Great and Holy Saturday
Great and Holy Saturday is the final of Great and Holy Week - the final week before the feast of Pascha. On this day, we commemorate our Lord's repose in the tomb, and his descent into Hades.
The Sabbath Rest of the Lord
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The Descent into Hades
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At Matins
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Vespers with Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil
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The Reading of the Acts of the Apostles
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The Midnight Office
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Recommended Reading
- Father Basil Shereghy. The Liturgical Year of the Byzantine-Slavonic Rite.
(Pittsburgh, PA: Byzantine Seminary Press, 1968.)
- A Monk of the Eastern Church (Father Lev Gillet). The Year of Grace of the Lord.
(Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2001.)