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* Mass is not held on Good Friday
* Mass is not held on Good Friday
* instead, it is a day of fasting and abstinance
* instead, it is a day of strict fasting and abstinence (see glossary)
* instead of Mass, the Church gathers for the '''Celebration of the Passion of the Lord'''
** held at 3:00 pm, the hour the Lord died on the Cross
* Holy Communion may be held at the service, but there is no Eucharistic celebration
** hosts distributed on Good Friday were consecrated on Holy Thursday
* the altar is left bare


== See also ==
== See also ==