Bede

And it was the day of Preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near. Preparation is interpreted as preparing, by which name the Jews who lived among the Greeks called the sixth day of the week, which is now called Friday by us, because on that day they prepared what was necessary for the Sabbath. According to what was once commanded concerning manna: "On the sixth day you shall gather double," etc. (Exodus 16). …

On the Gospel of Luke ↗

Bonaventure

Third, regarding the opportuneness of the time, he says: And it was the day of preparation, and the Sabbath was dawning. The day of preparation is Friday, which is therefore called parasceve, which is interpreted as "preparation," because on it were prepared the things that were necessary for the Sabbath; and thus it was the sixth day of the week, on which the Lord suffered at midday, but was buried in the evening, that is, on the eve of the Sabbath, because, just as the sixth day was fitting for Christ's death and crucifixion, so …

Commentary on Luke, Chapter 23 ↗