The Holy Saturday Vesperal Liturgy in the Orthodox Church was in ancient times the Easter Vigil. It features fifteen readings from the Old Testament, during which time the catechumens were baptized into the Church.
The Western equivalent, the Easter Vigil, also has many readings from the Old Testament. Here is a table of readings (from the Orthodox service and the pre-1951 Tridentine Mass service), with overlapping readings in bold:
| Orthodox Readings | Catholic Readings |
|---|---|
| Genesis 1:1-13 | Genesis 1:1-31; 2:1-2 |
| Isaiah 60:1-16 | Genesis 5:32-8:21 |
| Exodus 12:1-11 | Genesis 22:1-19 |
| Jonah 1:1-4:11 | Exodus 14:24-31; 15:1a |
| Joshua 5:10-15 | Isaiah 54:17; 55:1-11 |
| Exodus 13:20-15:19 | Baruch 3:9-38 |
| Zephaniah 3:8-15 | Ezekiel 37:1-14 |
| 1 Kings 17:8-24 | Isaiah 4:1-6 |
| Isaiah 61:10-62:5 | Exodus 12:1-11 |
| Genesis 22:1-18 | Jonah 3:1-10 |
| Isaiah 61:1-9 | Deuteronomy 31:22-30 |
| 2 Kings 4:8-37 | Daniel 3:1-24 |
| Isaiah 63:11-64:5 | |
| Jeremiah 31:31-34 | |
| Daniel 3:1-88 |
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