Parishioners Attend Good Friday Services Across Delaware Valley

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Catholics commemorated the passion and death of Jesus Christ Friday evening as part of Good Friday ceremonies across the Delaware valley.

Parishioners at Old St. Joseph's in Society Hill, the oldest catholic church in philadelphia, packed the pews as ceremonies for the Easter weekend began a span of three-days that highlight the key beliefs of the Christian faith.

Father Dan Ruff says the Easter weekend can be looked at as a metaphor for everyday life.

"This pascal pattern is very much a part of our experience as well, that we're always undergoing little deaths to our own expectations hopes and dreams, but hopefully also we're also dying to our allusions and our weaknesses."

The Weekend continues with Holy Saturday, marking the end of lent and culminates with Easter Sunday, which celebrates Christ's resurrection.

Reported by Dan Wing, KYW Newsradio