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Poles visit symbolic Christ's Graves on Holy Saturday
Radio Polonia ^ | 15.04.2006

Posted on 04/15/2006 9:39:26 AM PDT by lizol

Poles visit symbolic Christ's Graves on Holy Saturday

15.04.2006

On Holy Saturday, the second day of what is often called the Easter Triduum, no masses are celebrated in Roman Catholic Church during the day.

Poland’s believers come to churches to visit symbolic Christ’s Graves. They traditionally bring Easter food in small baskets for blessing. This custom dates back to the 8th century. It started to be widely observed in Poland in the 15th century. The basket usually contains eggs, bread, an Easter cake, some meat and above all a figure of a lamb made from sugar or dough, a symbol of Christ.

The Easter Vigil mass is celebrated late on Holy Saturday evening. It focuses on light and water, and consists of four parts: the service of light, the liturgy of the word, baptism and eucharist.


TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events
KEYWORDS: catholic; easter; poland


1 posted on 04/15/2006 9:39:28 AM PDT by lizol
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To: Salvation; NYer

Ping


2 posted on 04/15/2006 9:39:52 AM PDT by lizol (Liberal - a man with his mind open ... at both ends)
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To: lizol
RCIA and Holy Saturday

THE EASTER LITURGY [Easter Vigil] (Anglican and Catholic Rites)

Holy Saturday and the Easter Vigil

Poles visit symbolic Christ's Graves on Holy Saturday

3 posted on 04/15/2006 9:46:31 AM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: lizol

Paper craines in some of those photos?


4 posted on 04/15/2006 10:02:07 AM PDT by Doctor Raoul (CODE PINK has blood on their hands and they can never, never wash it off)
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To: lizol
Poles are such cool Catholics. I think there the best Catholics in the World. I wonder. Do they have this tradition in places like Chicago and other places where there is tons of people of Polish heritage
5 posted on 04/15/2006 10:37:39 AM PDT by catholicfreeper
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To: catholicfreeper

I believe so.

Actually I can't imagine a Polish Catholic church during the Easter Triduum without a symbolic Tomb of Lord - no matter in Poland or abroad.


6 posted on 04/15/2006 11:16:54 AM PDT by lizol (Liberal - a man with his mind open ... at both ends)
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To: catholicfreeper
BTW, take a look at this:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1615571/posts#2
7 posted on 04/15/2006 11:23:36 AM PDT by lizol (Liberal - a man with his mind open ... at both ends)
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To: lizol

Cools pics. One day I think I am going to arrange to spend Holy Week in Poland


8 posted on 04/15/2006 11:45:38 AM PDT by catholicfreeper
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