And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home. The small litany is sung, then the sequence for the reading of the epistle and Gospel, and the rest of the liturgy of St. Basil continues. In addition, we place this day as Thursday. Therefore, this could not have been the Passover meal. They attend the Royal hours in the morning fasting, and continue their fast until the vespers finishes.
Most parishes share a simple meal together at that time.
The Greeks like to serve lentil soup, with vinegar in it, to recall the vinegar the Lord was given when He was on the cross. The Vespral Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great on Holy Saturday, the longest and latest Divine liturgy of the year, proclaims the resurrection with a reading that include the first matinal gospel of the resurrection, which is read in from of the tomb. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.