Lazarus Saturday & Palm Sunday
Meaning of "Pascha"
Passover
In one of Tuesday's famous parables about waiting for the Bridegroom, the five wise virgins were prepared because they brought this for their lamps
What is oil?
Who anointed Jesus feet?
Judas got angry and complained that it could have been sold for this exact amount of money (denarii)
Mary (sister of Lazarus and Martha)
What is three hundred (300) denarii?
During Jesus's trial, this Roman governor washed his hands with water to try and show he was innocent of Jesus's death
Who is Pontius Pilate?
Bright Saturday is often called "Apocalypse" Saturday because the Church stays awake all night reading this entire book of the Bible
What is the Book of Revelation?
The Saturday before Palm Sunday is also referred to as? In which city did this family live and where Christ would spend his nights during Holy Week?
Lazarus Saturday
Bethany
On Sunday Jesus arrived in Jerusalem but at night he traveled to Bethany. On his travel back to Jerusalem He was hungry and saw a _____ tree and.....
How can we interpret Jesus cursing the fig tree?
a Fig tree and cursed it because it did not bear any fruit
One way is it represented God's judgment on the spiritually dead religious leaders of Israel. Others believe the symbolism extended to all believers, demonstrating that genuine faith is more than just outward appearance. True, living faith must bear spiritual fruit in a person's life.
On Covenant Thursday morning, the priest washes the feet of the congregation during a special blessing of the water known by this name
What is the Lakkan?
The crowds demanded that this criminal, whose name means "son of the father," be released instead of Jesus
Who is Barabbas?
What do we commemorate during the Apocalypse?
Jesus opening the gates of Hades and restoring the dead to Paradise.
What is the service prayed after Liturgy on Palm Sunday and why?
General Funeral; Pray for those who pass away during Holy week as no funerals are performed during Pascha Week. The only death we focus on during this time is the death of our Lord and Savior and His Resurrection
Jesus made this observation and became enraged after he visited the Temple on Monday.
people selling and buying in the house of God. Jesus drove out the buyers and sellers to cleanse this holy building, declaring it should not be a "den of thieves"
On Wednesday this action by one of the original disciples began a chain of reaction that led to the crucifixion of Jesus.
Judas beginning the negotiation with the Sanhedrin to betray Jesus.
While Jesus hung on the cross from the sixth to the ninth hour, this physical event covered the whole earth
What is darkness (or an eclipse)?
This is the man who bought the tomb for Jesus' body
Joseph of Arimathea
What city did Jesus enter riding on a donkey?
Christ choosing to ride a donkey colt that had never been ridden before symbolizes Him as the ruler of a new covenant and riding a donkey rather than a horse was considered a sign of this
Jerusalem
Peace
On Holy Monday morning, the church reads from the first three chapters of this biblical book to remind us of God's original loving intention when He created man
What is the Book of Genesis?
To remember the betrayal by Judas, church tradition strictly forbids this specific action among believers from Wednesday night until the end of the Bright Saturday liturgy
What is greeting one another with a kiss because Judas betrayed Jesus with a kiss
1) In the 11th hour, the church reads the requirements of the Passover Lamb from Exodus 12. One strict rule was that none of these could be broken, perfectly prophesying what happened to Jesus on the cross
2) A soldier pierced Jesus's side with a spear, and these two things flowed out, symbolizing Baptism and Communion
His bones
Blood and water
As part of the praises, we read the prayer of this prophet who spent three days in the belly of a great fish, directly prophesying Christ’s three days in the tomb
Jonah
When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the Pharisees angrily asked Him to quiet the crowds. Jesus replied that if the people kept silent, these objects would immediately cry out
Stones
Starting on the 11th hour of Tuesday, the church adds the phrase "Pasoteer en agathos" (My Good Savior) to the Pascha praise because Jesus told His disciples that the Passover and His crucifixion would happen in exactly this many days
What is 2 days?
“You know that after two days is the Passover, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified” (Mt 26:2).
Why do we perform all prayers and praises outside the altar?
We do not go near the sanctuary, for we remember how the door to paradise was closed before the crucifixion.
Name at least 3 of the 7 phrases Christ says on the cross
- Father forgive them for they know not what they are doing
- Today you will be with me in paradise
- Behold your son, behold your mother
- My God, my God why have you forsaken me
- I thirst
- It is finished
- Father into your hands I commend my spirit
On Resurrection morning, when Mary Magdalene realized she was speaking to Jesus and not the gardener, she called Him by this specific Aramaic word that translates to "Teacher"
What is "Rabboni"?