We Were Delivered From Death by Death
The Mystery of Holy Saturday tells us is that God himself marched through the gate of death, releasing us from a state of bondage we were never created to have to endure.
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Why Did Christ Descend Into Hell?
St. Thomas Aquinas explains that Christ’s descent to hell fulfilled many purposes.
5 Things to Know About Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on His 95th Birthday
The last time Benedict's birthday fell on Holy Saturday was 1960.
Holy Saturday and the Night That Sets Christian Believers Apart
COMMENTARY: The Easter vigil is a 17-course banquet of the most important lessons God has taught in the history of salvation.
Holy Saturday Fits the Life of Pope Benedict XVI
COMMENTARY: How fitting that the quintessential man of the liturgy should be a child of the Paschal Triduum, the summit of the liturgical year.
Pope Benedict XVI and the ‘German Question’
COMMENTARY: A conflagration may very well engulf the Church within the next year, and there is no fire extinguisher now that Benedict XVI is in retirement.
The Holy Week Shadows of St. Joseph: Holy Saturday
A reflection on St. Joseph by Father Raymond de Souza for your Holy Week contemplations.
Christ’s Descent into Hell is the Strangest Truth of All
All the dungeons of death have been thrown open by the Lord of Life.
Poetess (and Possible Future Saint) Captures Essence of Holy Saturday
Marie Noël, one of the greatest Christian poetesses in history, expresses with great subtlety the beauty of the hope of Easter.
Amid Pandemic, Shroud of Turin to be Displayed Via Livestream on Holy Saturday
Turin is located in northwest Italy, not far from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, which has led to nearly 16,000 deaths and a nationwide lockdown since March 10.
