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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Holy Saturday
		In the eighth century these same ceremonies were held on Saturday afternoon and, by a singular anachronism, were later on conducted on Saturday morning, thus the time for carrying out the solemnity was advanced almost a whole day.
		Such numbers were, of course, only encountered in large cities; nevertheless, as Holy Saturday and the vigil of Pentecost were the only days on which baptism was administered, even in smaller churches there was always a goodly number of catechumens.
		These rites were identical with those in the primitive Church and were solemnized at the same hours, as the faithful throughout the world had not yet consented to anticipate the Easter vigil and it was only during the Middle Ages that uniformity on this point was established.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/07424a.htm (581 words)

	Holy Saturday
		In the eighth century these same ceremonies were held on Saturday afternoon and, by a singular anachronism, were later on conducted on Saturday morning, thus the time for carrying out the solemnity was advanced almost a whole day.
		On the Holy Saturday following the deposition of St. John Chrysostom from the See of Constantinople, there were 3000 catechumens in this church alone.
		Such numbers were, of course, only encountered in large cities; nevertheless, as Holy Saturday and the vigil of Pentecost were the only days on which baptism was administered, even in smaller churches there was always a goodly number of catechumens.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/h/holy_saturday.html (538 words)

	Holy Water
		The most common kind is the holy water which is blessed by the priest for the sprinkling of the people before Mass, and is placed at the doors of the church.
		By the power of the Holy Spirit give to this water the grace of your Son, so that in the sacrament of baptism all those whom you have created in your likeness may be cleansed from sin and rise to a new birth of innocence by water and the Holy Spirit.
		Holy water is water blessed by the priest with solemn prayer to beg God's blessing on those who use it, and protection from the powers of darkness.
	landru.i-link-2.net /shnyves/holy_water2.htm (2079 words)

	Holy Week Traditions & Customs - Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter
		Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday was the day on which Christ gathered with his followers for the Passover Seder, the "Last Supper," where he taught for the last time and instituted the Christian concept of sharing communion.
		Good Friday marks the day of the crucifixion, Holy Saturday the day Christ remained buried in the tomb and Easter, the holiest day of the Christian liturgical year, marks the Resurrection of Christ.
		Holy Tuesday - The theme is the vigilance of the wise virgins (Matthew 25: 1-13) who, unlike their foolish sisters, were ready when the Lord came to them.
	www.chiff.com /home_life/holiday/holy-week.htm (1002 words)

	Holy Saturday
		Holy Saturday is also a day of solemn vigil, meditation and prayer.
		It is also observed that Holy Saturday has traditionally been a time of reflection and waiting, the time of weeping that lasts for the night while awaiting the joy that comes in the morning (Psa 30:5).
		In the primitive Church, Holy Saturday was known as Great or Grand Saturday, Holy Saturday, the Angelic Night, and the Vigil of Easter.
	www.thenazareneway.com /holy_week/holy_saturday.htm (1068 words)

	Holy Saturday: All About Holy Saturday
		Holy Saturday is the final day of Holy Week and Lent, a part of the Triduum, and commemorates Jesus lying in the tomb until his resurrection on Easter Sunday.
		Holy Saturday, Sabbatum Sanctum in Latin, is the last day of Holy Week, and the 40th day of Lent, although Lent ends liturgically on the evening of Holy Thursday.
		In the Western Church, no Masses are said on Holy Saturday, and the day is essentially a liturgically sparse time of reflection upon Christ's death and burial in anticipation of the Great Vigil of Easter (Paschal Vigil).
	www.churchyear.net /holysaturday.html (801 words)

	Holy Saturday - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Orthodox pilgrims bathing with the Holy Fire in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Holy Saturday.
		Filipinos often call it Black Saturday or Sabado de Gloria, while in the Czech Republic it is called White Saturday, probably because of white garments of the newly baptized.
		After dusk on Holy Saturday, the Easter Vigil is celebrated, marking the official start of the Easter season.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Holy_Saturday (386 words)

	Holy Week
		Holy Week observances began in Jerusalem in the earliest days of the Church, when devout people traveled to Jerusalem at Passover to reenact the events of the week leading up to the Resurrection.
		Holy week observances spread to Spain by the fifth century, to Gaul and England by the early seventh century.
		Holy Week is the same in the eastern and western Church, but because eastern Christians use the Julian Calendar to calculate Easter, the celebrations occur at different times.
	www.kencollins.com /holy-05.htm (1411 words)

	Holy Saturday Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Since the resurrection confrims that Christ was in fact God, when we reflect back on Holy Saturday we are left with the shocking reality that God is found and identified amoung the suffering and the dead.
		Holy Saturday: An Argument for the Restoration of the Female Diaconate in the Catholic Church
		In Holy Saturday Zagano is taking up the question of the one side with the methods of the other, so both sides can have grounds for discussion.
	www.holiday-book-reviews.com /Holy_Saturday (1737 words)

	SSPXAsia.com: Instruction on Holy Saturday
		Because on this day Jesus, the Holy of holies, rested in the sepulchre, and because the Church today blesses the new fire, the Easter candle, and the baptismal water.
		He touches the surface of the water with the palm of his hand, to show that the Holy Ghost is over this water as at the creation, and bestows many graces on those who are baptized.
		The baptismal water is thrown by the priest towards the four parts of the earth, because the grace of baptism should reach all nations.
	www.sspxasia.com /Documents/The_Church_Year/Holy-Saturday.htm (1643 words)

	HOLY WEEK AND PASCHA IN JERUSALEM
		The washing of the feet was in the court opposite the holy gates of the Church of the Resurrection.
		Holy Saturday approached: the Armenians all gathered in the church, and the Turkish army drove the poor Greeks out.
		Truly for us, holy and worthy of all solemn triumph is this redeeming and radiantly effulgent night, the harbinger of the bright- beaming Day of the Resurrection on which Light eternal shone forth in the flesh from the grave for all.
	www.ocf.org /OrthodoxPage/reading/holyfire.html (6004 words)

	Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : Holy Saturday Activities in the Home (Activity)
		Holy Saturday is a day of anticipation, as we know Christ will be resurrected the next day.
		Holy Saturday is a day of solemn anticipation and of hushed and prayerful waiting at the tomb of Christ.
		But family life must go on, so Holy Saturday is also a day of immediate preparation of house and of food for the Easter feast.
	www.catholicculture.org /lit/activities/view.cfm?id=515 (520 words)

	Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : April 15, 2006 : Holy Saturday
		During the afternoon of Holy Saturday the faithful were summoned here for the final scrutiny of the catechumens.
		Holy Saturday (from Sabbatum Sanctum, its official liturgical name) is sacred as the day of the Lord's rest; it has been called the "Second Sabbath" after creation.
		It is during the night between Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday that the Easter Vigil is celebrated.
	www.catholicculture.org /lit/calendar/day.cfm?date=2006-04-15 (816 words)

	The Days of Holy Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Holy Week is the last week of Lent, the week immediately preceding Easter Sunday.
		It is also a time to remember family and the faithful who have died as we await the resurrection, or to honor the martyrs who have given their lives for the cause of Christ in the world.
		However it is observed, Holy Saturday has traditionally been a time of reflection and waiting, the time of weeping that lasts for the night while awaiting the joy that comes in the morning (Psa 30:5).
	www.cresourcei.org /cyholyweek.html (2720 words)

	Holy Week
		Holy Saturday commemorates the burial of Christ; midnight vigil services inaugurate the Easter celebration of the resurrection.
		Holy Week is the week preceding Easter, observing in a special manner the passion and death of Jesus Christ.
		Holy Saturday is usually a quiet day of prayer and reflection in preparation for the celebration of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday.
	mb-soft.com /believe/txw/holyweek.htm (591 words)

	Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann: Great and Holy Saturday
		Great and Holy Saturday is the day on which Christ reposed in the tomb.
		The traditional icon used by the Church on the feast of Easter is an icon of Holy Saturday: the descent of Christ into Hades.
		On "Lord I call" the Sunday Resurrectional stichira of tone 1 are sung, followed by the special stichiras of Holy Saturday, which stress the death of Christ as descent into Hades, the region of death, for its destruction.
	www.schmemann.org /byhim/holysaturday.html (772 words)

	HOLY WEEK - EASTER: Christ Is Risen!
		Holy Week is the final week of Lent.
		Holy Week recalls the events leading to Jesus's death and Resurrection.
		Holy Saturday is chiefly a day of solemn vigil (watch).
	www.entourages.com /barbs/holyweek.htm (1398 words)

	Holy Saturday
		Holy Week and especially the Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday) are so rich with meaning that we must be careful not to lose any of it, and to make our observances fit the solemnity or the celebration.
		A bottle of holy water used to be found in virtually every Catholic home, but the private use of holy water has diminished, probably because people no longer know what it is used for or how to use it.
		It would be good to have a small bowl or font of holy water near the entrance door of the house for family members to use during the penetential season of Lent.
	www.wf-f.org /HolySaturday.html (2202 words)

	Holy Week - ApostolicWiki
		Holy Week is the Christian week from Palm Sunday through Holy Saturday.
		Believers are encouraged to follow in their prayers with readings from the Gospel the account of each of the actions from the time of the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to the crucifixion and death of Jesus on Good Friday and the resurrection on Easter Sunday.
		While each day has special mass celebrations in the Western churches, the week's most elaborate services are on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter.
	www.taac.us /index.php?title=Holy_Week (196 words)

	Holy Saturday
		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.
		The image of Christ crucified or lying in the tomb, or the descent into hell, which mystery Holy Saturday recalls, as also an image of the sorrowful Virgin Mary can be placed in the church for the veneration of the faithful.
		Festive customs and traditions associated with this day on account of the former practice of anticipating the celebration of Easter on Holy Saturday should be reserved for Easter night and the day that follows.
	www.ewtn.com /faith/lent/A3.htm (437 words)

	Worship at Holy Trinity
		Saturday’s been weighing on my mind lately – not because of the flag football tournament taking place yesterday.
		We don’t have to live in the shadows of Holy Saturday.
		God is reaching into our Holy Saturday moments of brokenness, taking us by the hand, and walking us into a new day.
	www.holytrinity-toledo.org /worship.htm (1127 words)

	Holy Saturday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		uring the day of Holy Saturday, those preparing to join the Catholic faith come to the empty church and spend time in reflection and prayer.
		he Holy Saturday blessing of food for the Easter Sunday meal is especially popular among Polish people.
		Baskets of Easter eggs, ham, and traditional Easter food are brought to the church on Holy Saturday and blessed by the pastor.
	www.marypages.com /HolySaturday.htm (213 words)

	Holy Days of Obligation
		At their plenary assembly in November 1991, the members of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops approved two motions, which affect the observance of holy days of obligation in the dioceses of the United States.
		They decided that whenever January 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, or August 15, the solemnity of the Assumption, or November 1, the solemnity of All Saints, falls on a Saturday or Monday, the precept to attend Mass is abrogated.
		If any of the Solemnities fall on a Saturday, while a wedding celebration in not prohibited, please note that the Prayers are taken from the Solemnity and not the Ritual Mass of Marriage.
	www.rcbo.org /calendar/holydays.htm (327 words)

	USCCB - (Office of Media Relations) - Q&A - RCIA and Holy Saturday
		Some of their formation and preparation may be with catechumens preparing for baptism, but the preparation for candidates is very different since they have already been baptized and committed to Jesus Christ, and many of them have also been active members of other Christian communities.
		The Holy Saturday Liturgy begins with the Service of Light which includes the blessing of the new fire and the Paschal candle which symbolizes Jesus, the light of the World.
		It was restored in the Church to highlight the fact that the newly baptized are received into a community of faith, which is challenged to realize that they too have become different because of this new life in the community.
	www.usccb.org /comm/archives/rciaq&a98.shtml (1364 words)

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