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Passion Week (Holy Week)
The Road to Resurrection

Questions on the Resurrection
On this occasion of the Glorious Resurrection of the Lord, we shall answer some of the questions addressed by many people.

The Resurrection & Related Incidents
Death caused His spirit to separate from His body, but His divinity never separated from His spirit or from His body. His spirit, united with His divinity, accomplished wonderful salvation for those lying in hope.

The Lord of the Living, not of the Dead – An Easter Meditation
Why do we remember the departed in our prayers?

Since we do believe in God and follow his commandments and his will, we are alive and we will never die. Our forefathers lived in God so they are not dead; they are in eternal rest in the bosom of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Making Sense of the Resurrection Accounts – Are there Discrepancies?
When we read the various accounts of the Resurrection in the four Gospels, Acts and Pauline Epistles we can easily be puzzled by some apparent discrepancies in the details.

A Chronological Sequence of the Resurrection Events
Here is a possible and likely chronological sequence of the resurrection appearances. It is a kind of synthesis that attempts to collect all the data and present it in a logical order.

Did the Resurrection Really Happen?
The defining issue of Christianity is the question, 'Did Jesus Christ rise from the grave?' In essence, was the Resurrection of Jesus an actual bodily resurrection or merely a spiritual manifestation of some sort? Since the day Jesus rose from the dead, detractors have tried to deny the reality of His Resurrection because a genuine resurrection proves His deity.

On the Resurrection
As we celebrate the commemoration of the glorious feast of our Lord’s Resurrection on Sunday, we must never lose sight of the fact that as victorious as this resurrection is, it would never have come about without the apparent defeat of the cross.

The Easter Message of H.H. Pope Shenouda III
The resurrection of the Lord Christ was distinguished with an amazing power. He is the only One who was victorious over death by Himself. In His resurrection, He crushed death, and arose with the power of His Divinity.

Armenian Primate's Easter Message
Let us renew our lives with the Glorious and Victorious Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This is the challenging message of the Feast of the Holy Resurrection. The Blessed Resurrection calls on us all to renounce our old-self and instill within us a new beginning: to live a Christ-like life.

Paschal Encyclical of HE Metropolitan Nektarios
Christian Pascha, the Resurrection of Christ, has a particular importance for all people, and this is why it is the central message of the church and a cause for joy and celebration.

The Easter Message of the Heads of Churches of Jerusalem
Christians find their joy is secure in the hope of the promise of eternal life which our Lord has won for all who believe. However, when we in Jerusalem, the city of redemption, see the suffering of our Christian brothers and sisters in Egypt, Iraq and elsewhere in our region our joy becomes more solemn.

Patriarch Bartholomew: 2011 Patriarchal Proclamation for Pascha
The Resurrection of Christ is indeed real and grants to faithful Christians the certainty - and to all humanity the possibility - of transcending the adverse consequences of natural calamity and spiritual perversity.

Easter Thoughts
Is it any small wonder that it was the women, rather than the apostles, who first witnessed the empty tomb and the
resurrected Lord? As a woman (Eve) was first to taste death, so a woman (Mary Magdalene) was first to taste life.

The Meaning of Holy Week
Holy Week is most definitely a very sacred time of the year, for it is now that we will commemorate and remember the last week of Jesus' life on this earth. These are the days leading up to the great Easter Feast.

Meditations for Holy Week
As you prepare for Holy Week we offer the following reflections for you to use or to share.

Holy Week in the Maronite Church
The Holy Week is the memorial of those great days of our salvation when Jesus Christ died on the Cross to redeem and save our human race and give us the opportunity to share in His Divine Life.

Holy Week in the Catholic Church (Latin Rite)
At the heart of our faith is the Paschal Mystery: the Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus Christ. All of salvation history leads up to and goes forth from these saving events. We call this “Holy Week” for Jesus’ public ministry culminates with his suffering, death and resurrection.

Our Lord's Passion
Jesus Christ's suffering, or passion, was immense and truly indescribable, but we can say that He endured three types of suffering: emotional, physical, and most importantly, spiritual. Because He was truly man, along with being truly God, He genuinely experienced that suffering.

A Thought for the Passion Week!
When we attend the Passion week services, it gives us opportunity to remember and meditate on the love of Christ, His sufferings and His crucifixion more than other days.

Holy Week (Poem) by Dr Zhivago

Blood and Water From His Side by St. John Chrysostom
If we wish to understand the power of Christ’s blood, we should go back to the ancient account of its prefiguration in Egypt.

Friday of Holy Pascha Week
On Friday of Holy Pascha Week, our Lord Jesus Christ endured trials and crucifixion.

Meditation on the Day of the Cross
During this Holy Great Lent, we need to humble ourselves prayerfully to learn at the feet of the two crucified criminals of Calvary, who are often scornfully dismissed as being among the lowest of the low.

Good Friday Message
The Great Lent is almost coming to a close. Let us ask four questions to ourselves.

The Cross of Christ - 2
If we leave the cross out of life of Christ, we have nothing left, and certainly not Christianity. Cross is related to our sin.

When a Curse Becomes a Blessing – Only God Can Do That
Here in Holy Week we ponder the events that led to Jesus’ death and resurrection. Among the things to ponder is a dramatic moment in the trial before Pilate when the people who were present utter a curse upon themselves.

Good Friday is a Prep -Witness Day
Many opportunities come our way in life, how we respond shows what we truly love and look for in life.

Crucifixion
Jesus was on the cross, dying as a sacrifice for our sin - for all time. During the last three hours that He was on the cross, the world became dark.

Sequence of the Last Supper Events
On Holy Thursday, let’s examine the sequence of the Last Supper which pretty well illustrates why the Lord had to die for us. We will see how earnest the Lord is about this Last Supper, how he enters it with an intense love for his disciples and a desire that they (we) carefully heed what he is trying to teach them.

Thursday of Holy Pascha Week
On Thursday of Holy Pascha Week, our Lord Jesus Christ washed the feet of His Disciple’s; celebrated the Last Supper and instituted the Mystery of the Holy Eucharist. We also remember his agony in the Garden of Gethsemane and the betrayal by Judas.

Last Supper (Pesaha) Scripture Readings

The Symbolic Meaning of the Communion Elements
The cups of the Passover have specific meaning. The Last Supper was actually the Last “passover “ and the 1st Lords Supper.

Last Supper celebrated a day late, physicist claims in book
The Last Supper is commemorated a day late, a Cambridge University physicist claims in his new book, according to reports in the Sydney Morning Herald and the Belfast Telegraph.

Wednesday of Holy Pascha Week
On Wednesday of Holy Pascha Week, our Lord Jesus Christ spent the day in Bethany at the residence of Simon the leper. There, a woman, anointed our Lord’s blessed body with fragrance.

Wednesday in Holy Week
The figurative lamb is now to make way for the true one; the Pasch of this year will substitute the reality for the type; and Jesus' Blood, shed by the hands of wicked priests, is soon to flow simultaneously with that of victims which have been hitherto acceptable to God only because they prefigured the Sacrifice of Calvary.

Tuesday of Holy Pascha Week
On Tuesday of Holy Pascha Week, our Lord Jesus Christ spent the day with the disciples in the temple, teaching them by parables, telling them about the Second Coming.

Tuesday in Holy Week
Today, again, our Savior sets out in the morning for Jerusalem. His intention is to repair to the temple, and continue His yesterday's teachings. It is evident that His mission on earth is fast drawing to its close.

Monday of Holy Pascha Week
The fig tree is a symbol of the Jewish nation, which had the outward appearance of fruits, because they had followed the letter of the law. But they lacked fruit in that they did not abide by the Spirit of the law and "neglected the weightier things of the law."

Monday in Holy Week
This morning, also, Jesus goes with His disciples to Jerusalem. He is fasting, for the Gospel, tells us that He was hungry. He approaches a fig-tree, which is by the way-side; but finds nothing on it, save leaves only.

Passover/ Pesaha/ Holy Last Supper
The following are the four cups of wine served at the Passover with a meal that symbolizes the tears and suffering of the Hebrew slaves in Egypt.

Jesus, the Passover Lamb
Some say Jesus selecting Palm Sunday, his triumphal entry to Jerusalem to present himself as the Passover lamb and He needed them to inspect so that they could see Him spotless and perfect. He is also the judge, the King and the Messiah, who died, resurrected and ascended.

Palm Sunday
Holy Week, the most solemn and intense period of worship in the Christian faith, begins with Passion Sunday, the Sunday before Easter. In spite of the spiritual gravity of Holy Week, it begins with joy.

Palm Sunday in Syriac Orthodox Church
Palm Sunday commemorates Christ's entrance to Jerusalem riding a colt (Mark 11). The service commences with a procession in the church with the clergy, dressed in their vestments, carrying olive and palm branches.

Hosanna in the Highest - Are you ready to be a donkey?
Son of God could have ride on a chariot or a horse. But He selected a donkey. Do this selection of donkey have any relevance in today's life?

Palm Sunday - Passion Sunday
The Sunday before Easter is observed by virtually all Christians -- Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox -- as Palm Sunday. For all Church traditions the feast has a bittersweet taste.

Palm Sunday Meditation
The holy fathers have explained to us the mystery of these two animals. The ass represents the Jewish people, which had been long under the yoke of the Law; the colt, upon which, as the evangelist says, no man yet hath sat, is a figure of the Gentile world, which no one had ever yet brought into subjection.

See What the End Shall Be – A Meditation on the Gospel of Passion Sunday
As these behaviors are noted, we must understand that WE do these things. For the Passion accounts are not merely portraits of people long gone, they are portraits of you and me. We do these things.

Did Jesus rise from the dead?
Is Jesus' resurrection a fantastic fact or a vicious myth? To find out, we need to look at the evidence of history and draw our own conclusions. Let's see what skeptics who investigated the resurrection discovered for themselves. A must read.

Did the Resurrection Really Happen?
The defining issue of Christianity is the question, 'Did Jesus Christ rise from the grave?' In essence, was the Resurrection of Jesus an actual bodily resurrection or merely a spiritual manifestation of some sort? Since the day Jesus rose from the dead, detractors have tried to deny the reality of His Resurrection because a genuine resurrection proves His deity.

Making Sense of the Unlikely Easter Story
When you know the context of the New Testament texts—the world and cultures in and to which these stories were written—you quickly realize that sometimes the incongruities and unusual aspects in the story testify to their historical veracity and authenticity.

What Day did Christ Die?
In Daniel 9:25-26 it is said that there would be 69 prophetic weeks till the Messiah would appear, and would be cut off (Crucified) in the midst of the week. This equals 483 years. Jesus, according to Daniel's prophecy, was anointed the Messiah in 26 AD., which was 483 years after the Decree of Artaxerxes to restore Jerusalem.

Passion Week Articles from 1stHolistic.com

Passion Week Thoughts
I would like to lead a meditation based on the reading from St. Luke Chapter 5 verses 1-11. There we find how St. Peter, the blessed Apostle identified himself soon on meeting our Lord.

Events in the Passion week
with Biblical References (Spring AD 30 -approximately)

Meaning of the Palm Sunday Services
Like the Virgins who waited for the Lord, the Church is also waiting with fasting and prayer for the arrival of its Lord and Savior the Kingdom of God. The present fasting, prayer and everything of the Church is to welcome Jesus as the Lord and King.

Meaning of Passion Week
What does passion week mean to us? It is more than just an annual remembrance of the passion - the pain and suffering, crucifixion, death, and resurrection of our Lord - for all of us.

When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
The passion week is the time when we are supposed to survey the wondrous Cross and study the pain and suffering our Lord had to endure or experience to save us and to give us a place in Paradise just like He gave it to one of the thieves who was crucified with Him.

The Meaning of the Cross
Although the cross reveals the ugliness of human heart, it also reveals God's grace and forgiveness. It was on the cross God himself laid upon our sins upon His own dear Son, Jesus Christ. On that cross, Jesus paid the penalty of our sins.

Devotional Thoughts for Easter
If one would call the greatest event in Christian history, that event will be the Resurrection of our Lord.  The greatest of the miracles is the Resurrection and the greatest of the mysteries also is the Resurrection.

Easter Greetings
The message of Easter is the good tidings. Jesus is risen. It is a good news for the whole world. It proclaims Jesus’ victory over death. It is the victory of all those who accept the good news.

The Easter Sermon of St. John Chrysostom

Easter Message from Baghdad, Iraq
The life and teachings of Jesus have inspired people throughout the ages to strive for a better world and a more meaningful life. Jesus' death stands out in history as the perfect example of unconditional love.

The Point of the Passion
I’ve been thinking a lot about The Passion of the Christ the past few weeks and have heard mixed reviews and comments regarding much of the information presented in the film.

Who Killed Jesus
Who killed Jesus? You and I did. Jews, Christians, and every person who has been born or will be born.

The Passion of the Christ: Review of the Movie - From a Christian Perspective
In my opinion, the move is exceptionally good in depicting the last 12 hours of Jesus Christ. It truthfully depicts what is in the Gospels; a few artistic liberties were taken, however, without affecting what is portrayed in the bible. And these are kept absolutely to a minimum.

The Passion of The Christ: Another Review
When I sat down this evening to write a review of The Passion of The Christ, you must imagine how profound it is for me that I am struggling with words and with the very idea of having to write about this movie. To say I am at a loss doesn't begin to express how inadequate I feel to even attempt to convey all that this movie is.

Passion of Christ- Mel Gibson's Act of Faith
Mr. Gibson emerged as a man with strong convictions about his faith as he detailed his own passions for alcohol, drugs etc. which brought him close to suicide once. On TV, he witnessed how Christ's passion helped him overcome his battles in life.

The Medical view of His suffering
Here is a look at the conditions Jesus underwent during his passion from a medical point of view. 

Why Is The Resurrection Significant?
It is through Christ's death and resurrection that we are able to receive eternal life through belief in Jesus Christ.

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Passion Week Devotionals

Passion Week Devotionals Collection

Palm Sunday (Hosanna)

Bible Reading For Palm Sunday

Day 42 - Hosanna/Palm Sunday (Personal Meditation)

Sermons for Palm Sunday

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Bible Reading For Monday of the Passion Week

Monday of Holy Pascha Week
The fig tree is a symbol of the Jewish nation, which had the outward appearance of fruits, because they had followed the letter of the law. But they lacked fruit in that they did not abide by the Spirit of the law and "neglected the weightier things of the law."

Bible Reading For Tuesday of the Passion Week

Tuesday of Holy Pascha Week
On Tuesday of Holy Pascha Week, our Lord Jesus Christ spent the day with the disciples in the temple, teaching them by parables, telling them about the Second Coming.

Bible Reading For Wednesday of the Passion Week

Wednesday of Holy Pascha Week
On Wednesday of Holy Pascha Week, our Lord Jesus Christ spent the day in Bethany at the residence of Simon the leper. There, a woman, anointed our Lord’s blessed body with fragrance.

Holy Tuesday (Video)

Maundy Thursday (Pesaho)

Bible Reading For Pesaho (Maundy Thursday)

Sermons for Maundy Thursday

Thursday of Holy Pascha Week
On Thursday of Holy Pascha Week, our Lord Jesus Christ washed the feet of His Disciple’s; celebrated the Last Supper and instituted the Mystery of the Holy Eucharist. We also remember his agony in the Garden of Gethsemane and the betrayal by Judas.

Holy Thursday Reflection: When We Eat this Bread (Video)

Pesaha Appam Recipes

Pesaha Appam (Southern Kerala)

Pesaha Appam (INRI appam)

Recipe for Pesaha Appam

more recipes

Good Friday

Bible Reading For Good Friday

Friday of Holy Pascha Week
On Friday of Holy Pascha Week, our Lord Jesus Christ endured trials and crucifixion.

Sermons for Good Friday

Good Friday Reflection: From the Cross (Video)

Good Friday - Here is Love (Video)

Saturday

Bible Reading For Gospel Saturday

Easter - Resurrection - Kymtho

Bible Reading For Easter Sunday

Sermons for Easter (Resurrection)

Easter Reflection (Video)

Easter Sermon (Video)

Easter Deserts/Snacks

Aval Vilayichathu (A sweet delicacy for Easter)

Vella Appam

Kozukkattai (Stuffed Rice Balls)

Carrot Halwa

more recipes

Great Lent

See our Great Lent mini web portal for articles about Lent, Fasting, devotionals, sermons, prayers, multi media content, etc.

Passion Week Prayers

Good Friday Songs (English)

Holy Liturgy of Passion Week
From Hosanna (Palm Sunday) to Kymtho (Easter)
(Including service of Hosanna, Pesaha, Holy Saturday and Easter in Malayalam, English Transliteration and English Translation).

The following books published by Joykutty have Malayalam and English Translations

Hosanna (Palm Sunday) Services by Joykutty

Passion Week Wednesday Evening - Joykutty

Passion Week Wednesday Soothara - Joykutty

Passion Week Wednesday Midnight - Joykutty

Passion Week Wednesday Morning - Joykutty

Passion Week Wednesday Third Hour - Joykutty

Passion Week Wednesday Sixth Hour - Joykutty

Passion Week Wednesday Ninth Hour - Joykutty

Maundy Thursday (Pessaha) Evening - Joykutty

Maundy Thursday (Pessaha) Soothara - Joykutty

Maundy Thursday (Pessaha) Morning - Joykutty

Good Friday Morning - Joykutty

Good Friday Third Hour - Joykutty

Good Friday Sixth Hour - Joykutty

Good Friday Ninth Hour - Joykutty

Good Friday Sleeba Namaskaram - Joykutty

Good Friday Burial - Joykutty

Easter Service Book - Joykutty

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