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Good Friday Prayer can refer to any of the prayers prayed by Christians on Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, or to all such prayers collectively. ==Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine-rite Catholic prayer on Good Friday== Eastern Orthodox Christians and many Byzantine-rite Catholics, who use the same liturgy, spend this day fasting from all food, to the extent that their health permits. Neither the Divine Liturgy nor the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts may be celebrated, thereby fasting from the Eucharist as well (with the exception of communion for the dying). Instead, they come together three times during the day for communal worship: * ''Royal Hours'' in the forenoon, includes many Psalms, hymns, Old Testament and New Testament readings * ''Vespers of Great and Holy Friday'' in the afternoon, commemorating the Descent from the Cross * ''Matins of Great and Holy Saturday'' in the evening, reenacting the Burial of Jesus, with prayers praising him for his death and immanent Resurrection. The prayers include commemoration of the events of Jesus' crucifixion and burial. During this time, the hymns do not forget the coming Resurrection. Holding both events in tension, the following troparia (hymns) are sung during the afternoon prayers while the epitaphios (shroud) is being carried to the tomb: : The noble Joseph, when he had taken down Thy most pure Body from the tree, wrapped it in fine linen, and anointed it with spices, and placed it in a new tomb. : Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. : The angel came to the myrrh-bearing women at the tomb and said: :Myrrh is fitting for the dead, but Christ has shown Himself a stranger to corruption. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Good Friday Prayer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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