ST. PAUL’S ASSYRIAN CHALDEAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, LOS ANGELS, CA

This Friday evening at 7pm, St. Paul’s church remembered the crucifixion of our Lord, Jesus Christ.  Fr. Noel Gorgis along with Fr. Tommy lead the faithful in a spiritual reflection on the life and the death of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  The deacons and the choir chanted prayers reciting the story of the passion of Jesus and the emotional  journey of his mother and our mother, Mary, as she witnessed her Son’s ultimate sacrifice to save humanity. 

The commemoration of the passion included about a 15 minute excerpt from Mel Gibson’s movie “The Passion of the Christ”.  The faithful gathered were moved to tears of sorrow as they watched on a movie projector Christ’s agony and human suffering.  Following the procession with the casket bearing the crucified body of Christ, the commemoration service concluded with the faithful kissing the figure of the crucified Christ.  The faithful were handed flowers after kissing the figure of the body of Christ and each person also was given a bitter cup of wine reminding each faithful of the bitterness of death and of the great sacrifice of the Son of God for our own salvation.