Holy Saturday pre Vatican 11

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Does anyone remember how we celebrated Holy Saturday before all the changes were made? I seem to remember that it may have been in late afternoon or early evening. Just curious as I’m a senior and seemed to me it was less elaborate.
 
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Does anyone remember how we celebrated Holy Saturday before all the changes were made? I seem to remember that it may have been in late afternoon or early evening. Just curious as I’m a senior and seemed to me it was less elaborate.
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There are two distinct time periods to consider. Holy Week was reformed in 1955, when the Vigil was moved to the appropriate time; until then it was anticipated on Holy Saturday morning. After 1970 of course, the new Mass of Paul VI was introduced that produced further changes.

This is just a very high-level summary. I was born in 1958 so only have the vaguest memories of the pre-1970 Mass. As a kid we always went to the Easter Morning Mass, never the Vigil.

This year for the first time in ages I’m not going to the Vigil as I was up at 4:30 am to drive an hour to where our schola was singing Holy Saturday Lauds.
 
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