Holy Saturday, Batman!
Welcome to the hump day of the Easter Triduum (that’s Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday). I never quite know what it is I am supposed to do today. On Good Friday, we pray, fast, and abstain from eating meat. We may opt to attend the Stations of the Cross if we want to. Clear, easy-to-follow rules–no problem. On Easter Sunday, we go to mass and celebrate the risen Christ, the end of lent, and new beginnings–no problem. Today, however, I find myself in a religious holding pattern. There are no formal church services, no mass or anything. There is a blessing of the Easter food, but we’re eating out this year, so no need for that. I know what I will do–clean the house and bake a little something, but it just seems . . . I don’t know, like not enough. When all else fails, I guess you can always turn to the rosary, right?
If you’re Catholic or Christian, how do you spend Holy Saturday?
Until Next Time,
Joan
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Happy Easter! Or as my nephew says, “Happy Easter Bunny!”
Comment by Auria Cortes — March 23, 2008 @ 2:59 pm
I’m Christian (of the liberal sort) but not Catholic. I think whatever holy Saturday is, is unique to Catholicism so I have no idea what one should do. We non-Catholics eat whatever we want whenever we want, so as far as I know Good Friday is just another TGIF to the rest of us. And that whole giving something up for Lent? Thank goodness I don’t do that either, I’d no doubt cheat, whatever it was. Hope you have a great Easter!
Comment by Doug Robertson — March 23, 2008 @ 3:57 pm