Holy Week
Finish the Verse “My house will be called a house of --- for all nations” (Mark 11:17)
Prayer
Who was crucified with Jesus?
2 thieves
David predicted that the soldiers would do what specific action to decide who got to keep Jesus's clothing?
Cast lots (Psalm 22)
Who was the disciple who agreed to hand Jesus over to the chief priests in exchange for thirty pieces of silver?
Judas Iscariot
Which famous desert father changed his life, going from a violent, wanted gang leader and robber to a holy monk?
St. Moses the strong
Meaning of Pascha
passover
Christ dies at this hour.
9th hour
Isaiah predicted the virgin birth and said the child would be called what name, which means "God with us"?
Emmanuel
Who was the Roman governor that washed his hands and declared himself innocent of Christ’s blood?
Pontius Pilate
He wrote one of the four Gospels, brought Christianity to Egypt, and holds the title of the first Pope of Alexandria
St. Mark
When exactly do the clergy and congregation NOT greet one another with a holy kiss, or kiss the Gospel or the icons as a symbol of Judas's kiss.
From the Eve of Wednesday or (Tuesday Night)
From what time to what time was there full darkness on Earth during Jesus’s crucifixion?
From the 6th to the 9th
Who from the Old Testament was sold for silver, which represents Jesus being for thirty pieces of silver?
Joseph
Who is the High Priest who interrogated Jesus, accused Him of blasphemy, and tore his own clothes during the trial?
Caiaphas
How many days passed between Christ's Resurrection on Sunday and His Ascension into heaven?
40
What special prayer do we do in Covenant Thursday & Why?
The Liturgy of the Blessing of the Water (Lakkan). To remember Jesus when he washed the feet of his disciples
Name at least 4 of the 7 phrases Christ says on the cross (Double Point for 7/7 phrases)
- 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
What sign did Christ mention symbolizing His own death and resurrection after three days and three nights in the heart of the earth?
the sign of the prophet Jonah
When Peter drew his sword in the Garden of Gethsemane, what was the name of the high priest's servant whose right ear he cut off?
Malchus
Who is the saint that gave away all his wealth to go live in the desert, and is known as "Father of Monasticism"?
St. Anthony
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 the heavens was closed before the crucifixion.
How many times was Jesus judged before his crucifixion? (Double Point if you name who judged him in each one of those times)
6 times
1. Before Annas
2. Before Caiaphas
3. Before the Sanhedrin
4. Before Pilate (First Time)
5. Before Herod
6. Before Pilate (Second Time)
Which prophet accurately prophesied that the price of the betrayal would be exactly thirty pieces of silver?
Zechariah (Zechariah 11:12)
Because Jesus was a Galilean, Pilate sent Him to be questioned by which ruler, who mocked Jesus and dressed Him in an elegant robe?
King Herod
Name the only two people in the Bible who never experienced physical death but were taken up to heaven.
Enoch and Elijah