Holy Saturday is a waiting game. The high points of the Last Supper, the Agony of the Garden, Judas’ Betrayal, and the Passion of Our Lord are behind us. Those of us who have attended Stations of the Cross, Washing of the Feet, and everything else, who have endured the fasting and praying, who have made our preparations for Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday celebrations, are simply waiting on Saturday. On this day, we taste a mere sip of the agonizing anticipation that the Apostles must have experienced while waiting for something to happen beyond the entombment of Jesus.

For many single young men these days, waiting for a wife can be a discouraging time also.

“Does God simply want me to be alone?”

That is a question I begin to answer.

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