What is Holy Saturday?
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Holy Saturday is the day between the cross and the resurrection — the day Jesus’ body lay in the tomb. Christians remember the disciples’ grief, the apparent silence of God, and prepare to celebrate Easter morning.
The Apostles’ Creed says, "he descended to the dead." Christ’s body rested; his soul was with the Father (Luke 23:43).
Holy Saturday is the church’s great holy waiting day — for many believers a powerful time of silence, reflection, and longing.
For us: it consoles every season of waiting. Saturday is real and dark, but Sunday is coming.
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