1. +
The Holy Week
of Pascha

2. What is Pascha? The last week of our Lord ministry
The word means passing over.
The last week of our Lord ministry
including: His suffering, death and resurrection.
Holy Pascha Narrative occupies 1/3 of
the Gospels.
The fulfillment of all prophesies.

3. Our Lord spent mornings teaching in the temple,

5. And nights with disciples on nearby mount of olives.

8. How the service is structured?
Starting Sunday night in preparation for the Glorious entry of our Lord to Jerusalem

9. Service follows biblical timing system:
The day starts after sunset with
12 night hours 6 pm to 6 am
12 day hours 6am to 6 pm
Pascha service is likewise divided into
5 times during night hours
5 times during day hours

11. 3. Doxology (Praising) of the Pascha. 4. The Psalm and the Gospel.
service is arranged to follow 1st, 3rd, 6th, 9th and 11th hours. Following Jesus' parable on the workers, Mathew 20: 1-16.
Each hour starts with:
1. Our Father.
2. The Prophecy /(ies).
3. Doxology (Praising) of the Pascha.
4. The Psalm and the Gospel.
5. The exposition, an elaboration on the
gospel.
6. The conclusion of the hour.
The Service is held in the church main hall (outer Chorus) to point out that Jesus was taken outside Jerusalem to be crucified
(Hebrew 13: 12-13).

12. The altar veil is kept closed all the time (except on Thursday)
until it is opened again on the 12th hour of Friday indicating the reconciliation with the Father.
The church is clothed in black till the 12th hour on Friday.
The lamenting melodies dominate the week. On the Saturday before resurrection the melodies are mixed with joyful tunes

13. Pascha days and Themes
From Sunday to Wednesday: the continuous examination of the hearts
From Wednesday to Friday: Jesus, the Pascha lamb
From Friday to Sunday: awaiting the father’s response.

14. Jesus a king but not of this world.
Themes of Pascha week
Palm Sunday:
Jesus a king but not of this world.
the mother of James and John

15. Palm Sunday
Blessed is He who comes in the Name of The Lord

17. The Fig tree and Jerusalem.
Monday
The Fig tree and Jerusalem.
The city looks better than it really is
Jerusalem will kill its King and be destroyed

21. Jesus reveal His day of Crucifixion
Tuesday
Jesus reveal His day of Crucifixion
The Throne of God
Many parables on the second coming

23. Mary anoints Jesus Holy Head
Wednesday
Mary anoints Jesus Holy Head
and Judas Betrayal

26. Preparation for Passover
Thursday of the New Covenant
Preparation for Passover
Washing of the feet
The First Eucharist
Who is the traitor?

29. Trials by Caiaphas, Ananias
Friday Night
Prayer in the garden
They took Him
Trials by Caiaphas, Ananias
And the Sanhedrim

30. Great Friday
Prophesies

32. First hour (6-7am) Mathew 27:1-14
Deuteronomy 8:19-9:24
What is the Jordan river?
What is the Land of inheritance?
Christ is before you, consuming fire!

33. +The selection of a Passover lamb John 11:49
Isaiah 1:2-9
worse than a donkey
Zachariah 11:11-14
The price of a lamb
+The selection of a Passover lamb
John 11:49
+The inspection of a Passover lamb
Psalms 35:11 Fierce witnesses

35. The Third hour
Christ sintinced to
crossifixion

36. Genesis 48:1-19
The time of blessing
Time of crossing of hands

38. 2. Isaiah 50:4-9
*a Tongue and an ear every morning
*Plucking the beard
5. Psalm 38: 17, 22:15

40. 3. Isaiah 63: 1-7 *Coming from Edom in red * No one was with me

42. +
The Sixth Hour
The Hour of
the Cross

43. The
Bronze
Serpent
numbers 21:1-9
John 4:14

45. The silent Lamb Jesus Isaiah 53:7
+ verse 12: the portion of the great, the spoil of the strong

46. The praise Isaiah 12:2 + The praise + Fountains of Salvation
(that day starts from chapter 11)
+ The darkness

47. Amos 8:9-12 the darkness + The Sun go down at noon
+ The feast into lamentation
+ The waters will run to the depth of
the sea
the darkness

48. The Ninth Hour Jesus dies
It is
Finished

49. a Lamb without blemish
Jeremiah 11:18
Verse 7: I have given my beloved soul into the hand of her enemies

50. The Living water at evening
Zachariah 14:5-11
+The Lord rains all over the earth

51. +
The 11th hour
Jesus body
taken down from
the cross

52. The Feast of uleavened bread
The Passover lamb
Exodus 12:1-4
and
The Feast of uleavened bread
Leviticus 23:5-15

53. +
The 12th hour
The Entombment

54. Lamentations
Lamentation 3:1-22

55. Jonah
Jonah 1:10-2:7
Psalms
23:3 and 88:4

56. Saturday of Light:
Beyond the tomb
Songs of Salvation

57. Saturday of Light
Songs of Salvation

59. Psalm 151 The Song of Moses 1 The Song of Moses 2 Exodus 15
Deuteronomy 32: 1-43

61. The prayer of Hanna ( Mother of Samuel )
The Prayer of Habakkuk
Habakkuk3:2-19
The Prayer of Jonah
Jonah 2: 1-10

62. The Prayer of Hezekiah
Isaiah 38:10-20
The Prayer of Manasseh

63. Three prayers of Isaiah
25:1-12
26:1-9
26:9-20
The Prayer of Jeremiah
Lamentation 5:16-22

65. Prayer of baruch Prayer of Elijah Prayer of David Prayer of Solomon
1 Kings 18:36-39
Prayer of David
1 chronicles 29:10-13
Prayer of Solomon
1 Kings 8:22-30
Prayer of Daniel
Daniel 9:4-19

66. The vision of Daniel Prayer of Azariah Prayer of St mary
Luke 1:46-55
Prayer of Simeon
Luke 2:29-32
Prayer of Zachariah
Luke 2:29-32

67. Story of Susanna
Revelation

70. Night visit to beloved disciples
Resurrection Sunday
Sunday Dawn
Many appearances
Night visit to beloved disciples

71. THE MAIN THING IS THE BIBLE PASSAGES
4. Get involved:
THE MAIN THING IS THE BIBLE PASSAGES
a. Prepare your mind by going over the main theme of the day before you leave home.

72. 4. Get involved:
b. Use the lengthy melody of the psalm as a suitable background for studying the main massages in the prophets, the psalm and the gospel.
Try to find the link if possible. Write down what you find, or write your meditation

73. 4. Get involved:
c. Think of the hours, each as a station where you stop to listen to our Lord and watch Him do things. Get your imagination and emotions involved.

74. Final notes
d. Saturday Night is a must for those who want to have a very unique church experience.

75. e. It is quite normal to have a time when you find great resistance to continue with the above program (usually about Tuesday or Wednesday). It will go away definitely by Thursday.