Good Friday Feast
The day of the crucifixion at Golgotha, outside Jerusalem. John 19:30 records the last word - it is finished - and Isaiah 53:5 is read beside it. The altars are stripped, and the colour is red: this is the Passion, not the penitence of Lent.
When it falls
The verses for the day
- When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.John 19:30
- But he {was} wounded for our transgressions, {he was} bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace {was} upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. {wounded: or, tormented} {stripes: Heb. bruise}Isaiah 53:5
- Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.Luke 23:34
- But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.Romans 5:8
The moment in the Bible
The crucifixionJohn 19:18Read the passage → The place
Golgotha, meaning "Place of the Skull," is the hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified. Also called Calvary, it was the site of the most significant event in Christian history - the death of Jesus Christ for the sins of humanity. Today, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre marks the traditional site where Jesus was crucified and buried.
Jerusalem is the holiest city in Judaism and Christianity, central to the biblical narrative. King David captured it and made it his capital, and his son Solomon built the First Temple there. It was the site of Jesus' crucifixion, resurrection, and the birth of the Christian church at Pentecost. The city has been destroyed and rebuilt multiple times throughout history.
