Quotable quotes
The response to "Cristo ha resucitado!"
What is "En verdad ha resucitado!"?
His resurrection from the dead confirms the universal resurrection for us all
Who is Lazarus?
On this day, we change colors back from purple to white
What is Great and Holy Saturday?
This is the service, offered on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings of Holy week, which offers us the spiritual strength of Holy Communion
What is the Presanctified Liturgy?
This is the song we sing in celebration over and over again in many different languages during the Paschal service (and the entire Paschal season)
What is "Christ is Risen from the dead"?
This is the phrase the crowds shouted in Jerusalem when Jesus entered, riding on a donkey.
What is "Hosanna! Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord!"?
During Jesus's trial, he said “You take Him and crucify Him, for I find no fault in Him.”
Who is Pontius Pilate?
The three days that Christ was in the tomb
What is Great and Holy Friday, Great and Holy Saturday and Great and Holy Pascha?
In this service, we witness humble servanthood through the act of footwashing
What is the Vesperal Liturgy of the Institution of Holy Communion? (Holy Thursday morning)
This hymn, sung during several services at the start of Holy Week, references a "wedding garment" needed to enter a "marriage feast."
What is the "Bridegroom Troparion" or "Behold the Bridegroom"?
Where we hear the phrase "Hell, said he, was embittered, when it encountered Thee in the lower regions"
What is the Paschal Homily of St. John Chrysostom?
We first encounter these women on Holy Saturday morning and are given a foretaste of what's to come
Who are the Myrrh-Bearing women?
The three evenings on which we remember Christ's role in the parable of the Ten Virgins (five were foolish, five were wise.)
What is Palm Sunday, Holy Monday and Holy Tuesday evening?
This is the service we attend on the evening of Holy Wednesday for the healing of body and soul
What is Holy Unction?
One of the most memorable lines is “In a grave they laid thee, O my Life and my Christ: And the armies of the angels were sore amazed, as they sang the praise of thy submissive love.”
What are the Lamentations?
Question for which the response is: "The Lord strong and mighty. The Lord mighty in battle. THE LORD OF THE POWERS. HE IS THE KING OF GLORY "
"Who is this King of Glory?"
During the Vespers of the Unnailing, we remember these two men, who tenderly removed Christ's body from the Cross, wrapped it in clean linen, and carried it to an unused tomb for burial
Who are Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus?
On this day, we have a funeral for Christ with a processional which takes us under the bier where we stomp on the devil
What is Holy Friday night (Lamentations)?
In this service, we are lead through readings of the events of Jesus's passion starting at the Last Supper through the crucifixion
What is the Matins of Holy and Great Friday (the 12 Gospel readings)?
This is the song we joyfully sing as we celebrate the harrowing of Hades on Holy Saturday morning.
What is "Arise, O God. Judge the earth"?
The English translation of the phrase that Christ cried out while on the cross: "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani."
What is "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"
The man the Roman soldiers compelled to carry Christ's cross to Golgotha.
Who is Simon of Cyrene?
On this day we contrast the adulterous woman who received the gift of forgiveness and dedicated her life to Jesus against Judas who knew Christ and chose to betray Him
What Holy Wednesday (served on the evening of Holy Tuesday in anticipation)?
At this service, the Gospel is read in as many languages as possible to confirm the universality of the Good News of the Resurrection to the ends of the earth
What is Agape Vespers?
Sung on Holy Tuesday, this hymn is written from the perspective of the woman who anointed Jesus' feet with myrrh and washed them with her own tear.
What is the Hymn of Kassiani?