People, Places, & Terms
Who is Lazarus?
This is first day of Great Lent in the Orthodox Church.
What is Clean Monday?
THESE covered the road when Jesus entered Jerusalem while riding THIS animal. (2)
What are palms? What is a donkey?
This service is celebrated on the evenings of Palm Sunday, Holy Monday, and Holy Tuesday.
What is the Bridgegroom Service?
This is the number of Gospels read at the Passions Service on Holy Thursday evening.
What is 12?
This is the city Jesus entered as the crowd yelled "Hosana! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel."
What is Jerusalem?
This is the 40-day period prior to Holy Week and Pascha.
What is Great Lent?
This is what Jesus did to his disciples at the Last Supper.
What is washed their feet?
This hymn is sung on Holy Tuesday evening in rememberance of the sinful woman who annointed Jesus in anticipation of his death.
What is the Hymn of Saint Kassiani?
This is commemorated at the afternoon service on Good Friday.
What is Christ's un-nailing from the Cross and his placement into the tomb?
Jesus knew this disciple would betray him for 30 pieces of silver.
Who is Judas Iscariot?
This is what we commemorate 40 days after Pascha.
What is Jesus's Ascension into Heaven?
This is what the bread and the wine symbolize at the Last Supper. (2)
What are the body and blood of Christ?
This liturgy is celebrated Holy Wednesday morning and every Wednesday evening during Great Lent.
What is the Pre-santicified Liturgy?
THIS is the epitaphios and THIS is the kouvouklion. (2)
(1) Epitaphios = the icon depicting Christ's dead body
(2) Kouvouklion = the structure representing Christ's tomb
This person denied knowing Jesus 3 times before the rooster crowed.
Who is Peter?
This is what we commemorate 50 days after Pascha.
What is Pentecost?
This was the inscription at the top of Jesus's cross listing his crime.
What is "INBI: Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews"?
This sacrament is held on Holy Wednesday with the reading of 7 Epistles and 7 Gospels.
What is Holy Unction?
This is commemorated during the Holy Saturday morning service.
What is Christ's descent into Hades (the first Resurrection)?
This is the disciple who doubted the others had seen Jesus after he rose from the dead.
Who is Thomas?
These are the TWO Sundays leading up to the start of Great Lent. (2)
What are Meatfare Sunday and Cheesefare Sunday (Forgiveness Sunday)?
At the Resurrection, Jesus brought THIS man and THIS woman out of their graves. (2)
Who are Adam and Eve?
The Gospel reading on Holy Thursday morning represents these 4 events:
What are:
(1) The Last Supper
(2) The washing of the disciples' feet
(3) The betrayal of Jesus
(4) Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane
This is what "Christos Anesti" and "Alithos Anesti" mean. (2)
What are:
(1) Christos Anesti = Christ is Risen
(2) Alithos Anesti = Truly He is Risen