Holy Week and Good Friday Rites

The 2025 edition of the Agrigento Holy Week saw Good Friday on April 18. At 9:00 AM, the procession of the Suffering Jesus began along the traditional route, with the meeting of the statues of Jesus and the Madonna in front of the Sanctuary of the Addolorata. In the afternoon, at the Cathedral, the Crucifixion (2:00 PM) and prayers at the Calvary took place, followed by the celebration of the Lord's Passion presided over by Archbishop Monsignor Alessandro Damiano (6:00 PM). In the evening, after the deposition of Jesus from the Cross (7:30 PM), the procession of the Urn with the Dead Christ and the statue of the Sorrowful Mother set off, followed by the Archbishop's message at the church of San Domenico and the return of the statues to their respective churches.