Holy Saturday (Morning)
Sat, Apr 11
|St Anthony Antiochian Orthodox Church
The Church contemplates the mystery of the Lord's descent into Hades, the place of the dead. Death, our ultimate enemy, is defeated from within. "He (Christ) gave Himself as a ransom to death where we were held captive, sold under sin. Descending to Hades via the Cross and loosed the bonds of death
Time & Location
Apr 11, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
St Anthony Antiochian Orthodox Church, 400 S 6th Ave, Butler, PA 16001, USA
About the event
On Great Saturday our focus is on the Tomb of Christ. This is no ordinary grave. It is not a place of corruption, decay and defeat. It is life-giving (zoopoios) a source of power, victory and liberation.
On Great Saturday, however, we sing the resurrectional Evlogetaria and not the funerall, even though we are observing the burial of Christ. The reason for this is clear. On Great Saturday we contemplate the defeat of death. The Author of life is trampling down Hades and is transforming death into life. Funerall hymns are not appropriate to Him Who is the source and giver of all life.
Enjoy this short video: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzTBd9yr-9I)