Prayer For Good Friday

(This prayer is intended to be recited within the family before a Crucifix on Good Friday.) Leader or a child: Jesus dedicated His entire life for His path towards the salvation offered by the Cross. The Gospel according to John shares some of His final words (12:27-33): Now my spirit is troubled. What should I say? Father, spare me from this moment. No, this is the reason I have come to this hour! Father, glorify Your Name. A voice then came from heaven: I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again. Now is the time of the world's judgment; the ruler of this world will be cast out. And I, when I am lifted up, will draw all people to myself. Leader: He humbled Himself, obedient unto death, even death on a Cross. That is why God has exalted Him and given Him the Name that is above every name, so that at the Name of Jesus, every knee should bow in heaven, on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, in the glory of God the Father. We venerate Your Cross, O Lord, and we honor and exalt Your holy resurrection. Family: For through this sacred wood, joy has entered the whole world. Leader: Let us pray. We implore You, O God, look upon this family gathered here, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ allowed Himself to be betrayed into the hands of evil men and suffered the agony of the Cross. In His Name, grant our request. Family:Amen.