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Good Friday is the most touching day. The Virgin Mary meets her dead Son. The scene takes place in St. Joseph' s church square and is accompanied “the cry of Mary”. Then the procession goes towards the Calvary. Another touching moment is the Deposition from the Cross, a performance written by Francesco in the second half of the 19th century. At the end the simulacrum of Christ is placed inside the Holy Urn and taken to the Mother Church.
7:00 am - The procession starts at U Ratò (Mother Church's Oratory) and runs along Piazza San Giuseppe, Via Misteri to Piazza Calvario.
7:20 am - The Procession stops in front of St. Joseph's Church, where inside finds the Bishop and then continues towards Via Misteri and Calvario Square.
8:30 am - At the Calvary the Parade of the Vare begins. The procession ends and starts again at 11.00 am near the Town Hall to begin U 'Ncuntru di Mazziurnu.
11:00 am - After the break the procession begins. Start again from Town Hall and will reach the Our Lady of the Rosary's Church to begin the "Ncuntru di Mazziurnu".
11:30 am - From the Municipal Palace of San Cataldo the Sacred Groups start the procession that will arrive at Saetta street to give life to Second Meeting.
1:00 pm - At the Calvary, Representation of Christ on the cross. 8:00 pm - "A Scinnenza", Solemn Procession of the Dead Christ.
22:00 am - Procession of the Urn from Calvary to the Mother Church. Return of the Our Lady and Saint John's