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1/12/2019 1:19 PM EST in Religion
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The liturgy of Good Friday is coming to an end now. A final prayer replaces the usual benediction:
in the sure hope of the resurrection.
Grant them pardon, bring them comfort.
and their eternal salvation be assured.
Christ - Lord
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Let all the people say Amen. The church is dark now. The altar is stripped and bare. Some are getting up and leaving in silence. Others remain kneeling, looking into the darkness. Holy Saturday is ahead, the most quiet day of the year. The silence of that silent night, holy night, the night when God was born was broken by the sounds of a baby, a mother's words of comfort and angels in concert. Holy Saturday, by contrast, is the sound of perfect silence. Yesterday's mockery, the good thief's prayer, the cry of dereliction—all that is past now. Mary has dried her tears, and the whole creation is still, waiting for what will happen next.
Holy - Saturday - Jesus - Triumph - Souls
Some say that on Holy Saturday Jesus went to **** in triumph, to free the souls long imprisoned there. Others say he descended into a death deeper than death, to embrace in his love even the damned. We do not know. Scripture, tradition and pious writings provide hints and speculations, but about this most silent day it is perhaps best to observe the silence. One day I expect he will tell us all about it. When we are able to understand what we cannot now even...
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