Bishop leads Good Friday service online to homes

Bhopal: Remembrance of Jesus’ Passion & Death was held in the Churches of Archdiocese of Bhopal without people’s presence on the day of Good Friday. The Archbishop Leo Cornelio Svd observed the service on behalf of devotees at the Pastoral Centre on Friday.The Archbishop said, “For the first time, Good Friday was observed without any one in the churches. It is fitting that Jesus’ suffering and death on the Cross helping every humanity to understand the present crisis due to coronavirus.”“There were three major parts in the Good Friday service namely the Word of God which was proclaimed and meditated on the purpose of death on the Cross, universal prayers, where the Archbishop prayed for the world to heal from coronavirus, our country and its leaders, church and for all who don’t believe in God. The Cross was adored and final blessings were sought,” he said.The service began with the way of the Cross led by Archbishop, meditating upon Jesus’ 14 stations before his death followed by the main ceremony of the Good Friday. The PRO of Bhopal Archdiocese Fr Maria Stephen said, “The Cross has the power not only to forgive our sins, but it has also the power to make us whole. When we’re weak, it has the power to strengthen us, when we’re tossed hither and thither with pain and meaninglessness in life, it has the power to anchor our lives. Good Friday is one of the holiest days for the entire human kind.” According to the PRO, more than 4,000 people watched the service online.