The sanctuary is stripped of its ornaments and the cross is veiled in black.
The Blessed Sacrament is kept at the Altar of Repose until it is used for Holy Communion at the Mass of the Presanctified Gifts on Good Friday.
Good Friday is the one chance during the year to see a plain sanctuary.
One thing that becomes visible is the crack in the mensa of the high altar, created by a lightning strike in the late 1990s which sent the crucifix crashing down.
I thought this was amusing. I found this advertisement on my car in the church parking lot on the most solemn day of fasting in Christendom.
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