Holy Saturday / Easter Vigil
USCCB identifies Holy Saturday with the Easter Vigil; its 2026 reporting places the Easter Vigil on 4 April 2026, the night before Easter Sunday on 5 April.
Date and recurrence
4 April 2026
The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Catholic Church / 2026 Easter Triduum. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Holy Saturday
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Faith Context Respect.
Sources
- USCCB — Holy Saturday / Easter VigilOfficial Catholic Calendar
- USCCB — 2026 Easter Vigil reportingOfficial Catholic Current Event
Frequently asked questions
When is Holy Saturday / Easter Vigil?
4 April 2026 The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 4 April 2026.
Does Holy Saturday / Easter Vigil fall on the same date every year?
No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.
Is Holy Saturday / Easter Vigil an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Catholic Church / 2026 Easter Triduum. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Holy Saturday / Easter Vigil?
The stored designation basis is: USCCB identifies Holy Saturday with the Easter Vigil; its 2026 reporting places the Easter Vigil on 4 April 2026, the night before Easter Sunday on 5 April.. Supporting provenance includes USCCB — Holy Saturday / Easter Vigil. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Holy Saturday / Easter Vigil international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Catholic Church / 2026 Easter Triduum. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.