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- What happened on the first Holy Saturday? Here on earth, Jesus’ disciples mourned his death and, since it was a sabbath day, they rested. Luke notes that the women returned home “and prepared spices and ointments.
- What happened to Jesus while he was dead? According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church: 633 Scripture calls the abode of the dead, to which the dead Christ went down, “hell” – Sheol in Hebrew or Hades in Greek – because those who are there are deprived of the vision of God.
- How do we commemorate this day? According to the main document governing the celebrations connected with Easter, Paschales Solemnitatis: 73. On Holy Saturday the Church is, as it were, at the Lord’s tomb, meditating on his passion and death, and on his descent into hell, and awaiting his resurrection with prayer and fasting.
- Are the sacraments celebrated? For the most part, no. Paschales Solemnitatis explains: 75. On this day the Church abstains strictly from the celebration of the sacrifice of the Mass.
2 days ago · The Rosary is divided into three parts, each having five mysteries. While meditating on the Mysteries, recite: 1 “Our Father” 10 “Hail Mary’s” and 1 “Glory Be” for each Mystery. After each Mystery the “Fatima Prayer” is said:
2 days ago · But we know Jesus has conquered sin and passed through his own pain to the glory of the Resurrection. And we live in the light of his Paschal Mystery — the mystery of his Death and Resurrection. ‘We are an Easter People and Alleluia is our song!’.
5 days ago · The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary. Said on Tuesdays, Fridays, and daily from Ash Wednesday until Easter Sunday.
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2 days ago · He is author of A Devotional Journey into the Mass and A Devotional Journey into the Easter Mystery (Sophia), as well as Principles of Sacred Liturgy: Forming a Sacramental Vision (Hillenbrand Books). He lives in Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin, with his wife and eight children.
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3 days ago · Ratzinger finds the fullness of the theology of the Name of God in the New Testament, particularly in St. John. According to the fourth gospel Jesus’ mission is to make known to men the name of the Father (John 17:6 and 17:26).
