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The Lord Descends into hell.
On Holy Saturday our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the letter to the Hebrews (4:1-13) entitled "Let us strive to enter the Lord's rest". Our treasure, which follows, is an ancient homily on Holy Saturday.
The author of the ancient homily for Holy Saturday is unknown. While some scholars have speculated about its author, including Melito of Sardis, there is no definitive proof.
As early as the second century, this letter or treatise, which is of great rhetorical power and force in its admonition to faithful pilgrimage under Christ's leadership, bore the title…
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