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 ...

In most churches, the decorations are red to symbolize the blood of martyrdom. Some churches remove all decorations on Good Friday, veiling anything that can’t be removed in black or purple.

During the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday night the priest or deacon carries the candle in procession into the dark church. A new fire, symbolizing our eternal life in Christ, is kindled which ...

Lent is a period of 40 days of fasting and prayer leading up to Easter. Lent starts on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Holy Saturday, just before Easter Sunday. The word "Lent" comes from the word ...

Orthodox Easter occurs anywhere from mid-April to early May ... “coffin” in an embroidered cloth and march it through the streets in a great procession that ends back at the church. On Holy Saturday, ...

Liturgy of the Passion with Holy Communion at 2.30 p.m.; Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m.; Holy Saturday, Easter Vigil with Mass at 7.30 p.m. Holy Week Ceremonies - Moycarkey Church, Holy Thursday, ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. As about 62 percent of the population is Roman Catholic, Holy Week masses are often attended on Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, ...

Wesley Hill’s small volume about Easter is a beautiful and useful invitation to be shocked anew by the central event of our faith.

Father Tim Kennedy, pastor of Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church, Jessup, participated in the 2025 Prayer Vigil for Life in Washington, D.C. Kennedy, Bishop Kurt Burnette and the Very Rev.