JERUSALEM: Catholic Christians hold prayer to mark Holy Saturday in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, believed to be the site of Jesus' crucifixion, burial and resurrection

Record ID: 862517

  • Title: JERUSALEM: Catholic Christians hold prayer to mark Holy Saturday in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, believed to be the site of Jesus' crucifixion, burial and resurrection
  • Date: 30th March 2013
  • Summary: JERUSALEM (MARCH 30, 2013) ( REUTERS) LATIN CLERGYMEN ARRIVING TO HOLY SEPULCHRE TO MARK HOLY SATURDAY CROSS HOLD BY CLERGYMEN LATIN PATRIARCH FOAD TWAL ARRIVING TO CHURCH IN CEREMONY PATRIARCH PRAYING NEXT TO THE STONE OF ANOINTING AT THE ENTRANCE TO HOLY SEPULCHRE CHURCH TOURISTS AND WORSHIPPERS AT HOLY SATURDAY PRAYER VARIOUS OF PRAYER LED BY LATIN PATRIARCH CROSS (SOUNDBITE) (English) GERMAN TOURIST, BENDEL, SAYING: "And now is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus and we are here and we celebrate the life, we celebrate the light. Jesus is the light and he must give us light to be a light in this world." LATIN PATRIARCH LIGHTING A CANDLE PEOPLE LIGHTING CANDLES CLERGYMEN PRAYING VARIOUS OF CHRISTIANS CARRYING CANDLES LATIN PATRIARCH LEADING PRAYER CLERGYMEN AT PRAYER MORE OF HOLY SATURDAY PRAYER
  • Embargoed: 14th April 2013 13:00
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  • Location: Jerusalem
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  • Country: Israel
  • Topics: Religion,Religion
  • Reuters ID: LVAA7KMRD8TTFRNGFMV5QDYU2ANY
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  • Story Text: Hundreds of Catholic Christians gathered at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to mark Holy Saturday (March 30), believed to commemorate the day that Jesus Christ's body laid in the tomb.
    The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Foad Twal led a ceremony inside the church, in which he lit a candle which was then passed on to the candles of worshippers.
    The annual procession attracts Christians from all over the world.

    "And now is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus and we are here and we celebrate the life, we celebrate the light. Jesus is the light and he must give us light to be a light in this world," Bendel, a German tourist, told Reuters Television.
    The Church of the Holy sepulchre in Jerusalem is believed by Christians to be the site of Jesus' crucifixion, burial and resurrection.
    The Easter holiday culminates on Easter Sunday (March 31) when Christians believe Jesus rose from the dead, three days after being crucified.
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