India, April 3 -- We call the Friday on which we commemorate the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on Calvary by death on the Cross, as Good Friday. When we consider the unspeakable horror, the unbelievable brutality, the unmitigated injustice, the unbearable ignominy and the unutterable evil that was at work on that dark, dreadful and desolate day, the label "good" seems a crude, cruel and callous irony.

But, when we consider the infinite love, the unlimited goodness, the enormous compassion, the unreserved mercy and the unconditional forgiveness which the Cross of Jesus symbolises, then, the word "good" is a perfect fit for this day of all days.

For, here on the Cross of Calvary, the humankind has finally found a way out of its dreadful dunge...