Holy Saturday, April 4, 2026
The end of all things is near; therefore be serious and discipline yourselves for the sake of your prayers. Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:7-8
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882. Hand of Love, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=57359 [retrieved April 3, 2026]. Original source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/birminghammag/6424308513.
Lamentations 3:24 "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him."
Christ our God,
your love is poured out in death for our sakes.
Hold us in your embrace
as we wait for Easter’s dawn.
Comfort us with the promise that no power on earth, not even death itself,
can separate us from your love;
and strengthen us to wait
until you are revealed to us
in all your risen glory. Amen.
Reprinted from Revised Common Lectionary Prayers, copyright © 2002 Consultation on Common Texts
your love is poured out in death for our sakes.
Hold us in your embrace
as we wait for Easter’s dawn.
Comfort us with the promise that no power on earth, not even death itself,
can separate us from your love;
and strengthen us to wait
until you are revealed to us
in all your risen glory. Amen.
Reprinted from Revised Common Lectionary Prayers, copyright © 2002 Consultation on Common Texts