LOS ANGELES — Good Friday is when Christians solemnly commemorate the day Jesus suffered and died on the cross.

In some churches, a wooden cross is set up and people spend time meditating before it. Other people make the Stations of the Cross, a devotion that recalls the journey of Jesus on the Via Dolorosa (Way of Sorrows) in Jerusalem to Calvary, where he was crucified.

Many Christians keep this devotion but also see in the suffering of Jesus a reminder to be more concerned for the suffering of people in Thursday's world. For many Christians, Good Friday is also a day of fasting and penance.

Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez will preside at the Celebration of the Passion of the Lord at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels at noon.

During the solemn liturgy, the Lord's passion from the Gospel of John will be proclaimed and a special prayer will be dedicated to the catechumens — those who will be baptized and welcomed into the church on Easter Vigil. As in previous years, the faithful will have an opportunity to venerate the cross.

The service will be livestreamed here.

Good Friday is the only day of the year that Mass is not celebrated.