{"id":19173,"date":"2014-04-18T13:33:13","date_gmt":"2014-04-18T18:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/yimcatholic\/?p=19173"},"modified":"2017-01-24T17:12:25","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T22:12:25","slug":"the-bridegroom-of-the-church-is-affixed-to-the-cross-with-nails-a-hymn-for-holy-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/yimcatholic\/2014\/04\/the-bridegroom-of-the-church-is-affixed-to-the-cross-with-nails-a-hymn-for-holy-friday.html","title":{"rendered":"“The Bridegroom of the Church is affixed to the Cross with nails.” (A Hymn for Holy Friday)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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This is the 15th Antiphon of Holy Friday that is sung in the Orthodox Church, and in the Eastern Rite Catholic Church. Here is the late Archbishop Job of Chicago chanting it during the liturgy on his last Holy Friday while on Earth.\u00a0It is in English, so you can sing along at the foot of the Cross with him, and with all the faithful.<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<blockquote>Today He who hung the earth upon the waters is hung on the tree, \nThe King of the angels is decked with a crown of thorns. \nHe who wraps the heavens in clouds is wrapped in the purple of mockery. \nHe who freed Adam in the Jordan is slapped on the face. \nThe Bridegroom of the Church is affixed to the Cross with nails. \nThe Son of the virgin is pierced by a spear. \nWe worship Thy passion, O Christ. \nWe worship Thy passion, O Christ. \nWe worship Thy passion, O Christ. \nShow us also Thy glorious resurrection.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nAmen.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This is the 15th Antiphon of Holy Friday that is sung in the Orthodox Church, and in the Eastern Rite Catholic Church. 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