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Author: Sanja Simic de Graaf



HOLY WEEK

by Sanja Simic de Graaf

Lazarus Saturday

"Let us go into Judea that I might awake
My friend who sleepeth."

Jesus consoled Martha and Mary
the sisters of Lazarus,

who was already four days dead.
Jesus groaned in spirit
and was troubled

at the death of His beloved friend.
He asked

"Where have ye laid his body?"
and He wept over him.

When He drew nigh to the tomb
, He commanded that they remove the stone

, and He lifted up His eyes
, and giving thanks to God the Father

, He cried out with a loud voice
"Lazarus, come forth."

Unscramble

AZ L RASU
YDAST ARU

Fill in the blanks:

____________ Saturday
"Let us go into Judea that I might awake my friend who sleepeth."
_________ consoled ________ and ________the sisters of

Lazarus,
who was already _______ days dead.
Jesus groaned in spirit and was troubled at the _______ of His

beloved __________
He asked "Where have ye laid his body?"
and He __________ over him.
When He drew nigh to the tomb, He commanded that they remove

the stone, and He lifted up His eyes, and giving thanks to
____________, He cried out with a loud voice
"Lazarus, come _________"

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

1. What is the synonym for death?
2. Why did Jesus console Martha and

Mary?
3. How long was Lazarus dead?
4. Why did Jesus weep over Lazarus?
5. What did you learn from this Gospel

story?

Palm Sunday

Jesus Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem
"Hosanna to the Son of David!

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!

Hosanna in the highest!"
On Palm Sunday,

Jesus and his disciples
spent the night in Bethany,

a town about two miles east of Jerusalem

Unscramble

A MA L P
DSUANY

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___________ Sunday
Jesus Christ's triumphal entry into _________
“________ to the Son of ________!
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the

________!
Hosanna in the ________!"
On Palm ________, Jesus and his disciples
spent the night in __________,
a town about two miles east of Jerusalem

Answer the questions:

1. Why is it called Palm Sunday?
2. Who was David?
3. Think about Jesus Christ’s humble entry

into Jerusalem.

Holy Monday

Jesus clears the Temple of money changers

"The Scriptures declare,
'My Temple will be a house of prayer,'

but you have turned it
into a den of thieves." (Luke19:46)

ACROSS 1
1. The comparative of much 1
2. The superlative of bad
3. The comparative of interesting 5
4. The superlative of difficult
5. The comparative of happy
6. The comparative of shy
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1. THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK

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3
4

6

Unscramble

L YHO
Y MD ON A

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_________ Monday
Jesus clears the _____ of money ______
"The ________ declare,
'My Temple will be a house of ______,'
but you have turned it
into a ______ of _________." (Luke19:46)

Answer the questions

1. Why was Jesus angry with the people in
the Temple?

2. Did those people feel any shame?

Holy Tuesday

On Tuesday morning,
Jesus and his disciples returned to Jerusalem.
They passed the withered fig tree on their way

, and Jesus taught them about faith.
Later that afternoon,

Jesus left the city and went
with his disciples to the Mount of Olives,
which overlooks Jerusalem due east of the Temple.

Here Jesus gave the Olivet Discourse,
an elaborate prophecy

about the destruction of Jerusalem
and the end of the age.

He taught in parables using symbolic language
about end times events,

including his Second Coming and the final judgment.

1 THE PAST PARTICIPLE FORMS
1
ACROSS
2 1. understand
3 2. study
4 3. hear
5 4. see
6 5. drink
6. eat
7 7. Stay
DOWN
1. THE SECOND DAY OF THE WEEK

Unscramble

HYL O
ADT UYSE

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_________ Tuesday
On _______ morning, Jesus and his ________ returned to

Jerusalem.
They passed the withered _______ tree on their way
, and Jesus taught them about _______.
Later that afternoon, Jesus left the city and went with his disciples

to the Mount of _________, which overlooks _______ due east
of the Temple.
Here Jesus gave the Olivet ________, an elaborate __________
about the ___________ of Jerusalem and the end of the age.
He taught in ____________ using symbolic language
about end times events, including his _______ Coming and the
final ____________.

Answer the questions:

1. Think about withered fig tree.
2. What is the Olivet Discourse?

Silent Wednesday

Jesus and his disciples spent this day
resting in Bethany

in anticipation of the Passover.
Jesus spent this final quiet day

with his dearest friends and followers.

1 THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE FORMS
1
2 ACROSS
3 1. Swim
4 2. Read
3. Send
5 4. Plan
6 5. Eat
7 6. Skate
8 7. Study
9 8. Play
9. Lie
DOWN
1. THE THIRD DAY OF THE WEEK

Unscramble

NT I SL E
D E N WE D S Y A

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________Wednesday
Jesus and his disciples spent this day
________ in __________
in __________ of the _________.
Jesus spent this final quiet day
with his dearest _______ and ________.

Answer the question

1. Why is it called Silent Wednesday?
2. How did Jesus and his disciples spend

this day?

Maundy Thursday

The Last Supper
That evening after sunset,
Jesus washed the feet of his disciples
as they prepared to share in the Passover.
By performing this humble act of service,
Jesus demonstrated by example
how believers are to love one another.
During this Last Supper,
Jesus established the Lord's Supper, or Communion,
instructing his followers to continually remember
his sacrifice by sharing in the elements of
bread (his body) and wine (his blood).Late that evening
in Gethsemane, Jesus was betrayed
with a kiss by Judas Iscariot
and arrested by the Sanhedrin.
He was taken to the home of Caiaphas,
the High Priest, where the whole council
had gathered to begin making their case against Jesus.
Meanwhile, in the early morning hours,​
as Jesus' trial was getting underway,
Peter denied knowing his Master three times
before the rooster crowed.

1 PLURAL OF NOUNS
1
2 ACROSS
3 1. Studio
2. Shelf
4 3. Bush
5 4. Roof
6 5. Sheep
7 6. Lady
8 7. Tomato
8. Boy
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1. THE FOURTH DAY OF THE WEEK

Unscramble

U A MD Y N
HT RUSYDA

Fill in the blanks:

____________Thursday
The _______ Supper
That evening after sunset, Jesus washed the _______ of his

__________as they prepared to share in the _________. By performing
this _________ act of service, Jesus demonstrated by example
how _________ are to _________ one another. During this Last Supper,
Jesus established the _________ Supper, or ___________,instructing
his __________ to continually remember
his ___________ by sharing in the elements of ________ (his body) and
_________ (his blood). Late that evening in ___________, Jesus was
__________ with a kiss by Judas ___________and arrested by the
_____________.He was taken to the home of _______________,the
High ________, where the whole council
had gathered to begin making their ________ against Jesus.
Meanwhile, in the early morning hours,​ as Jesus' trial was getting
underway,___________ denied knowing his Master three times
before the __________ crowed.

Answer the questions

1. What did Jesus demonstrate by
performing the humble act of washing
the feet of his disciples?

2. What did Jesus establish on Maundy
Thursday?

Good Friday

Crucifixion
Jesus endured the shame of false accusations,

condemnation, mockery, beatings,
and abandonment. After multiple
unlawful trials, he was sentenced

to death by crucifixion. Before Christ was led away,
soldiers spit on him, tormented and mocked him,
and pierced him with a crown of torns.
Then Jesus carried his own cross to Calvary where,
again,
he was mocked and insulted as Roman soldiers
nailed him to the wooden cross.
"Father, forgive them,

for they do not know what they are doing."

1 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE FORMS
1
2 ACROSS
3 1. Fly
4 2. Run
3. Hit
5 4. Say
6 5. Sing
6. Lie
DOWN
1. THE FIFTH DAY OF THE WEEK

Unscramble

OODG
I YARDF

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_________ Friday
_____________
Jesus endured the shame of false ___________,condemnation,

mockery, beatings, and abandonment. After multiple
_________ trials, he was sentenced to ________ by crucifixion.

Before Christ was led away, _________ spit on him, tormented
and mocked him, and pierced him with a crown of _________.
Then Jesus carried his own ________ to Calvary where,
again,he was mocked and insulted as ________ soldiers ________
him to the wooden cross.
“_______, _______ them, for they do not ______ what they are
doing."

Answer the questions:

1. How was Jesus sentenced to death?
2. What was the cross symbol of before

Jesus Christ’s crucifixion?

Saturday in the Tomb

While his physical body lay in the tomb,
Jesus Christ paid the penalty

for sin by offering the perfect, spotless sacrifice.
He conquered death, both spiritually and physically,

securing our eternal salvation:
"For you know that God paid a ransom
to save you from the empty life you inherited
from your ancestors. And the ransom

he paid was not mere gold or silver.
He paid for you with the precious lifeblood of Christ,
the sinless, spotless Lamb of God." (1 Peter 1:18-19,)

1 ORDINAL NUMBERS

7 THE 1 THE ACROSS
2 THE 1. 1st
2. 1000th
3 THE 3. 9th
4 THE 4. 4th
5 THE 5. 40th
6. 3rd
6 THE 7. 121th
8. 22nd
8 THE DOWN
1. THE SIXTH DAY OF THE WEEK

Unscramble

ST ARUYDA
NI
HET
MB OT

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Saturday in the _________
While his physical body _____ in the tomb,
Jesus Christ paid the _________ for ____ by offering the perfect,

spotless ___________.
He ___________ death, both spiritually and physically,
securing our eternal ___________:
"For you know that God paid a ________
to save you from the ________ life you inherited
from your _________. And the ransom
he paid was not mere gold or silver.
He paid for you with the precious lifeblood of _______,
the sinless, spotless ______ of _________." (1 Peter 1:18-19,)

Answer the questions:

1. What did Jesus conquer?
2. Why is Jesus called the Lamb of God?

Easter Sunday

Easter is the celebration of Christ's resurrection
from the dead. His resurrection

marks the triumph of good over evil, sin and death.
It is the singular event which proves
that those who trust in God

and accept Christ will be raised from the dead.
Since Easter represents the fulfillment
of God's promises to mankind,
it is the most important holiday
on the Christian calendar.
Apostle Paul firmly interprets
the Resurrection of Christ:
"If Christ has not been raised,
then our preaching is in vain

and your faith is in vain." (1 Cor. 15:14)

The Paschal troparion:
Christ is risen from the dead,
Trampling down death by death,
And upon those in the tombs

Bestowing life!



1 1- THE RESSURECTION OF JESUS FROM DEAD
2 2- JESUS CHRIST’S TRIUMPHAL INTO JERUSALEM
3- THE BODILY RISING OF JESUS INTO HEAVEN ON THE
3 40TH DAY AFTER HIS RESURRECTION
4 4- THE CRUCIFIXION OF JESUS CHRIST
5- THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST
5 6- THE BAPTISM OF JESUS AND HIS MANIFESTATION TO
6 THE WORLD AS THE SON OF GOD

Unscramble

TASEER
UYNDSA

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____________ Sunday
Easter is the celebration of Christ's _______________ from the dead. His

resurrection
marks the __________ of good over evil, sin and death. It is the singular

event which proves
that those who trust in ________and accept ________ will be raised from

the ________.
Since Easter represents the ____________ of God's ___________ to

__________,it is the most important ____________on the __________
calendar.
Apostle _________ firmly interprets the Resurrection of Christ:
"If Christ has not been raised, then our _________ is in ________and
your ________ is in vain." (1 Cor. 15:14)
The ___________ troparion:
Christ is ________ from the dead,
__________ down death by death,
And _________ those in the tombs
_____________ life!

Answer the questions

1. What does Jesus Christ’s resurrection
mark?

2. Why is Easter the most important
holiday?





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