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He was a resident of Bethany and he was already dead for four days. Saturday before the Entrance in Jerusalem our Lord did a miracle for him.
What is Lazarus
100
This is one of the ancient cities of the world. It was called the city of peace. The events of the Holy Week happened there.
What is Jerusalem
100
The rooster crowed three times and he remembered the words of the Lord that he will deny Him three times that night.
What is Peter
100
This service is officiated every evening beginning Palm Sunday through Holy Wednesday.
What is the service of the Bridgroom
100
The traditional color is red but they come in many other colors.
What is Easter eggs
200
He received 30 silver coins as a recompense for betraying our Lord.
What is Judas Iscariot
200
There were in Jerusalem certain places where our Lord gathered with His disciples. In this place He takes three of the disciples and goes further to pray to the Father in private while they fell asleep.
What is the garden of Gethsemane
200
Two days before the Passover Feast our Lord was in the Bethany. A woman came in the house and did something very special for our Lord.
What is "she broke a jar of very expensive pure ointment - nard" (Mk. 14:3-5)
200
On Holy Thursday there are twelve gospel readings and the priest carries in procession _______ throughout the church.
What is the Cross
200
This period of time people prepare for the Holy Week and Resurrection praying more, avoiding conflicts, giving to the poor and abstaining from certain foods.
What is Great Lent
300
The cross was heavy and Christ exhausted by beatings fell often to the ground. A man was coming back into the city when the soldiers compelled him to help our Lord carry His cross. What was his name?
What is Simon of Cyrene
300
According to St. Matthew after the Last Supper Christ and His disciples "sung a hymn and they when out to a certain mount. What is the name of that mount?
What is the Mount of Olives (Matthew 28:30)
300
It is painful when one of your friends betrays you. There was a specific sign that the betrayer gave to the soldiers the night when they caught our Lord.
What is a kiss
300
On Holy Wednesday this service brings spiritual and physical healing to the participants. Young people are also invited to help with the readings.
What is Holy Unction
300
On Friday night while we chant the Lamentations for the burial of Christ, they go around the Epitaphios three times casting flower petals over it.
What is Myrophores
400
When they judged our Lord it was a chilly night. Peter was warming around the fire with other people in Caiaphas courtyard. She noticed that his accent was different.
What is "servant girl" (John 18:17)
400
Our Lord was innocent but yet convicted. Pilate allowed the Jesus' enemies to do what they wanted with the assistance of the Roman army. Christ carried His cross on the streets of Jerusalem to a place named _____ where they crucified Him.
What is Golgotha
400
Wanting to defend his Master, Peter drew his sword and hurt Malchus by ___________.
What is struck off his ear? (Matthew 26:52)
400
After our Lord died on the Cross Joseph of Arimathea asked for His body from Pilate, wrapped it and laid it in a tomb. This service commemorates the act of charity that Joseph did.
What is the decent Christ body of the cross or Apokathilosis.
400
While walking around the kouvouklion (bier) with the Myrophores (Myrrh Bearing) the priest holds a sprinkler that contains a liquid with a wonderful scent.
What is Rose water
500
Christ had disciples even among the pharisees. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ bought a linen cloth, took Jesus' body down from the cross and buried Him in his own tomb.
What is "Joseph of Arimathea" (Matthew 27:57)
500
On Sundays we receive Holy Communion - a sacrament of our Church that was instituted by our Lord at the Last Supper before He was crucified. He sent two disciples to talk to the master of the house were the Last Supper took place. They ate the Last Supper in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
What is "upper room" (Mk. 15:14)
500
"About the ____ hour Jesus cried with a loud voice 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me"
What is "the ninth hour" (Matt. 27:46)
500
The time that our Lord descended into Hades is illustrated by the three young men (Anania, Azaria and Mishael) that were thrown into the furnace and were unharmed by the fire. This special Liturgy is officiated on Holy _________
What is Holy Saturday morning.
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At some point in this service the priest comes out of the Holy Altar with a basket of bay leaves and petals and sprinkles them through out the church saying: Kali Anastasi !
What is Holy Saturday Liturgy