According to the Gospels, after Jesus was crucified, his body was placed in a tomb provided by Joseph of Arimathea. Holy Saturday is often associated with the Harrowing of Hell, a concept where ...

Holy Saturday marks the end of the Lenten season on April 19, it is a time to mourn the death of Jesus and to prepare for his ...

Good Friday, the arrest, trial, crucifixion, death, and burial of Jesus Christ. • Holy Saturday, the Sabbath on which Jesus rested in the grave. The disciples arranged for the Passover meal ...

When Jesus was about 30 years old ... Mary of Magdala. Worshippers on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter, celebrate the Miracle of the Holy Fire at Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

The fifth mystery is depicted in art by the 19th-century British pre-Raphaelite painter, William Holman Hunt. Most people know him for his famous painting, “The Light of the World,” where Jesus stands ...

As Jesus rode into the city on a small donkey ... and all other images just before the Easter vigil Mass on Holy Saturday. On Holy Thursday, the Catholic Church celebrates a special Mass of ...