On Holy Saturday the Church mourns in prayer and fasting, meditating on Christ’s Passion and Death. There is no Mass during the day as Jesus is still in the tomb. On this day Jesus descended triumphantly into Hades (called the “harrowing of hell”) and brought salvation to the righteous souls held captive there who awaited their promised Messiah, as recited in the Apostle’s Creed. On the night of Holy Saturday the Church celebrates the Vigil of Easter Sunday, the celebration of Christ’s resurrection from the tomb, the traditional time when the Sacraments of Initiation are given to new members of the Church.
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My thoughts: I choose to reflect a bit today. Easter is a big deal for Christians, those of us who claim Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. On Holy Saturday he was in the tomb, just after the crucifixion and just before the resurrection. Holy Saturday is a day of grief on one hand, but an eager expectation of something wonderful about to happen, on the other. Today, I can live in victory knowing that, even though today is not all that great in some ways, Sunday is coming, and the Light of the World will shine brightly to show me the way. Hallelujah, He is risen
Steve Holder 