![]() ![]() Many have defined this day as “the longest day,” In the midst of the rapidly spreading pandemic Covid -19, we are here to live the silence of Holy Saturday with Mary. Holy Saturday is the interval linking the pain of the death of Jesus and the joy of His resurrection. In Mary “we recognize our own waiting, our own hopes, the faith lived as a continual passage towards the mystery” (Cardinal Martini, Our Lady of Holy Saturday, Ligouri Press, 2002). On Holy Saturday, Cardinal Martini affirms:“in the disciples of Jesus we recognize the confusion and the fears that characterize our lives as believers” (especially during this Covid-19). For Mary it was a time of faith and of hope, as she did not know what was to be but was certain of God’s faithfulness. ![]() ![]() Mary’s powerful intercession made Jesus her Son, to anticipate his hour for the First Miracle: Water turned into Wine! We turn to Mary: Mother of humanity and our mother and humbly request her to plead for us as the Covid–19 pandemic spills across the world, killing people each day.įor the disciples, Holy Saturday was a day of mourning for their beloved leader, whom they had deserted in his last hours. Her trust-filled words to Jesus: Son they have no wine and her hope-filled appeal to the servants: “Do whatever He tells you” and this made the miracle happen. The words of His Eminence Oswald Cardinal Gracias during the homily on Palm Sunday 5th April 2020: “Let us enter this Holy Week with Our Lady” swiftly took me to the Wedding Feast at Cana (Jn 2:1-12). ![]()
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