PRAYING WITH THE WORD OF GOD
Catholic Liturgical Calendar — April 4, 2026
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April 4, 2026
Holy Saturday, before the Easter Vigil
Paschal Triduum · Paschal Triduum
No daytime Mass vestment color applies on Holy Saturday. The nighttime Easter Vigil has its own context and is not included here.
Holy day of obligation: No national obligation
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.
Calendar used: France — national calendar · References, not full Lectionary texts. Check your diocese’s local observances.
There is no daytime Mass, so a Mass vestment color does not apply. The nighttime Easter Vigil is not included here.
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Change calendarHoly Saturday: no daytime Mass
This day is spent waiting at the Lord’s tomb. The Easter Vigil is celebrated at night with its own readings and intercessions; this daytime calendar context does not replace it.
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