[powerpress]
From Vatican Radio –

The pierced and bloodied body of Christ has been taken down from the cross and laid to rest in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea, the great rock rolled over its entrance and all is silent..
On Holy Saturday, as we prepare to celebrate the great mystery of the Lord’s Resurrection on Easter Sunday, we are given a gift: a time for silent reflection and prayer, a moment to ask forgiveness and to hope in the joy that only Christ can bring.

To help us enter into the proper spirit of the day, we go to Jerusalem, the city of Our Lord’s Passion, death and Resurrection. From there, Jesuit Fr. David Neuhaus, Patriarchal Vicar for the Hebrew speaking Catholic community, joins us to offer this reflection…