{"id":54121,"date":"2026-02-19T15:45:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T13:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duomomilano.it\/liturgical\/venerdi-di-quaresima-6-marzo-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T17:48:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:48:57","slug":"friday-of-lent-2026","status":"publish","type":"liturgical","link":"https:\/\/www.duomomilano.it\/en\/liturgical\/friday-of-lent-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday of Lent"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"\" class=\"block-text-photo \" aria-label=\"Friday of Lent\"  style=\"background: #01131F\"  name=\"\">\n        <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12\">\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 col-xxl-6 order-md-2 left \">\n                            <div class=\"content-text\">\n                                                                <h2  style=\"color: #fff\" >\n                                    Friday of Lent                                <\/h2>\n                                <div class=\"content-mobile\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duomomilano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crocifissione_Venerdi-di-Quaresima.jpg\">                                <\/div>\n                                <div id=\"description-block_42bca09c2b07096cceb0631bbbfce972\" class=\"description\"  style=\"color: #fff\" >\n                                    <style>#description-block_42bca09c2b07096cceb0631bbbfce972 a,a:hover,a:visited,a:focus { color: #fff }<\/style><p>In the Ambrosian liturgy, Fridays during Lent are \u201caliturgical days,\u201d on which the Eucharist is not celebrated.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>7 a.m. &#8211; 6:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>CELEBRATION TIMETABLE<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>7 a.m.<\/strong><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Via Crucis<br \/>\n<\/em>&#8211; <strong>8 a.m.\u00a0<\/strong>Morning Praise and Midday Prayer<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>11 a.m.<\/strong> Liturgy of the Word<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>12:45 p.m.<\/strong> <em>Via Crucis<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>4:30 p.m.<\/strong> Exposition of the Relic of the Holy Cross for personal adoration<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>5:30 p.m.<\/strong> Vespers, Lenten Catechesis and Benediction with the Relic of the <em>Holy Cross<\/em><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 col-xxl-6 order-md-1 right\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duomomilano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crocifissione_Venerdi-di-Quaresima.jpg\">                        <\/div>\n                    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<p>In the unique liturgical tradition of the Church of Milan,\u00a0<strong>Fridays during Lent<\/strong>\u2014similar to Good Friday\u2014<strong>are<em>\u00a0aliturgical days<\/em>, on which the Eucharist is not celebrated and Communion is not distributed.<\/strong>\u00a0This peculiarity, which brings the Ambrosian liturgy closer to the Eastern liturgy, is a sign of a more intimate participation in the Mystery of the Lord\u2019s Passion and a more intense anticipation of Sunday Eucharist.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the communal celebration of the\u00a0<em>Liturgy of the Hours<\/em>\u00a0and prolonged listening to the\u00a0<em>Word of God<\/em>, the adoration of the\u00a0<em>Relic of the Holy Cross<\/em>\u00a0and the pious exercise of the\u00a0<em>Via Crucis<\/em>\u00a0are also proposed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The first Friday of Lent (February 27) and Good Friday (April 3) are days of fasting, as well as abstinence from meat: fasting is required of all adults up to the age of 60, while abstinence from meat is required of those who have reached the age of 14.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is possible to follow the celebration of Vespers with Lenten Catechesis (5:30 p.m.) via live streaming\u00a0<strong>on this website (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.duomomilano.it\/\">www.duomomilano.it<\/a>) from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCvYKUs5EsrVCZgiDz6-2z8Q\">Duomo Milano TV YouTube channel.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 col-xxl-6 order-md-3 right\">\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    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