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HOLY WEEK

Holy Week in the Christian Year is the week immediately before Easter. Holy Week begins with the commemoration of Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, climaxing with the Last Supper on Maundy Thursday and the passion of Jesus on Good Friday. It concludes with Christ’s rest in death for three days until Easter.

Jesus was crucified by the Romans on a hill outside Jerusalem. The cross is often used as a symbol of the Christian faith. Christians remember that Jesus died for everyone.

“But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has risen, as he said.” Matthew 28:5-6

“And as they were eating, he took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take, this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. And he said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. Truly, I say to you, I shall not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the Kingdom of God.”

Mark 14: 22-25

Luke 24: 1-9

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices which they have prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tome, but when they went in they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel; and as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hand of sinful men, and crucified, and on the third day rise.” And they remembered his words and turning from the tomb they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest.

BAPTISM Matthew 3: 16

As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, who I love with him I am well pleased.”

TEMPTATION IN WILDERNESS Matthew 4:1

Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness and fasted for forty days and forty night and was tempted by the devil.

HEALING AND TEACHING Matthew 9:35

He taught in the synagogues, preached the Good News about the Kingdom, and healed people with every kind of disease and sickness.

LAST SUPPER Matthew 26:17

While they were eating, Jesus took bread and when he had given thanks, he broke it an gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body,” Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

GETHSEMANE Matthew 26

Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” He began to be sorrowful and troubled and said My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death.

TRIAL Matthew 27

When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death and they bound him and led him away and delivered him to Pilate the governor.

CRUCIFIXION AND BURIAL Mattthew 27

This is Jesus King of the Jews. He is the King of Israel. About the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.

Joseph of Arimathea went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud and laid it in his own new tomb.

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