Good Friday Traditions?

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Unfortunately this Good Friday I will not be able to fully participate in the normal requirements of fasting. I have recently become pregnant and that alone excuses me from the fast. I would like to participate, however I’ve been suffering from awful morning sickness that only goes away once I get something in my stomach. So due to that, I have to be constantly munching on something, lest I get immensely nauseous and have a horrible belly ache. Anyway, enough of my complaining. What are some ways that I can make up for this? Do any of you have any specific Good Friday traditions that you follow? Extra prayers? Stuff like that? Any advice would help!
 
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Do any of you have any specific Good Friday traditions that you follow?
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Stations of the Cross.
Attempted Silence from noon-3
Watch The Passion
 
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Don’t know about traditions, but I always feel like my prayers are more intense on Good Friday.
 
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Do any of you have any specific Good Friday traditions that you follow?
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Stations of the Cross.
Attempted Silence from 1-3
Watch The Passion
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Our family situation is presently rather “high-maintenance”, but we did watch The Passion of the Christ this evening, and I told my son that we needed to be more serious this afternoon, put a curb on our usual wacky humor, which we did. I actually spent the day in rather mundane pursuits — grocery pickup, fill up the car with gas ($1.139 per gallon), cleaning, household and yard work.
 
Oh dude, a little aside, we can get gas in SC (but about an hour from where I live) for 0.99
 
There are some lovely devotions to the Passion out there. This was a prayer poem I found recently.

Lord, by this sweet and saving sign,
Defend us from our foes and thine.

Jesu, by thy wounded feet,
direct our path aright:

Jesu, by thy nailed hands,
move ours to deeds of love:

Jesu, by thy pierced side,
cleanse our desires:

Jesu, by thy crown of thorns,
annihilate our pride:

Jesu, by thy silence,
shame our complaints:

Jesu, by thy parched lips,
curb our cruel speech:

Jesu, by thy closing eyes,
look on our sin no more:

Jesu, by thy broken heart,
knit ours to thee.

And by this sweet and saving sign,
Lord, draw us to our peace and thine.
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