The crucifix is covered on Good Friday and Holy Saturday to represent Jesus being in the tomb.
The Saturday that follows Good Friday is called Holy Saturday.
Holy Saturday is celebrated the day after Good Friday.
"Peregrinatio Sylviae" (the real name is Etheria)
The day after Good Friday is called Holy Saturday.
In Christianity it is believed that Jesus was forced to carry his own crucifix in the day of his death which is commonly referred to as Good Friday.
The priests process in, in silence. They then prostrate themselves on the floor before the Crucifix. Afterwhich, they go to the chair and pronounce the opening prayer. All of the liturgies of the Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday) are considered one, so they have no greeting or dismissal.
No. The altar is bare and Jesus is not present. If cloths were over crucifix, they should remain and be removed for the easter Vigil. However, if venerating a crucifix, it is OK to gradually uncover it for the veneration
Saturday, then Sunday, then Monday, then Tuesday, then Wednesday, then Thursday, then back to Friday.If you are thinking of it in "Christian terms", then after Good Friday comes Holy Saturday, and then Easter Sunday.
Friday. It is unlikely to be postponed to Saturday even if it rains.
He was shot on Good Friday, the Friday just before Easter. He died the next morning.
For Christians there is an Easter Saturday although it is not as dramatic as Sunday or Friday. Friday is when Jesus died on the cross. Saturday is when Jesus was placed in the tomb and Sunday is when Jesus resurrected and went back to Heaven.
April 14 Abraham Lincoln was shot on Good Friday and died on Holy Saturday.