Brothers and sisters in Christ, on this most holy night, in which our Lord Jesus Christ passed over from death to life, the Church invites her members, dispersed throughout the world, to gather in vigil and prayer. For this is the Passover of the Lord, in which through word and sacrament we share in his victory over death. – Traditional Easter vigil liturgy

Holy Saturday is the day before Easter, the last day of Lent and is the day when Christ’s body lay in His tomb.

The History

There isn’t a ton of information that I was able to find about Holy Saturday, other than after sundown on Saturday, the chief priests and Pharisees went to Pontius Pilate and asked that a guard be placed at Jesus’ tomb to prevent His disciples from removing the body. They had remembered Jesus saying that he would rise again and they wanted to prevent that.

Fail.

Reflection

Holy Saturday is traditionally a day of quiet meditation as Christians contemplate remember Jesus and His sacrifices. More importantly, it’s a time to remember why Jesus made that sacrifice for you.

Oddly enough I think about a wonderful quote from one of my favorite movies, V for Vendetta. It seems so applicable to what Jesus went through and may have though; especially the part in bold.

It seems strange that my life should end in such a terrible place, but for three years I had roses and apologized to no one. I shall die here. Every inch of me shall perish. Every inch, but one. An inch. It is small and it is fragile and it is the only thing in the world worth having. We must never lose it or give it away. We must NEVER let them take it from us. I hope that whoever you are, you escape this place. I hope that the world turns, and that things get better. But what I hope most of all is that you understand what I mean when I tell you that, even though I do not know you, and even though I may never meet you, laugh with you, cry with you, or kiss you, I love you. With all my heart, I love you.

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