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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 A seasonal enquiry #158488 04/13/06 04:27 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta B Bingley OP Carpal Tunnel OP Bingley Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta I had always heard that Good Friday was etymologically God's Friday. However, other sources I've seen suggest that it was directly named Good Friday, with good here meaning holy. Any comments, elucidation? Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A seasonal enquiry #158489 04/13/06 05:31 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Sorry to disappoint, but nobody's quite sure, and those who are quite sure are not quite right. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A seasonal enquiry #158490 04/13/06 08:48 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 If nobody's quite sure how can you be sure that those who are quite sure aren't quite right? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A seasonal enquiry #158491 04/13/06 10:31 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah I Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City They're not quite right, because no one's quite sure, silly. Not to mention which, the good padre left unsaid the "in the head" part on account of his good taste and decorum. Last edited by inselpeter; 04/13/06 10:32 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A seasonal enquiry #158492 04/13/06 10:48 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory A Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah A Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory If you're quite sure you're a nobody, and everyone who's anyone is unsure. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A seasonal enquiry #158493 04/13/06 10:55 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Quote: I had always heard that Good Friday was etymologically God's Friday. However, other sources I've seen suggest that it was directly named Good Friday, with good here meaning holy. Any comments, elucidation? I often rely on Portuguese, the only other language I'm really fluent in, for matters such as these. The "good" in Portuguese for this day is santo/a, which yes, means holy. So I doubt "good" comes from "god." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A seasonal enquiry #158494 04/13/06 12:01 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 > Portuguese for this day is santo/a, which yes, means holy. So I doubt "good" comes from "god." Nothing apart from speculative comment, but surely a parallel for holy might be godly? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A seasonal enquiry #158495 04/13/06 02:49 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX M Myridon addict Myridon addict M Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX Today is Maundy Thursday ultimately from "mandatum novum" - a new commandment - in John 13:34 "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." at the "first" Last Supper. One special service held today is Tenebrae, Latin for shadows or darkness. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A seasonal enquiry #158496 04/13/06 02:52 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA We will most certainly observe Maundy Thursday today, with all of the appropriate attendant rites, but not Tenebrae, as it may be done on any day in Holy Week and, for us, was done yesterday at sunset. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A seasonal enquiry #158497 04/14/06 02:59 AM Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 133 J Jomama member Jomama member J Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 133 Thank you for that explanation of "Maundy" Thursday! One of the things I've often wondered about but never bothered to look up. 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