Holy Saturday in Jerusalem

Don Hamer is on professional development leave until May 15. He is writing occasional posts to this blog to share some of his experiences. From April 4 to April 20, he is writing daily updates while he and his wife Debbie make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

The Lord is Risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

Grace and Peace to you in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, on this glorious Easter Sunday. Yesterday, being Holy Saturday, was very quiet in Jerusalem as it was Jewish Sabbath during Pesach, and the in-between day for Christians, so the only ones going about their normal activities were the Muslims. Debbie and I went to breakfast with David and Ann Bourns, and then went to visit the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. There we visited the spot on which Jesus was said to have been anointed with spices by Joseph of Arimethea and Niccodemus after being taken down from the cross; the spot where hs is said to have been crucified; the place of the tomb, and, on the reverse side of that, the altar of the Resurrection. It was quite a rushed visit, as, of course, if was the vigil of the Orthodox Palm Sunday, so it was quite crowded.
There is so much to write that I am afraid I cannot do it now, as there is a line waiting for the computer and we are in the midst of Easter Celebration. I will close for now, and wish you all a blessed and holy Easter observance. Your brother in Christ, Don+