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== Charles Buck Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_19834" /> == | == Charles Buck Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_19834" /> == | ||
<p> A fast of the [[Christian]] church, in memory of the sufferings and death of [[Jesus]] Christ. It is observed on the | <p> A fast of the [[Christian]] church, in memory of the sufferings and death of [[Jesus]] Christ. It is observed on the Friday in [[Passion]] Week, and it is called, by way of eminence, good; because of the good effects of our Saviour's sufferings. [[Among]] the [[Saxons]] it was called [[Long]] Friday; but for what reason does not appear, except on account of the long fasting and long offices then used. </p> <p> See HOLY DAYS. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_41668" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_41668" /> == | ||
<p> the sixth day of the week before Easter, called [[Good]] | <p> the sixth day of the week before Easter, called [[Good]] Friday in acknowledgment of the benefit derived from the death of Christ. [[Among]] the [[Saxons]] it was denominated [[Long]] Friday, perhaps is allusion to the length of the fast. </p> <p> (1.) In the earliest ages of the [[Church]] the day of our Lord's crucifixion was religiously observed, not independently, but as a part of the sacred season of Easter, which was celebrated by [[Christians]] instead of the [[Jewish]] passover, in commemoration at aonce of the death and resurrection of Christ. Two terms werae used to designate Good Friday and Easter-day, which had reference, in name at least, to the passover: πάσχασταυρώσιμον, and πάσχα ἀναστύσιμον, passover of the resurrection. The day was observed as a strict fast. The usual acclamations and doxologies were omitted, and nothing but the most plaintive strains of music, such as the Κύριε ἐλέησον, etc., were allowed to be sung. No bell was rung. [[None]] bowed the knee in prayer, because thus the [[Jews]] reviled Christ. The kiss of charity was omitted, for [[Judas]] betrayed his [[Master]] with a kiss. The Lord's supper was celebrated; but the elements were not consecrated on this day, but on the day before. Communion-tables and reading-desks were stripped of ornaments; and the gospel of St. John was read, because he was a faithful and true witness of our Lord's passion. In reference to the Jewish ritual, the day was sometimes called παρασκευὴ, the preparation. </p> <p> (2.) In the [[Roman]] Church the day is celebrated with great care. "The Church in her whole office expresses the deepest mourning and compunction. The altars are naked, except at the priest's communion, when the ornaments are black, and the crucifix is covered with a black veil till the prostration, after which it is left uncovered." [[Instead]] of the ordinary masse the "Mass of the Presanctified" is said, without the consecration of the Host. The sacrament, reserved the day before, is received in one kind only by the priest, who recites the Lord's prayer and a small part of the prayers of the mass. "No others receive the holy communion except the priest who celebrates the divine office, and the sick in mortal danger of death, to whom it is administered by way of viaticum." </p> <p> (3.) Among the [[Protestant]] churches Good Friday is observed as a fast, and by special services and prayers by the Church of England, the Lutherans, German Reformed, and many Methodists. — Coleman, [[Ancient]] Christianity, page 546; Wheatly, Common Prayer, chapter 5, § 15; Butler, [[Feasts]] and Fasts, tr. 6, chapter 5. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_73703" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_73703" /> == | ||
<p> The | <p> The Friday before Easter, held sacred from early times by the [[Church]] in commemoration of the crucifixion of Christ, observed originally with fasting and prayer. </p> | ||
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Revision as of 08:56, 12 October 2021
Charles Buck Theological Dictionary [1]
A fast of the Christian church, in memory of the sufferings and death of Jesus Christ. It is observed on the Friday in Passion Week, and it is called, by way of eminence, good; because of the good effects of our Saviour's sufferings. Among the Saxons it was called Long Friday; but for what reason does not appear, except on account of the long fasting and long offices then used.
See HOLY DAYS.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
the sixth day of the week before Easter, called Good Friday in acknowledgment of the benefit derived from the death of Christ. Among the Saxons it was denominated Long Friday, perhaps is allusion to the length of the fast.
(1.) In the earliest ages of the Church the day of our Lord's crucifixion was religiously observed, not independently, but as a part of the sacred season of Easter, which was celebrated by Christians instead of the Jewish passover, in commemoration at aonce of the death and resurrection of Christ. Two terms werae used to designate Good Friday and Easter-day, which had reference, in name at least, to the passover: πάσχασταυρώσιμον, and πάσχα ἀναστύσιμον, passover of the resurrection. The day was observed as a strict fast. The usual acclamations and doxologies were omitted, and nothing but the most plaintive strains of music, such as the Κύριε ἐλέησον, etc., were allowed to be sung. No bell was rung. None bowed the knee in prayer, because thus the Jews reviled Christ. The kiss of charity was omitted, for Judas betrayed his Master with a kiss. The Lord's supper was celebrated; but the elements were not consecrated on this day, but on the day before. Communion-tables and reading-desks were stripped of ornaments; and the gospel of St. John was read, because he was a faithful and true witness of our Lord's passion. In reference to the Jewish ritual, the day was sometimes called παρασκευὴ, the preparation.
(2.) In the Roman Church the day is celebrated with great care. "The Church in her whole office expresses the deepest mourning and compunction. The altars are naked, except at the priest's communion, when the ornaments are black, and the crucifix is covered with a black veil till the prostration, after which it is left uncovered." Instead of the ordinary masse the "Mass of the Presanctified" is said, without the consecration of the Host. The sacrament, reserved the day before, is received in one kind only by the priest, who recites the Lord's prayer and a small part of the prayers of the mass. "No others receive the holy communion except the priest who celebrates the divine office, and the sick in mortal danger of death, to whom it is administered by way of viaticum."
(3.) Among the Protestant churches Good Friday is observed as a fast, and by special services and prayers by the Church of England, the Lutherans, German Reformed, and many Methodists. — Coleman, Ancient Christianity, page 546; Wheatly, Common Prayer, chapter 5, § 15; Butler, Feasts and Fasts, tr. 6, chapter 5.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [3]
The Friday before Easter, held sacred from early times by the Church in commemoration of the crucifixion of Christ, observed originally with fasting and prayer.
