I'm not sure why but this day, at least in the East Cambridge of the 1940s and 1950s, was not as bound up with religion as were Holy Thursday and Good Friday. The big deal was the evening Mass, which is usually the only Mass said on Holy Saturday. It was a big deal because of the unveiling of the statues. Let me explain.
On Passion Sunday, which was the Sunday before Palm Sunday, the statues in the church were covered with purple cloths. I suppose that this was to make us think more about the upcoming crucifixion. At the Alleluia of Holy Saturday's Mass the cloths were removed to signify the upcoming Resurrection. Lent was now over. Christ was about to prove he was divine and the Roman Catholic Church was the one true church.
On Passion Sunday, which was the Sunday before Palm Sunday, the statues in the church were covered with purple cloths. I suppose that this was to make us think more about the upcoming crucifixion. At the Alleluia of Holy Saturday's Mass the cloths were removed to signify the upcoming Resurrection. Lent was now over. Christ was about to prove he was divine and the Roman Catholic Church was the one true church.
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