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CatholicZ09
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Does anyone else see Holy Saturday as a day of waiting? Waiting for our Savior to come back? I’m anxious to go to the Easter Vigil tonight.
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shorty42223
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I don’t see it as a day of waiting. To me it is more like a day of preparation and mediation as to why this had to happen and the wonderful meaning behind the Ressurection. To some degree I guess I can see it as waitng or anticipation. We are waiting for our Lord and Savior to rise from the dead so that we may enter into the Kingdom of God.
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Jguerra
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To me, it is a period of waiting and keeping watch ‘by the tomb’ in a matter of speaking. In my house, I try very hard to keep a spirit of silence. It’s not easy with an 11-year old wanting to play guitar hero or watch nickelodeon.
As I go about my Saturday chores I try to keep a mental image of the disciples and the holy women hidden somewhere in Jerusalem also keeping watch, avoiding detection by the scribes and Pharisees.
Right now, it’s overcast and foggy. It’s as if nature itself is weeping over its Redeemer. All I can hear are the mockingbirds and ring-necked doves.
My own vigil of silence bears fruit tonight with the proclamation of the Gospel and the words, He is not here, he is risen as he said.
Joe
As I go about my Saturday chores I try to keep a mental image of the disciples and the holy women hidden somewhere in Jerusalem also keeping watch, avoiding detection by the scribes and Pharisees.
Right now, it’s overcast and foggy. It’s as if nature itself is weeping over its Redeemer. All I can hear are the mockingbirds and ring-necked doves.
My own vigil of silence bears fruit tonight with the proclamation of the Gospel and the words, He is not here, he is risen as he said.
Joe
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JaredR
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For those of us being received into the Church tonight: yes! It’s a long day of waiting!
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basenji
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We wait on the Lord, who is our light in darkness.
Blessings to the Elect!
Blessings to the Elect!
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ConservativeOne
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Strange you should ask this question. Sometimes, aside from formal prayer, I just speak to Our Lord - which is what I was doing this morning. I was thinking about Our Lady’s feelings at this time, a day after Our Lord’s Crucifixion - her sadness - did she know in her heart / did she fully understand that He was soon to rise? Or was she grieving, as we do after the loss of a loved one? Even the women of Jerusalem came to the tomb, I believe, to annoint Our Lord’s Body as was the custom some days later. They expected to find Our Lord’s Body in the tomb but Mary Magdelan would be the one to first see Jesus - alive - thinking at first that Our Lord was the gardener.
Yes. Holy Saturday is a time of waiting for Him to rise again, as He promised. The Apostles were told this but - did they fully understand? They waited behind closed doors fearing they’d be next after being followers of Jesus. Did bystanders at the Cross understand when they heard Our Lord tell the Good Thief - “This day, thou shall be with Me in Paradise.” THIS DAY ! That meant Good Friday - while everyone mourned.
Holy Saturday IS a time of waiting - grieving - an empty time…probably, why the Blessed Sacrament is removed from the Tabernacle - and Holy Water taken away from Churches. It’s as though everything is devoid OF Our Lord once Our Lord was crucified. But for us - Holy Saturday is the the expectation of what we now know - that within hours we will be saying:
"He is Risen - Alleluia !
Yes. Holy Saturday is a time of waiting for Him to rise again, as He promised. The Apostles were told this but - did they fully understand? They waited behind closed doors fearing they’d be next after being followers of Jesus. Did bystanders at the Cross understand when they heard Our Lord tell the Good Thief - “This day, thou shall be with Me in Paradise.” THIS DAY ! That meant Good Friday - while everyone mourned.
Holy Saturday IS a time of waiting - grieving - an empty time…probably, why the Blessed Sacrament is removed from the Tabernacle - and Holy Water taken away from Churches. It’s as though everything is devoid OF Our Lord once Our Lord was crucified. But for us - Holy Saturday is the the expectation of what we now know - that within hours we will be saying:
"He is Risen - Alleluia !
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