On this solemn day, Christians commemorate the passion, or suffering, and death on the cross of the Lord Jesus Christ.
On this solemn day, Christians commemorate the passion, or suffering, and death on the cross of the Lord Jesus Christ. Many Christians spend this day in fasting, prayer, repentance, and meditation on the agony and suffering of Christ on the cross.
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