The Good Friday Passion

Watch (with captions) the video of the chanting of the Passion of Jesus from the Gospel of John, recorded on Good Friday at the Church of the Ascension.

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This video — of the chant of the Passion of Jesus from the Gospel of John, recorded on Good Friday at the Church of the Ascension — is 28½ minutes long. You may need to let the video run for 20-30 seconds or more to load before the video begins and the sound begins to sync. (Once it has started, you can “rewind” to start over the first few seconds if you wish.)

To view the captions of the scripture lesson, John 18:1-19:37:

  • Select the menu with the three vertical dots on the lower right of the video
  • Select “Captions” to turn the video’s captions on

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