Many denominations observe celebrations during Holy Week leading up to Easter, marked by Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday.

On Holy Saturday, there isn't a liturgical service, and the sacraments—with the exceptions of Penance and the Anointing of the Sick—are not practiced. In homes, the Easter feast is prepared.

Holy Saturday, also known as Black Saturday, Great Sabbath, Easter Eve, Joyous Saturday, "marks a day of anticipation, meditation and reflection, and for some, preparations for Easter Sunday ...

Holy Week observances began in Jerusalem in the earliest days of the Church, when devout people traveled to Jerusalem at Passover to reenact the events of the week leading up to the Resurrection.

Holy Week is marked by Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday. When is Palm Sunday 2025? Palm Sunday was April 13, 2025.

Holy Saturday: ‘Fear Being Transformed Into Hope’ Dominican Sister Mary Madeline Todd reflects on ‘The Dead Appear in the Temple’ art by James Tissot.

The early church believed that after his death Christ descended into hell in order to rescue the souls of the righteous.

Holy Week kicked off this week with Palm Sunday on April 13. Here's the remaining significant dates for the week until Sunday's Easter holiday.

The band Haywired performs at Holy Angels Parish Picnic on Saturday. The picnic returned to the Shelby County Fairgrounds after being held next to Lehman Catholic High School for several years. Picnic ...

Holy Saturday is part of the Easter Tridiuum, along with Holy Thursday and Good Friday. It lines up with the Jewish Sabbath before the Christian Resurrection Sunday.