By Florida Catholic staff - Florida Catholic
MIAMI —Archbishop Thomas Wenski presided over the Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion at St. Mary Cathedralhttp://www.thecathedralofstmary.org/ on April 3, 2026, beginning at 3 p.m.
The liturgy opened with clergy prostrating themselves before the altar, a traditional gesture of reverence observed on Good Friday. The service commemorates the Passion and death of Jesus Christ and is one of the most solemn observances in the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar.
The Good Friday liturgy includes the proclamation of the Passion, the veneration of the cross and the distribution of Holy Communion. No Mass is celebrated on this day.
Following the liturgy, participants took part in a Via Crucis (Stations of the Cross) procession on the cathedral grounds.
A statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary was carried during the procession. The Stations of the Cross is a Lenten devotion that commemorates Jesus’ journey to Calvary through 14 stations, each representing a moment from his Passion.
From left: Jeremy Rubio, David Louis, and Anthuan Rubbio sing the Passion of the Lord according to John during the Liturgy of the Lord's Passion on Good Friday, April 3, 2026 at St. Mary Cathedral, Miami.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski shares his homily during the Liturgy of the Lord's Passion on Good Friday, April 3, 2026 at St. Mary Cathedral, Miami.
Bishop Pierre-Andre Dumas of Anse-a-Veau-Miragoane, Haiti, embraces the cross in reverence during the Liturgy of the Lord's Passion on Good Friday, April 3, 2026 at St. Mary Cathedral, Miami.
A man kneels before the cross in reverence during the Liturgy of the Lord's Passion on Good Friday, April 3, 2026 at St. Mary Cathedral, Miami. Holding the cross is Father Steven O'Hala, rector of St. Mary Cathedral.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski leads prayer during the Liturgy of the Lord's Passion on Good Friday, April 3, 2026 at St. Mary Cathedral, Miami. He is accompanied by his priest-secretary, Father Agustin G. Estrada, and Father Rafael Capo, vice-president of Mission and Ministry at St. Thomas University, Miami.
Father Rafael Capo, vice-president of Mission and Ministry at St. Thomas University, Miami, gives Communion during Liturgy of the Lord's Passion on Good Friday, April 3, 2026 at St. Mary Cathedral, Miami
A statue of Mary is carried in the Via Crucis procession during Good Friday observances at St. Mary Cathedral, Miami, on April 3, 2026.
Father Jeremy Lully begins the Via Crucis procession during Good Friday observances at St. Mary Cathedral, Miami, on April 3, 2026. He is accompanied by Father Warren Escalona (left), parochial vicar of St. Henry Parish, Pompano Beach.
The Via Crucis procession from St. Mary Cathedral, Miami, makes its way through the streets during Good Friday observances at St. Mary Cathedral, Miami, on April 3, 2026.
The statue of Mary makes her way through the streets of Miami during the Via Crucis procession led by parishioners of St. Mary Cathedral, Miami, on Good Friday, April 3, 2026.
The statue of Mary is accompanied by the faithful as she makes her way East through NW 79th Street, Miami, during the Via Crucis procession led by parishioners of St. Mary Cathedral, Miami, on Good Friday, April 3, 2026.
A statue of Jesus is carried in an effigy by faithful during the Via Crucis procession led by parishioners of St. Mary Cathedral, Miami, on Good Friday, April 3, 2026.
Photography: CRISTINA CABRERA | FC
