Holy Saturday is the final day of Holy Week. It is when Christians all over the world prepare to celebrate and observe the resurrection of their lord and savior Jesus Christ. The day also concludes ...

On Holy Saturday, there isn't a liturgical service, and the sacraments—with the exceptions of Penance and the Anointing of the Sick—are not practiced. In homes, the Easter feast is prepared. Around ...

Editor’s Note: The following excerpts are from “The Art of Holy Week” segment on Register Radio’s March 29, 2025, episode. Register Radio host Matthew Bunson, vice president and editorial director of ...

Everyone knows that Easter takes place in the spring each year, but do you know what the day before Easter is called? It’s Holy Saturday. While Easter Sunday is filled with happiness and celebration, ...

Holy Saturday, also known as Easter Eve, is one of the most solemn and meaningful days in the Christian calendar. Observed between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, it marks a moment of waiting, ...

The long Holy Saturday life of Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger will mark a final milestone this April 16. Unless he lives until 106, his 95th birthday will be the last time his calendar birthday and his ...

Holy Saturday carries deep theological and spiritual significance within the Christian faith. It is a day of waiting and contemplation, representing a period of darkness and uncertainty following ...

“To be sure, it was not Easter Sunday but Holy Saturday, but, the more I reflect on it, the more this seems to be fitting for the nature of our human life: we are still awaiting Easter; we are not yet ...

Good Friday was restless. The gospels tell of mobs and clamor, judgement and shouts of “crucify, crucify!” Then a painful struggling walk through narrow, crowded streets to the Skull, Golgatha, the ...

Holy Saturday, the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, is a significant day in the Christian liturgical calendar. In 2026, it’s being observed today, on April 4, marking the final day of Holy ...

As we prepare to celebrate the joy of Easter on March 31, we pause to reflect on Holy Saturday, when there is no liturgy and with the altar stripped bare, we wait in silence. We asked our panelists: ...