Something strange is happening -- there is a great silence on earth today, a great silence and stillness. Tomas Luis de Victoria: Lamentations for Holy Saturday Jesus refers to his body as a temple that will be destroyed and rebuilt in three days. Holy Saturday speaks of the completed sacrifice; but paradoxically, it is a place where we can come to know the incomplete nature of God's loving: the Love that never stops, for there is always more. Usually, this part of the service takes place outside the church, but if not practical, can take place inside before Mass begins. The whole earth keeps silence because the King is asleep. The day is observed differently, in different parts of the world. The earth trembled and is still because God has fallen asleep in the flesh and he has raised up all who have slept ever since the world began. Holy Saturday, the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, marks the day the Jesus was buried after his death on the cross. Often called "the harrowing of hell," the dramatic image of Jesus breaking down the doors of Hades has proved almost irresistible to artists, from the painter Hieronymus Bosch to the poet Dante to countless Eastern Orthodox … This religious holiday commemorates the time that Jesus Christ was interned in his tomb after he died. What is Holy Saturday? An ancient homily included in the Catholic readings for Holy Saturday says a "great silence" stilled the earth while Jesus searched for Adam, "our first father, as for a lost sheep." Holy Saturday is the day which is celebrated after Good Friday and before Easter Sunday. The date of Easteris set by the Ecclesiastical Tables, constructed at the Ecumenical Council of Nicea (325 CE) as the first Sunday that follows the first full moon after the spring equinox (with some adjustment for the Gregorian calendar). Holy Saturday is the day in the Christian liturgical calendar that celebrates the 40-hour-long vigil that the followers of Jesus Christ held after his death and burial on Good Friday and before his resurrection on Easter Sunday. The day marks the beginning of Holy Week. Since we know the story, the waiting becomes a place of hope and anticipation of God's action in our lives. Holy Tuesday Holy Saturday was a placeholder, an empty set of parentheses, a waiting room for a train that would not come until morning. It is a beautiful story, and here is a Lectio Divina guide (PDF, DOC) to help your students engage in today’s Gospel. Holy Saturday is always the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. The Gospel reading is rather long and recounts the whole passion story, which is why this day is also known as “Passion Sunday”. Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer. Holy Saturday is known by a number of names including: Easter Saturday, Black Saturday, Easter Eve and Great Sabbath. And for younger children here is a coloring page . The majestic chariots Taladhwaja, Darpadalana and Nandighosa of the Holy Trinity were turned southwards, a practice called Dakshina Moda in local parlance and parked at Nakachana Dwara (exit gate) of Gundicha Temple today for the Bahuda Yatra of the Holy Trinity in Puri.