Holy Saturday
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Holy Saturday is the Christian observance between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, commemorating Jesus Christ’s body resting in the tomb and marking the final day of Holy Week.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Sabbath | 3 |
| Exsultet | 1 |
| Holy Monday | 1 |
| Holy Saturday (in Western usage) | 1 |
| Holy Saturday night | 1 |
| Holy and Great Saturday | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian holy day
ⓘ
liturgical observance ⓘ moveable feast ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Black Saturday
ⓘ
Easter Eve ⓘ Holy Saturday ⓘ
surface form:
Great Sabbath
Holy Saturday ⓘ
surface form:
Holy and Great Saturday
Joyous Saturday ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Easter Vigil
ⓘ
baptism of catechumens ⓘ blessing of the new fire ⓘ lighting of the Paschal candle ⓘ renewal of baptismal promises ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
fasting
ⓘ
prayer and reflection ⓘ visiting the tomb or sepulcher representations ⓘ |
| calendarBasis | date of Easter ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Jesus Christ’s body resting in the tomb
ⓘ
the time Jesus spent in the grave ⓘ |
| dateRelation |
day after Good Friday
ⓘ
day before Easter Sunday ⓘ |
| follows | Good Friday ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalHour |
Daily Office
ⓘ
surface form:
Morning Prayer
Office of Readings ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor |
violet
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| liturgicalStatus | last day of the Paschal fast in many traditions ⓘ |
| musicTradition | generally subdued liturgical music before the Vigil ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Churches
Methodist churches ⓘ
surface form:
Methodist Churches
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Reformed churches ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| occursDuring | Paschal Triduum ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Week ⓘ |
| positionInHolyWeek | seventh day of Holy Week ⓘ |
| precedes |
Resurrection Sunday
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter Sunday
|
| prohibits | celebration of Mass before the Easter Vigil in the Roman Rite ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
1 Peter 3:19–20
ⓘ
Gospels’ accounts of Jesus’ burial ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
hope amid apparent defeat
ⓘ
transition from death to resurrection ⓘ |
| theme |
Jesus’ descent to the dead
ⓘ
silence and contemplation ⓘ waiting for the Resurrection ⓘ |
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Sabbath
this entity surface form:
Great Sabbath
this entity surface form:
Great Sabbath
this entity surface form:
Holy and Great Saturday
this entity surface form:
Exsultet
this entity surface form:
Holy Saturday (in Western usage)
this entity surface form:
Holy Monday
this entity surface form:
Holy Saturday night