Editing Good Friday (section)

===Stations of the Cross===
[[File:GoodFr CroosWay Colloseo.jpg|thumb|The [[Way of the Cross]], celebrated at the [[Colosseum]] in Rome on Good Friday]]
[[File:Canopy erected at the Temple of Venus and Rome during Good Friday ceremonies.JPG|thumb|Canopy erected at the "Temple of Venus and Rome" during the "Way of the Cross" ceremony in Rome]]

In addition to the prescribed [[Christian liturgy|liturgical]] service, the [[Stations of the Cross]] are often prayed either in the church or outside, and a prayer service may be held from midday to 3.00&nbsp;pm, known as the Three Hours' Agony.<ref>{{Cite web |title=When is Good Friday 2020 - and why is it celebrated? |last=Baddeley |first=Nicole |work=Bracknell News |date= April 2020|access-date=29 March 2024 |url= https://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/news/18350899.good-friday-2020---celebrated/}}</ref> In countries such as Malta, Italy, the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Spain, processions with statues representing the Passion of Christ are held.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Good Friday processions in Malta: What, how and where? |author=Edward |work=MaltaUncovered.com |date= 4 April 2016|access-date=29 March 2024 |url= https://www.maltauncovered.com/culture/good-friday-processions-malta/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Easter Week in Italy |last=Bakerjian |first=Martha |work=Martha's Italy |access-date=29 March 2024 |url= https://www.marthasitaly.com/articles/119/easter-week-italy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eight Filipinos nailed to crosses as Easter crucifixion re-enactments resume |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=7 April 2023 |agency=Associated Press |access-date=29 March 2024 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/07/easter-crucifixion-reenactments-resume-in-philippines-after-three-year-covid-pause}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Voices: 'Jesus is crying!' Memories of my island's 'Viernes Santos' |last=Guadalupe |first=Patricia |work=NBC News |date=14 April 2017 |access-date=29 March 2024 |url= https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/voices-jesus-crying-memories-viernes-santos-island-n746251}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Photos: Holy Week Processions in Spain |last=Taylor |first=Alan |work=The Atlantic |date=5 April 2023 |access-date=29 March 2024 |url= https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2023/04/photos-holy-week-processions-spain/673637/}}</ref>

In Rome, since the papacy of [[John Paul II]], the heights of the [[Temple of Venus and Roma]] and their position opposite the main entrance to the Colosseum have been used to good effect as a public address platform. This may be seen in the photograph below where a red canopy has been erected to shelter the Pope as well as an illuminated cross, on the occasion of the '''Way of the Cross''' ceremony. The Pope, either personally or through a representative, leads the faithful through meditations on the stations of the cross while a cross is carried from there to the Colosseum.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Traditional Via Crucis at the Colosseum in Rome|url=https://www.italymagazine.com/featured-story/traditional-crucis-colosseum-rome|access-date=2021-06-28|website=ITALY Magazine|language=en|archive-date=2 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002142350/https://www.italymagazine.com/featured-story/traditional-crucis-colosseum-rome|url-status=live}}</ref>