Beginning of Holy week
The number of days that Lazarus stayed in the Tomb
What is 4 days?
(John 11:3) "Jesus said, 'take away the stone.' Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to Him, 'Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days.'"
The reason the Copts don't greet each other starting from the eve of Tuesday of Holy Pascha until Resurrection.
What is so they don't spread the Corona virus?
JUST KIDDING...
What is so we don't participate with Judas in his betrayal to Jesus with a kiss?
This Sacrament was initiated by our Lord Jesus Christ on Covenant Thursday.
What is the Holy Eucharist or Communion?
(Mark 14:22-24) "Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and said, 'take eat; this is my Body.' Then He took the cup, and when He had given thanks He gave it to them, and they all drank from it. And He said to them, 'This is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many.'"
They were the first to the tomb on Sunday morning to do this
Who is Mary Magdalene and the other women who came to anoint the Lord's body with sweet spices?
(Mark 16:1) "Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the other of James, and Salome brought spices that they might come and anoint Him."
A disciple which did not betray Jesus
Who is --- ? (name any disciple except Judas)
Peter, Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Thomas, Simon the cananite and Lebbaeus (Thaddaeus)
We stop using this book for our daily prayers during Holy week
What is the Agpeya?
The meaning of Thok Ta Ti Gom
What is thine is the power?
We sing this 12 times during each hour of the Pascha prayers
He moved the stone from Jesus' tomb
Who is Archangel Michael?
(Matt 28:2) "And behold there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door and sat on it."
From the Doxology of Archangel Michael for the Resurrection: "At the Resurrection of Christ the women carrying fragrant oil, came and sought earnestly, and Michael appeared to them."
The special prayer that is only prayed once a year on Palm Sunday
What is the General Funeral prayer?
Not including Palm Sunday and Resurrection Liturgies, the number of Liturgies prayed between these two Liturgies during Holy week.
What is 2?
Liturgy on Covenent Thursday when our Lord initiated the Holy Sacrement of Eucharist.
Liturgy on Bright Saturday after the Apocalypse Night.
The 3 major events that occurred on Good Friday
What is Jesus' trial, crucifixion and burial?
Jemma's favorite color
What is Purple?
The day we sing the hymn Evlogimenos.
Bonus 100 points: Name the hymn in English?
What is Palm Sunday?
Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord.
The meaning of the word "Pascha"
What is Passover?
These two men prepared the body of Jesus for burial
Who are Joseph of Arimathea & Nicodemus?
(John 19:38-40) "After, this Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took the body of Jesus. And Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. Then they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.
Done in the first morning hours of Saturday
Bonus 100 points: The book that is read entirely during this service
What is the prayers of Apocalypse?
What is the Book of Revelation?
Jesus did this after entering Jerusalem
What is He went into the temple and cleansed it from the merchants?
(Matt 21:12-13) "Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. And He said to them, 'It is written My house shall be called a house of prayer and you have made it a den of thieves.'"
This is how we remember the conspiracy that occurred on this Wednesday by Judas Iscariot throughout most of the year.
What is by Fasting every Wednesday?
Except during the Holy 50 days after resurrection.
The priest and deacons move clockwise in this Judas procession on Covenant Thursday to signify that Judas had this type of motivation.
What is worldly motivations.
If you notice all our church processions are counterclockwise, which signify that we are not of this world. During the 1st hour of the Pascha on Covenant Thursday, the procession for Judas is done in the opposite direction, clockwise, to signify that he broke the law and is acting in a way opposite to God or following the same direction as the world. This procession is done to remind us not to go against God's teachings.
This is where and what our Lord Jesus was doing while His Holy Body was in the tomb.
What is He went to Hades to take the righteous to paradise?