Holy Saturday
March 30, 2024

There are no readings for Holy Saturday.

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“On Holy Saturday, the Church waits at the Lord’s tomb in prayer and fasting, meditating on his Passion and Death and on his Descent into Hell, and awaiting his Resurrection.

The Church abstains from the Sacrifice of the Mass with the sacred table left bare, until after the solemn Vigil, that is, the anticipation by night of the Resurrection, when the time comes for paschal joys, the abundance of which overflows to occupy 50 days.

Holy Communion may only be given on this day as Viaticum.”

From New Roman Missal, Third Edition

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Today, in God’s Lavish Mercy:
Jesus, I keep grateful vigil beside your tomb. I await the graces that will arise from this faithful abiding. As the hours pass, let me slowly empty my heart into your Divine Silence. When the morning comes, let me rise with You, transformed in Your Light.

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