Having no communion on Good Friday is the most ancient tradition. In the early church, receiving communion would have been regarded as breaking the fast that lasted from Good Friday until the Easter Eucharist. On other days the liturgy of the presanctified is celebrated (this is akin to receiving from the reserved Sacrament), but not on Good Friday, unless this falls on March 25, the feast of the Annunciation. Celebrating the Eucharist on Good Friday forms a third possibility. SilenceFaithful and compassionate God,you create and love all the peoples of the earth;may your good news be so lived and proclaimed,that all are brought home to your presence,through Jesus Christ our Saviour.