Holy Saturday



Easter baskets to be blessed

A quiet service in the bare, simple surroundings of St Catherine's Chapel, led by Rev'd Jimmy, gave us the opportunity to reflect on Hades or Hell. There was much to think about and St Catherine's Chapel provided a wonderful setting for Holy Saturday



 
 This was followed by a new tradition for us.
Monika and Sean brought Easter baskets filled with food that would be eaten on Easter morning.
Monika talked about this Polish custom of Swieconka and how the priest would come to the house or church and bless the baskets. It was lovely to learn about a different Easter tradition and be able to taste some of the foods that were in in the baskets as Monika had prepared a 'taster' tray .
 
 
 
 
Rev'd Alan blessed the food in the baskets and sprinkled the baskets with holy water - and us!
 
When we lived and worked on Dartmoor - each Eucharist service in one rural church, began with the congregation being blessed with holy water  by the vicar. It could be very wet some days - the service sheets were at risk of becoming quite soggy. We never did find out why that tradition started.
 
Then the  candles were extinguished, St Catherine's chapel was locked up until the next time and we all headed home to prepare for Easter day.