About this episode
Fr. Eric Nicolai delivers a meditation on the significance of the empty tomb following Good Friday.
A meditation preached by Fr. Eric Nicolai on Holy Saturday, April 4, 2026 at Lyncroft Centre in Toronto. The last thing we remember from Good Friday was that he was buried. Without commentary. You only bury someone when you’re absolutely clear that he is dead. He fully participated in the human destiny of death. Jesus travelled the path of death right to the bitter and seemingly hopeless end in the tomb. The first shock began with the empty tomb. On its own, this is not enough to prove the resurrection, but it is the essential premise. Lets see how the early church framed this. Music: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Thumbnail: Rembrandt, The supper at Emmaus, 1648, Louvre, Paris.
People in this episode
Host: Fr. Eric Nicolai
Topics covered
- resurrection
- Holy Saturday
- Christianity
- death
- early church
- meditation
Keywords
- empty tomb
- resurrection
- Holy Saturday
- Christian meditation
- Fr. Eric Nicolai
- early church
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Books & works: Rembrandt, The supper at Emmaus, 1648
Places: Toronto
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