Paschal Mystery
After Jesus prays all night in the Garden of Gethsemane, this person arrives with soldiers.
Who is Judas?
On the morning of the Resurrection, women go here to wrap Jesus' body in linen and spices.
What is the tomb?
In one parable, a merchant sells all that he has in order to buy one of these of great value.
What is a pearl?
This book of the Bible contains the stories that inspired Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.
What is Genesis?
Parousia is a Greek word that traditionally refers to this person's second coming.
Who is Christ?
Despite what most people think, the Bible never says that this woman took a bite of an apple.
Who is Eve?
This pope was the first in 598 years to resign rather than die in office.
Who is Pope Benedict the 16th?
Jesus dies at this hour of the afternoon.
What is three o'clock?
This person sees Jesus risen but thinks he is a gardener.
Who is Mary Magdalene?
In one parable, a Pharisee and a person with this occupation go to the Temple to pray.
What is a tax collector?
This talking animal, perhaps an ancestor of the one in Shrek, warns its rider of an angel of the Lord.
What is a donkey?
Isaiah represents the peace of Parousia in the image of the wolf living with this baby animal.
What is a lamb?
Although commonly shown in manger scenes, we do not know that Mary rode this to Bethlehem.
What is a donkey?
While he was pope, Francis was also bishop of this place.
What is Rome?
In Matthew's gospel, an angel of the Lord rolls this back and sits on it.
What is the stone at the entrance of the tomb?
On the evening of the Resurrection, when he appears to the disciples in the room with the locked doors, Jesus says this twice to calm their fears.
What is "Peace be with you?"
In the parable of the ten bridesmaids, the foolish and wise wait for this person to arrive.
Who is the bridegroom?
This woman cuts the hair of Samson, robbing him of his strength.
Who is Delilah?
In Parousia, the deaf shall hear the words of a scroll, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall do this.
What is see?
Contrary to popular art, St. Paul was not riding this animal on the road to Damascus.
What is a horse?
This pope went to prison to forgive the man who shot him.
Who is Pope John Paul II?
Jesus ascends into heaven this many days after the Resurrection.
What is forty?
Two disciples walking to Emmaus with Jesus do not recognize him until he does this.
What is break the bread?
In the parable of the Labourers in the Vineyard, the landowner gives this to the labourers who only work an hour.
What is the usual daily wage?
This boy, later to become king, killed a "giant" with a stone and his slingshot.
Who is David?
Isaiah describes Parousia—the Kingdom complete—as this, with rich foods and well-aged wine.
What is a feast?
Of dragons, sea monsters, and unicorns, only these are not mentioned in the Bible.
What are unicorns?
This man was pope for 34 days.
Who is John Paul the first?
This Christian event, considered the birthday of the Church, commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles and other followers of Christ.
What is Pentecost?
Peter and six disciples are doing this when Jesus appears to them on the beach.
What is fishing?
In the parable of the Wedding Banquet, when the king comes in to see the guests, he notices one person not wearing this.
What is a wedding robe?
This prophet sits and sulks outside of Nineveh when God does not destroy the city.
Who is Jonah?
When Christ hands over the kingdom to God the Father, with all his enemies under his feet, this last enemy will be destroyed.
What is death?
This woman, traditionally named in the 6th Station of the Cross, is never mentioned in the Bible.
Who is Veronica?
This Pope refreshed the Church, opening the windows and letting in fresh air, by beginning Vatican II.
Who is Pope John the 23rd?