Good Friday

On Good Friday, we recall Christ’s Passion and death. It is the only day of the Church calendar on which Mass is not celebrated. Instead, we gather quietly to pray, both for ourselves and those around us; to listen to Scripture; and to venerate the cross. Good Friday is a time to reflect on our own sinfulness and need for repentance, and it is a day in which, amid the sorrow, we show our appreciation for Christ’s loving sacrifice. Good Friday is a day of both fast and abstinence.

Below you will find times for Morning Prayer, Stations of the Cross, and the celebration of the Passion of Our Lord. To find listings by city/town, click here.

Good Shepherd Parish, Saco

Most Holy Trinity Church, 271 Main Street, Saco - Stations of the Cross at 3 p.m.

St. Joseph Church, 178 Elm Street, Biddeford - Stations of the Cross at 3 p.m. and Celebration of the Passion of Our Lord at 7 p.m.

St. Margaret Church, 6 Saco Avenue, Old Orchard Beach - Stations of the Cross at 3 p.m.

St. Philip Church, 404 Goodwins Mills Road, Lyman - Stations of the Cross at 3 p.m.

Our Lady of Hope Parish, Portland

St. Joseph Church, 673 Stevens Avenue, Portland - Living Stations of the Cross presented by St. Brigid studentss at 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m.; Stations of the cross at 3 p.m. 

St. Pius X Church, 492 Ocean Avenue, Portland - Celebration of the Passion of Our Lord with veneration of the cross at 7 p.m.

Parish of the Holy Savior, Mexico

St. Athanasius & St. John Church, 126 Maine Avenue, Rumford -  Celebration of the Passion of Our Lord at 3 p.m.

St. John Paul II Parish, Scarborough

Church of the Holy Cross, 124 Cottage Road, South Portland - Living Stations of the Cross by Holy Cross School students at 10:30 a.m., Stations of the Cross at 1 p.m., and Celebration of the Passion of Our Lord at 4 p.m.

St. Bartholomew Church, 8 Two Lights Road, Cape Elizabeth - Celebration of the Passion of Our Lord at 3 p.m.

St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, 150 Black Point Road, Scarborough - Stations of the Cross at 3 p.m. and Celebration of the Passion of Our Lord at 6 p.m.

St. John Vianney Parish, Fort Kent

St. Louis Church, 26 East Main Street, Fort Kent - Celebration of the Passion of Our Lord at 7 p.m.