{"id":250706,"date":"2026-04-03T23:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T23:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/250706\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T23:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T23:10:09","slug":"good-friday-service-held-on-friday-at-the-cathedral-in-los-angeles-daily-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/250706\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Friday service held on Friday at the Cathedral in Los Angeles \u2013 Daily News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Good Friday service was celebrated by Archbishop Jos\u00e9 H. Gomez at noon on Friday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>The solemn liturgical service included the Lord\u2019s Passion from the Gospel of John. During the service, the archbishop and priests carried a cross down the cathedral\u2019s center aisle in an emotions-stirring moment for those who witnessed the traditional procession.<\/p>\n<p>A special prayer was offered for those who will be baptized and welcomed into the Church community during Easter Vigil Masses on Holy Saturday, April 4, at the cathedral and at Archdiocese of Los Angeles parishes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Catholics attend Good Friday service at Cathedral of Our Lady...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LDN-L-GOOD-CATHEDRAL-0403-03-SR.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Catholics attend Good Friday service at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Archbishop Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Gomez leads Good Friday service at Cathedral of...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LDN-L-GOOD-CATHEDRAL-0403-09-SR.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LDN-L-GOOD-CATHEDRAL-0403-09-SR.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Archbishop Jos\u00e9 Gomez leads Good Friday service at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Archbishop Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Gomez leads Good Friday service at Cathedral of...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LDN-L-GOOD-CATHEDRAL-0403-06-SR.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LDN-L-GOOD-CATHEDRAL-0403-06-SR.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Archbishop Jos\u00e9 Gomez leads Good Friday service at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Archbishop Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Gomez leads Good Friday service at Cathedral of...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LDN-L-GOOD-CATHEDRAL-0403-04-SR.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LDN-L-GOOD-CATHEDRAL-0403-04-SR.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Archbishop Jos\u00e9 Gomez leads Good Friday service at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 4<\/p>\n<p>Catholics attend Good Friday service at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The faithful public had the opportunity to venerate the cross \u2014 acknowledging Jesus\u2019 suffering, sacrifice and death on the cross as well as expressing their own gratitude and love as they prayed together with others.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the noon service, also known as the Passion of the Lord, two more liturgical services were held later in the day. <a href=\"http:\/\/lacatholics.org\/event\/good-friday-of-the-lords-passion\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lacatholics.org\/event\/good-friday-of-the-lords-passion\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Upcoming services at the cathedral include Holy Saturday \/ Easter Vigil, 8 p.m. April 4 (<a href=\"http:\/\/lacatholics.org\/event\/easter-vigil\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lacatholics.org\/event\/easter-vigil<\/a>), and Easter Sunday \u2013 Resurrection of the Lord, 7:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. (both in English), and a 12:30 p.m. service (in Spanish) on April 5 (<a href=\"http:\/\/lacatholics.org\/event\/easter-sunday-mass\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lacatholics.org\/event\/easter-sunday-mass<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Check for services that are live streamed on <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/olacathedral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">youtube.com\/olacathedral<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/lacatholics.org\/holyweek\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lacatholics.org\/holyweek<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, 555 W. Temple St., Los Angeles. <a href=\"http:\/\/lacatholics.org\/holyweek\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lacatholics.org\/holyweek<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Good Friday service was celebrated by Archbishop Jos\u00e9 H. 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