On Great and Holy Saturday the Orthodox Church commemorates the burial of Christ and His descent into Hades. It is the day between the Crucifixion of our Lord and His glorious Resurrection. The Matins ...

Holy water is also removed from the fonts in churches on Good Friday and Holy Saturday in preparation for the blessing of the water at the Easter Vigil. This removal also corresponds to those days ...

On Holy Saturday, Christians await with great expectation as they get ready to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus. Many churches have Easter Vigils, where the faithful congregate for readings, ...

If you want to know what Glory Saturday is remembered, continue reading the following note. Holy Saturday or Glory Saturday is one of the most important days of Holy Week. This represents a day of ...

Jn 3:14-15). In this Votive Mass we adore and praise our Lord Jesus Christ, because by his Holy Cross he has redeemed the world. Through his death and resurrection he has thrown open the gates of ...

You can still listen to our current series of Lent and Easter reflections and watch videos about each of the Holy Days. Listen to 11 specially written reflections from the Abbey. The reflections were ...

On the Saturday before Holy Week, the Orthodox Church commemorates a major feast of the year, the miracle of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ when he raised Lazarus from the dead after he had lain in ...