Tag Archives: Holy Saturday

Holy Saturday

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Rosalind C Hughes

Sealedin a tomb innocentof inscription, the stoneworn smooth by centuries of rain, the tears of heaven shedfor this, the day of dereliction, God’sChrist is dead;his body, unanointed, plumbsthe depths of human dissipation,And will he find me there,*buried in my own … Continue reading →

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Saturday 2020: there is a time

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Rosalind C Hughes

We read, there is a time to live and a time to die; we thought we get to choose, but even Saturday dawns bright yellow with birdsong; it stretches into Easter churches, silencing their pews, emptying the air of alleluias   Trump said … Continue reading →

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He descended to hell

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Rosalind C Hughes

In my resurrection icons Jesus does not rise alone, but hanging on his winding cloths, his wounded feet, holding on his holy hands, a conspiracy of new creation spills from an empty tomb. Image via Monastery Icons

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A Fool’s Easter

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Rosalind C Hughes

Hush, fool, for we buried you
deeper than god. Continue reading →

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Easter Vigil 2015: ready or not

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Rosalind C Hughes

Last night, I buried Jesus under the apple tree. Good Friday, and the daytime of Holy Saturday, are the only times in the Christian year in which the Eucharist, the Great Thanksgiving, is not celebrated. Instead, on Maundy Thursday at … Continue reading →

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Holy Saturday and the Harrowing of Hell

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

This is what I wrote for my Good Friday reflection in the collection put together by the Rev. Gayle Catinella on behalf of several members of clergy in the Diocese of Ohio:  O death, I will be thy plagues; O … Continue reading →

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Holy Saturday: Don’t Look Back

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

My parents met in singing class, so when they grew up, naturally, they joined the local amateur operatic society. I was too young to go to the shows, but I do remember once being allowed to (or maybe the babysitter … Continue reading →

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