Holy Week Basics
Holy Week is called this because Christ completed our redemption through His sufferings.
Passion Week
The crowd welcomed Christ into Jerusalem holding these.
Palm branches
The Liturgy of the Water reminds us of this act Christ performed for His disciples
Washing their feet
Another name for Bright Saturday.
Apocalypse Night
Instead of the Agpeya Psalms, this hymn is chanted 12 times during each Pascha hour.
Thine is the power, the glory...
The angel of death did this over the homes of God's people in Egypt.
Passed over them
During the Palm Sunday procession, this number of Psalms and Gospels are read.
12
During the Judas Procession, the deacons walk in this direction.
Clockwise
The Greek word "Apocalypse" means this.
Revelation
Readings from this part of the Bible are included in the Prophecies section of each hour.
The Old Testament
The entire church is covered in this color during Holy Week.
Black
Christ cursed this tree on Holy Monday.
The fig tree
During the Sixth Hour, the church lights are turned off to symbolize this event.
The darkness that came upon the earth
The entire book of this is read on Bright Saturday.
Revelation
These explain the readings of each prayer hour.
Expositions
Pascha prayers are held outside the First Chorus because Christ was crucified outside this city.
Jerusalem
Holy Tuesday readings focus on this future event.
The Second Coming
During the Ninth Hour, Christ did this on the Cross.
Breathed His last breath
The Church is decorated in this color on Bright Saturday and Resurrection Sunday
White
These prayers are accompanied by prostrations in the morning.
Morning litanies
This hour is added only on Good Friday.
The 12th Hour
Judas betrayed Christ for this number of silver pieces.
30 pieces of silver
This phrase is prayed 400 times during the Twelfth Hour.
Lord have mercy
Joyful Resurrection hymns are chanted for this many days.
50 days
No Liturgies are prayed on these three days of Holy Week.
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday