Living holy Saturday 2025 at home

What to do on the morning of the Holy Saturday?

This holy Saturday is that of “great silence”. With Christ, entered the night of the tomb and in the image of the Virgin Mary spleled, I try to live this day in silence, mourning, meditation, meditation and hope. It is possible to watch the long -awaited resurrection with a prayer of Benoît XVI (below))

Holy Saturday prayer of Benedict XVI

“Lord, even show today that love is stronger than hatred; that it is stronger than death.

Also descend into the nights and in the hell of our time and take by the hand those who wait.

Discount them in the light! Also be with me in my dark nights and lead me outside!

Help me, help us descend with you in the darkness of those who are waiting, who scream from depths to you!

Help us lead them to your light!

Help us to reach the “yes” of love, which brings us down and which, precisely thus, also makes us go up with you!

So be it. »»

What can we meditate at the end of the day, Holy Saturday?

Here is the night soon who will see a new day get up. The Pascale vigil allows you to live this expectation, especially using an accompanied vigil, to do at home with your children or grandchildren (below). In faith, Lord, I watch your day! Come your light on the world, come your life transforming my life, come your joy to shine around me!

“Holy Saturday is the day of the silence of God. (…) Jesus deposited in the sepulcher shares with all humanity the drama of death. (…) God is silent, but out of love. On this day, love – this silent love – becomes waiting for life in the resurrection. »»
Pope Francis
Audience of March 23, 2016

Accompanied vigil. Celebrate the living!

Duration : 15 to 20 minutes.

When ? April 19, 2025, at the end of the evening.

Or ? In front of the prayer space table, covered with a white tablecloth.

What to prepare? A large white candle (sign of the Pascal candle), a flared container and a carafe of water, the missal or the Bible. A brioche and hot drinks.

1st step: watch together (2 minutes)

The host can say : “Christ was made to obey us to death, and the death of the cross. This is why God exalted him and gave him the name which is above all names. Together, let’s look after his resurrection. »»

I light A large white candle.

I read aloud or sing “the announcement of the Passover” ::

“May the joy of angels have fun in heaven!” That everywhere the joy of the world. That the joy of the sons of God has fun in the Church! The light illuminates the church, the light illuminates the earth, peoples, sing! / R. We rent you, splendor of the Father, Jesus, Son of God. Here is the victory, here is freedom for all peoples, the resurrected Christ triumphs over death! O night who gives us the light, O night who lives in his glory the Christ Lord! / R. We rent you … “

2nd step: celebrate the light (3 minutes)

I sing one or more hymns : “Open is the tomb” (i 298) (words here) or “in the morning in clarity” (i 15) (words here).

R .: Happy light, eternal splendor of the Father, holy and blessed Jesus Christ! 1. It is you who lights up! / R. 2. It is you who warms! / R. 3. It is you who are resurrected!

For toddlers and young children, it’s time to slip into the small sleep tunnel, a night symbol, to get out of the side of Easter Sunday, the next day!

3rd step: Live the Resurrection (12 minutes)

I read the letter of Saint Paul Apostle to the Romans (Chapter 6, verses 3b to 11): “By baptism, we resuscitate with Christ …”

I pour the water from a carafe to the container and the animator : “May this lively water purify us, that it erases all sadness and make us witnesses of the risen! »»