HOLY SATURDAY

HOLY SATURDAY

What is Holy Saturday?

Holy Saturday or the Black Saturday, is the final day of the Holy Week just before Easter.

It takes place right after Good Friday and marks the day Jesus’ body was placed into his tomb after dying on the cross.

It is also the third day of the Easter Triduum which begins with the Lord’s Supper on Maundy 

Holy Saturday is also the day of the Easter Vigil, when Christians all across the world will wait in the late evening hours for the resurrection of Christ.

Liturgically Holy Saturday only lasts till 6pm or dusk, after which the Easter Vigil takes over and the Easter season starts.