Solemn Good Friday service offers condolences to Mary

Our Lady of Unity at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church hold a solemn pésame procession on Good Friday April 7, 2023. Pésame, a Spanish word meaning, “I am sorry,” is to present condolences for the loss of a loved one. After the procession, people presented their respects to the Body of Jesus and then approached the image of Mary to express their condolences. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Deacons Raymond Arroyo, Adolfo López and William Tinoco-Smyser carry the cross to the front of church as Father Claudio Diaz Jr., pastor of Our Lady of Unity at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church, follows. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Deacons Raymond Arroyo, Adolfo López and William Tinoco-Smyser carry the cross to the front of church as Father Claudio Diaz Jr., pastor of Our Lady of Unity at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church, follows. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Diaz venerates the cross. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Parishioners venerate the cross after it arrives at the front of church. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Parishioners carry a statue of Mary draped in black. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Diaz leads the solemn procession around the parish. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Parishioners carry a statue of Mary draped in black. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
People walk and pray in the procession. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Altar servers lead the procession of parishioners carrying statues of Mary draped in black and Jesus laying in a casket. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Servers hold torches near the body of Jesus as parishioners approach for veneration. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

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