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Holy Saturday

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Holy Saturday

In the Christian church, the Saturday of Holy Week and the day before Easter Sunday. Many churches keep an Easter prayer vigil (watch) that lasts all day. Members of the congregation take it in turns to pray. On the evening of Holy Saturday, a service may be held, and just before midnight the paschal (Easter) candle is lit. The new light is carried, in procession, into the church to celebrate the Resurrection, Jesus' triumph over death.



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Holy Saturday is usually windy in my part of the country, and last year was no exception.
Days of our lives: when seen with eyes of faith, calendars help us ... by Pohl, Stephen / U.S. Catholic
TARZANA - The pageantry of an Eastern Orthodox service will be even more heartfelt by Eastern Orthodox Christians who attend Holy Saturday services this morning and Easter services just before midnight tonight.
PASCHA MARKED THIS WEEKEND ST. INNOCENT EASTERN ORTHODOX EASTER ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
They have no distinctive content and we, in fact, revert to a pre-paschal condition: to what George Steiner calls "the long day's journey" of Holy Saturday.
Standing before the cross by Imbelli, Robert P. / Commonweal
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