of the Cross
Holy Saturday:
6. Lighting of the Easter Candle and procession in
7. Easter Proclamation
8. Readings in the Dark
9. Very happy Gloria with lots of Bells and Candles
10. Baptisms, Confirmations etc..
11. Renewal of Baptismal promises
If there's anything important I missed, please add it to your answer and I'll put it in the question as well. What I want to know is, are there movements in the Mass that have been taken out, added or adapted in the Novus Ordo and how do they compare to their traditional counterparts.
Peter Turner
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Apr 19, 2022, 01:43 PM
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How long was Jesus in the tomb?
Christians commonly celebrate Good Friday as the day that Jesus was crucified, and Easter Sunday as the day that Jesus rose from the tomb. Most relevant verses in scripture say that Jesus would be in the tomb for three days. (See [Matthew 26:61][1]; [Mark 8:31][2]; [John 2:19][3].) However, one vers...
Christians commonly celebrate Good Friday as the day that Jesus was crucified, and Easter Sunday as the day that Jesus rose from the tomb. Most relevant verses in scripture say that Jesus would be in the tomb for three days. (See Matthew 26:61 ; Mark 8:31 ; John 2:19 .) However, one verse states that Jesus would also be in the tomb for three nights:
> For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the
> belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three
> nights in the heart of the earth. (Matthew 12:40)
How can this be? Friday to Sunday could be considered three days, but it is only two nights.
I've heard it explained before that the Jewish people would define the end of one day and the start of the next as sundown, or about the 12th hour. This is why the Sabbath would always start on Friday at sundown. Jesus was buried just before sundown, or just before the Sabbath began (Matthew 27:57-61 ; Mark 15:42-47 ; Luke 23:50-56 , John 19:38-42 ). This can explain the three days, but as the other commenter pointed out, it still does not explain the three nights.
Joel
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Aug 24, 2011, 06:37 AM
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At what time did the scourging at the pillar take place on Good Friday?
I have read some of the post on the accounts that took place between the time of the last supper through the crucifixion hour including the trials. what time would the scourging at the pillar taken place?
I have read some of the post on the accounts that took place between the time of the last supper through the crucifixion hour including the trials.
what time would the scourging at the pillar taken place?
joel rayman
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Apr 19, 2019, 04:45 AM
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Which is a greater sin - to eat meat on Good Friday or to spoil it
I'd cooked 4 meals on Wednesday and left two for today, failing to take into account the fast. I'm not sure whether the meals will be safe to eat tomorrow. Which would be a greater sin - to eat them, or to let them become spoiled?
I'd cooked 4 meals on Wednesday and left two for today, failing to take into account the fast. I'm not sure whether the meals will be safe to eat tomorrow. Which would be a greater sin - to eat them, or to let them become spoiled?
user45240
Apr 19, 2019, 10:23 AM
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What rules does the Catholic Church have for venerating crosses/crucifixes on Good Friday?
Each year on the Good Friday service at my parish we venerate the cross, but I really wish it were a crucifix, and I've wondered why we don't have one for that purpose. I've been trying to find one to just drop off at the church with a note saying "this is better, keep it", but before I do, I would...
Each year on the Good Friday service at my parish we venerate the cross, but I really wish it were a crucifix, and I've wondered why we don't have one for that purpose. I've been trying to find one to just drop off at the church with a note saying "this is better, keep it", but before I do, I would like to know if the Catholic Church has any restrictions as to what kind of a cross can be venerated during the Good Friday service?
Does the cross have to be a certain size, of a certain material, or are we even allowed to venerate a cross sans-Corpus?
Peter Turner
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Why do Jehovah's Witnesses hold a "commemoration of the death of Jesus Christ"?
For the last several years, I have received mailings from Jehovah's Witnesses that say the following: > Lo invitamos a acompañarnos a la **Conmemoración anual de la muerete de Jesuscristo**. Este es el día, la hora y el lugar donde se celebrará: > > *(My translation)* We invite y...
For the last several years, I have received mailings from Jehovah's Witnesses that say the following:
> Lo invitamos a acompañarnos a la **Conmemoración anual de la muerete de Jesuscristo**. Este es el día, la hora y el lugar donde se celebrará:
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> *(My translation)* We invite you to join us in the **annual commemoration of the death of Jesus Christ**. This is the day, the time and the place where it will be held:
It then gives the address of a local Jehovah's Witnesses church and the time of a service, which is on the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. But nowhere in the pamphlet does it mention those two days, the resurrection of Jesus, or anything else that's related to it.
Why would Jehovah's Witnesses hold a "commemoration of the death of Jesus Christ" on the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter when other Christian denominations do not? And is it noteworthy that this pamphlet doesn't mention the resurrection of Jesus on the following day?
Thunderforge
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Mar 23, 2018, 02:47 AM
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Why is Good Friday called "Good"?
My coworker asked "Why is Good Friday called good?" when I mentioned that we have Good Friday off, and I unfortunately don't know the answer to the question. Is there a very obvious way to explain to someone why Good Friday is so good when it would seem as though it should be called "very bad horrib...
My coworker asked "Why is Good Friday called good?" when I mentioned that we have Good Friday off, and I unfortunately don't know the answer to the question.
Is there a very obvious way to explain to someone why Good Friday is so good when it would seem as though it should be called "very bad horrible no good awful Friday"?
Peter Turner
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Feb 18, 2013, 10:10 PM
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How are 3 days/nights in grave prophecy reconclied if Jesus died on Good Fri & arose Sun?
Did Jesus die on "Good Friday"? If so, how is it that 3 days & 3 nights are reckoned between Fri - Sun? “For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth” (Matthew 12:40).
Did Jesus die on "Good Friday"? If so, how is it that 3 days & 3 nights are reckoned between Fri - Sun?
“For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth” (Matthew 12:40).
Yom Teruah
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Aug 9, 2017, 09:09 AM
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How much time did Jesus spend in Gethsemane?
In the four Gospels of the usual canon — Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, — only two of them mention any measure of time: > Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He asked Peter, “So, couldn't you (all) stay awake with Me one hour? […]” ― Matt. 26-40, HCSB > Then He came and found them sle...
In the four Gospels of the usual canon — Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, — only two of them mention any measure of time:
> Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He asked Peter, “So, couldn't you (all) stay awake with Me one hour? […]”
― Matt. 26-40, HCSB
> Then He came and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you sleeping?” He asked Peter. “Couldn't you stay awake one hour? […]”
― Mark 14-37, HCSB
In the narratives of those two books, he goes away to pray twice more. In the book of Luke, only the final wakening of the disciples is described, and in the book of John their stay in the garden is mentioned but very briefly.
Estimating from the time of year — near the vernal equinox and on the summer side of it, — it could've been anywhere from a modern hour to half the night.
Do we have some more precise records which would indicate a timeframe there?
E.g. when he was arrested, or perhaps some non-canonized documents describing when they would've gone to the Mount of Olives?
can-ned_food
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Why is Good Friday not called Black Friday?
It make more sense to me that Black Friday should be Good Friday`s name,it would indicate the darkness that over took the earth BETTER!
It make more sense to me that Black Friday should be Good Friday`s name,it would indicate the darkness that over took the earth BETTER!
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When was Good Friday first called "Good"?
In my [other question](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/50655/24841), I discovered that special commemoration on Friday was held as early as the 3rd century. I also discovered that there was not necessarily a connection to the title "Good" Friday. When was the Friday Passion week day first c...
In my [other question](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/50655/24841) , I discovered that special commemoration on Friday was held as early as the 3rd century. I also discovered that there was not necessarily a connection to the title "Good" Friday.
When was the Friday Passion week day first called "Good"? This can be in any language as long as the title or description is using something that can be understood the same (Latin Bonum/Bene?)
But it needs to be as an actual title, not just someone writing that the Friday is good, or that it will be a good Friday(this year).
Joshua
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What is the first recorded observation of Good Friday?
When was the first Good Friday commemoration observed, distinct from Pascha/Passover or Sunday Easter? ----- Related: https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/3387/24841 However, I am not interested in when or where the idea of it being Friday came from, but simply what and when the **first record**...
When was the first Good Friday commemoration observed, distinct from Pascha/Passover or Sunday Easter?
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Related:
https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/3387/24841
However, I am not interested in when or where the idea of it being Friday came from, but simply what and when the **first record** of a "Good Friday" was.
Joshua
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Did the events of Good Friday take place during winter?
Peter went to a camp fire when Jesus was being crucified, but we celebrate Good Friday in the spring/early summer. That Peter required a camp fire makes me doubt that the events happened at the time of year we celebrate them. Did they take place during winter?
Peter went to a camp fire when Jesus was being crucified, but we celebrate Good Friday in the spring/early summer. That Peter required a camp fire makes me doubt that the events happened at the time of year we celebrate them. Did they take place during winter?
Emmanuel Angelo.R
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What is the origin of the Good Friday tradition?
As suggested by [this question](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/3310/was-the-last-supper-not-the-passover-meal) and [this answer](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/248/how-long-was-jesus-in-the-tomb/3107#3107), it seems possible that Jesus actually died on a Wednesday...
As suggested by [this question](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/3310/was-the-last-supper-not-the-passover-meal) and [this answer](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/248/how-long-was-jesus-in-the-tomb/3107#3107) , it seems possible that Jesus actually died on a Wednesday, not on a Friday.
In light of these competing theories, what is the origin of the Good Friday tradition?
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