Origin of the term "Good Friday"

In searching in Logos (Gold+) I have been unable to find the origin of the term. I found the following on the web.

Good Friday Origins

There are two possible origins for the name "Good Friday". The first may
have come from the Gallican Church in Gaul (modern-day France and
Germany). The name "Gute Freitag" is Germanic in origin and literally
means "good" or "holy" Friday. The second possibility is a variation on
the name "God's Friday," where the word "good" was used to replace the
word "God," which was often viewed as too holy to be spoken aloud.

Does anyone have anything else on this? Thanks for your help.

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Todd Phillips

Schaff has this in a footnote:

"Dies dominicae passionis; παρασκευή, πάσχασταυρώσιμον, ἡμέρατου̂σταυρου̂. In German Char-Freitag either from the Greek χάρις, or, more probably, from the Latin carus, beloved, dear, comp. the English Good Friday. Other etymologists derive it from carena (carême), i.e., fasting, or from kar (küren, to choose),i.e., the chosen day; others still from karo-parare, i.e., preparation-day."

Philip Schaff and David Schley Schaff, History of the Christian Church (Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1997).

Keep Smiling 4 Jesus :)

Does anyone have anything else on this?

Tried a search for Good Friday close to etymology. Opening a topic included "Great Friday" usage, whose search found a "Good Friday" article:

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DavidS

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Schaff has this in a footnote:

"Dies dominicae passionis; παρασκευή, πάσχασταυρώσιμον, ἡμέρατου̂σταυρου̂. In German Char-Freitag either from the Greek χάρις, or, more probably, from the Latin carus, beloved, dear, comp. the English Good Friday. Other etymologists derive it from carena (carême), i.e., fasting, or from kar (küren, to choose),i.e., the chosen day; others still from karo-parare, i.e., preparation-day."

Philip Schaff and David Schley Schaff, History of the Christian Church (Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1997).

Thanks!!!

DavidS

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Thanks!!!

Dan Francis

Here is the Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church says on it..

Good Friday (‘Feria sexta in Parasceve’). The Friday before Easter on which the anniversary of the Crucifixion is kept. It is a day of fast, abstinence, and penance, and in the RC Church Good Friday, together with (after 1955) *Holy Saturday, are the only days in the year on which no Celebration of the Mass takes place.

The present Latin Rite goes back to the early days of Christianity. It consists of three parts: (1) the lessons and prayers, which are virtually the old ‘Mass of the *Catechumens’, with the singing of the Passion acc. to St John; (2) the ceremonial *Veneration of the Cross, described already in the ‘Peregrinatio *Egeriae’, with the chanting of the *Reproaches and the *Trisagion; and (3) the Communion with Hosts reserved on Maundy Thursday (see Mass of the *Presanctified). Since 1955 this has included a General Communion of the people. The liturgical colour of the day, which was formerly black, is now red. The hour of the service, which since the 16th cent. had customarily taken place in the morning, was moved in 1955 to the afternoon (about 3 p.m., the traditional hour of Christ’s death) or later. *Tenebrae of Holy Saturday, which until the 1955 reform was sung on Good Friday evening, has now been restored to the morning of Holy Saturday.

Most of the medieval practices were abolished by the Churches of the Reformation. The C of E provides for the normal celebration of the Eucharist, but until recently this very rarely happened, and in modern Anglicanism a form of service akin to that of the current RC rite has been fairly widely adopted. It is now incorporated in CW, Times and Seasons (2005). In some Nonconformist Churches the day is kept as a feast rather than a fast; in Continental Protestantism it is customary to have the usual services with sermons, and often Good Friday is a special day for the administration of the Lord’s Supper. In the RC Church popular devotions developed beside the liturgical services. The best known is the *Three Hours Service from noon to 3 p.m., a post-Reformation devotion propagated by the *Jesuits and widely taken over in the C of E.

In the *Orthodox Church the day is known as the ‘Great Friday’ (ἡ μεγάλη ταρασκευή). The liturgical celebrations consist of the Divine *Office, each office being extended. Mattins (anticipated on the evening of Maundy Thursday) includes the chanting of the ‘Twelve Gospels’ (i.e. 12 passages drawn from the Passion narratives of all four Gospels). On the Good Friday morning the Little Hours (known as the ‘Royal Hours’ from the customary attendance of the Emperor or Tsar) follow one immediately after another; each includes a lesson from the Prophets, an Epistle and a Gospel. Vespers ends with the solemn veneration of the *epitaphion. Compline includes a lamentation placed on the lips of the BVM. Mattins of Holy Saturday, on Good Friday night, finishes with a symbolic burial service of Christ.

H. A. P. Schmidt, SJ (ed.), Hebdomada Sancta, 1 (Rome, 1956), pp. 92–116; 2, part 1 (1957), passim; 2, part 2 (1957), pp. 778–808. H. Thurston, SJ, Lent and Holy Week (1904), pp. 326–403; J. W. Tyrer, Historical Survey of Holy Week: Its Services and Ceremonial (Alcuin Club Collections, 29; 1932), esp. pp. 116–42. G. G. Willis, Essays in Early Roman Liturgy (ibid. 46; 1964), pp. 1–48 (‘The Solemn Prayers of Good Friday’). S. Janeras, Le Vendredi-Saint dans la tradition liturgique byzantine (Studia Anselmiana, 99; 1988). T. P. Gilmartin in CE 6 (1909), pp. 643–5, s.v.; W. J. O’Shea and others in NCE (2nd edn.), 6 (2003), pp. 355 f., s.v. see also bibl. to easter

Room4more

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I thought every Friday was Good…especially @ 5pm/ok it's afer 5pm, have a Good weekend!! [:P] [:D]

Rosie Perera

Perhaps this cartoon explains it best:

Claybon Collins Jr

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Awesome Rosie.....Thanks!!

Ted Hans

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Great Rosie, thanks.

DavidS

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Thanks that's It!!!

George Somsel

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The C of E provides for the normal celebration of the Eucharist, but until recently this very rarely happened, and in modern Anglicanism a form of service akin to that of the current RC rite has been fairly widely adopted.

Good Friday

On this day the ministers enter in silence.
All then kneel for silent prayer, after which the Celebrant stands and
begins the liturgy with the Collect of the Day.
Immediately before the Collect, the Celebrant may say

Blessed be our God.

People

For ever and ever. Amen.
Let us pray.

Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

Old Testament

Isaiah 52:13--53:12, or Genesis 22:1-18, or Wisdom 2:1, 12-24
Psalm

Epistle

Hebrews 10:1-25

The Passion Gospel is announced in the following manner
22:1-11(12-21), or 40:1-14, or 69:1-23

The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.

The customary responses before and after the Gospel are omitted.

John 18:1-19:37

or 19:1-37

The Passion Gospel may be read or chanted by lay persons. Specific roles may be assigned to different persons, the congregation taking the part of the crowd.
The congregation may be seated for the first part of the Passion. At the verse which mentions the arrival at Golgotha (John 19:17) all stand.
The Sermon follows.
A hymn may then be sung.

The Solemn Collects

All standing, the Deacon, or other person appointed, says to the people

Dear People of God: Our heavenly Father sent his Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved; that all who believe in him might be delivered from the power of sin and death, and become heirs with him of everlasting life.
We pray, therefore, for people everywhere according to their needs.

In the biddings which follow, the indented portions may be adapted by addition or omission, as appropriate, at the discretion of the Celebrant. The people may be directed to stand or kneel.
The biddings may be read by a Deacon or other person appointed. The Celebrant says the Collects.

Let us pray for the holy Catholic Church of Christ throughout the world;
For its unity in witness and service
For all bishops and other ministers
and the people whom they serve

For

N., our Bishop, and all the people of this diocese
For all Christians in this community
For those about to be baptized (particularly___________) That God will confirm his Church in faith, increase it in love, and preserve it in peace.

Silence

Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of your faithful people is governed and sanctified: Receive our supplications and prayers which we offer before you for all member of your holy Church, that in their vocation and ministry they may truly and devoutly server you; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Amen.

Let us pray for all nations and peoples of the earth, and for those in authority among them;

For

N., the President of the United States
For the Congress and the Supreme Court
For the Members and Representatives of the United Nations
For all who serve the common good
That by God's help they may seek justice and truth, and live in peace and concord.

Silence

Almighty God, kindle, we pray, in every heart the true love of peace, and guide with your wisdom those who take counsel for the nations of the earth; that in tranquility your dominion mayincrease, until the earth is filled with the knowledge of your love; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Let us pray for all who suffer and are afflicted in body or in
mind;
For the hungry and the homeless, the destitute
and the oppressed
For the sick, the wounded, and the crippled
For those in loneliness, fear, and anguish
For those who face temptation, doubt, and despair
For the sorrowful and bereaved
For prisoners and captives, and those in mortal danger
That God in his mercy will comfort and relieve them, and
grant them the knowledge of his love, and stir up in us the
will and patience to minister to their needs.

Silence

Gracious God, the comfort of all who sorrow, the strength of all who suffer: Let the cry of those in misery and need come to you, that they may find your mercy present with them in all their afflictions; and give us, we pray, the strength to serve them for the sake of him who suffered for us, your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Let us pray for all who have not received the Gospel of Christ;
For those who have never heard the word of salvation
For those who have lost their faith
For those hardened by sin or indifference
For the contemptuous and the scornful
For those who are enemies of the cross of Christ and persecutors of his disciples
For those who in the name of Christ have persecuted others
That God will open their hearts to the truth, and lead them to faith and obedience.

Silence

Merciful God, creator of all the peoples of the earth and
lover of souls: Have compassion on all who do not know you
as you are revealed in your Son Jesus Christ; let your Gospel
be preached with grace and power to those who have not
heard it; turn the hearts of those who resist it; and bring
home to your fold those who have gone astray; that there
may be one flock under one shepherd, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Let us commit ourselves to our God, and pray for the grace of a holy life, that, with all who have departed this world and have died in the peace of Christ, and those whose faith is known to God alone, we may be accounted worthy to enter into the fullness of the joy of our Lord, and receive the crown of life in the day of resurrection.

Silence

O God of unchangeable power and eternal light: Look favorably on your whole Church, that wonderful and sacred mystery; by the effectual working of your providence, carry out in tranquility the plan of salvation; let the whole world see and know that things which were cast down are being raised up, and things which had grown old are being made new, and that all things are being brought to their perfection by him through whom all things were made, your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

The service may be concluded here with the singing of a hymn or anthem, the Lord's Prayer, and the final prayer on page 282.

If desired, a wooden cross may now be brought into the church and
placed in the sight of the people.
Appropriate devotions may follow, which may include any or all of the
following, or other suitable anthems. If the texts are recited rather than
sung, the congregation reads the parts in italics.

Anthem 1

We glory in your cross, O Lord,

and praise and glorify your holy resurrection;
for by virtue of your cross
joy has come to the whole world.

May God be merciful to us and bless us,
show us the light of his countenance, and come to us.

Let your ways be known upon earth,
your saving health among all nations.

Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you.

We glory in your cross, O Lord,
and praise and glorify your holy resurrection;
for by virtue of your cross
joy has come to the whole world.

Anthem 2

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you,

because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

If we have died with him, we shall also live with him;
if we endure, we shall also reign with him.
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you,
because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

Anthem 3

O Savior of the world,
who by thy cross and precious blood hast redeemed us:

Save us and help us, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord.

The hymn "Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle," or some other hymn
extolling the glory of the cross, is then sung.
The service may be concluded here with the Lord's Prayer and the final prayer below.
In the absence of a bishop or priest, all that precedes may be led by a deacon or lay reader.
In places where Holy Communion is to be administered from the reserved Sacrament, the following order is observed

A Confession of Sin
The Lord's Prayer
The Communion

The service concludes with the following prayer. No blessing or dismissal is added.

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, we pray you to set your passion, cross, and death between your judgment and our souls, now and in the hour of our death. Give mercy and grace to the living; pardon and rest to the dead; to your holy Church peace and concord; and to us sinners everlasting life and glory; for with the Father and the Holy Spirit you live and reign, one God, now and for ever.

Amen.

BCP 1979

Ted Weis

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Perhaps this cartoon explains it best:

I used this in my Good Friday worship service, accompanied by this quote from Charles Spurgeon:

"The memorial of Christ’s death is a festival, not a
funeral… Mourn by all means, for Jesus died; but by no means let us make mourning
the prominent thought in connection with his death."

Kristin Dantzler

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