We’ve not traditionally blogged much on Holy Saturday, but here are some links to past entries and some good sites for those looking for prayers, music and devotionals.
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Resources & Compilations
NEW: Holy Saturday around the Blogosphere 2015
Holy Saturday around the blogosphere (2014)
Kendall Harmon’s wealth of Holy Saturday entries
Holy Week: Index of Holy Week devotionals, prayers, quotes and resources here at Lent & Beyond
A collection of fantastic Holy Week Devotions from the Pontifications blog from 2004
More Pontifications Lent, Holy Week & Easter Devotionals (from 2005)
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Quotes & Devotionals
NEW: Henri Nouwen on Holy Saturday “The Day of God’s Solitude”
NEW: “Life lock’d in death, heav’n in a shell!” – Henry Vaughan
Holy Saturday: Death has seized our Lord Jesus Christ; but shall not keep its hold on Life
WA Criswell: He is dead… He is dead… He is dead. Then, then then…
Lent Quotes: St. Cyril of Jerusalem – He vouchsafed salvation
Three Spiritual Classics for Holy Saturday (from the Pontifications blog archives)
A Homily from Saint Ephrem of Syria
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Music & Poems
Palestrina: Lamentations for Holy Saturday, performed by the Tallis Scholars
Classic CCM for Holy Saturday into Easter: Christian Stephens’ The Descent, and Arise
A Classic CCM Song for Holy Saturday – He Holds the Keys (Steve Green)