Palm Sunday - On the Sunday before his death, Jesus began his trip to Jerusalem, knowing that soon he would lay down his life for our sins. Jesus made a triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The crowds welcomed him by waving palm branches in the air and shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"

‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord’

John 12:13

Washing of the Feet - 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 should love one another.

‘I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you’

John 13:15

The Last Supper - As the Lamb of God, Jesus was about to fulfil the meaning of Passover by giving his body to be broken and his blood to be shed in sacrifice, freeing us from sin and death. 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 and wine.

‘I am the bread of life. He who comes to me shall never hunger and he who believes in me shall never thirst’

John 6:35

Praying in the Garden - Later, Jesus and the disciples left the Upper Room and went to the Graden of Gethsemane, where Jesus prayed in agony to God the Father. 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.

‘Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray”.

Mark 26:36

Good Friday - Good Friday is the most difficult day of Passion Week. Christ's journey turned treacherous and acutely painful in these final hours leading to his death. Jesus endured the shame of false accusations, condemnation, mockery, and abandonment. After multiple unlawful trials, he was sentenced to death. Jesus spoke seven final statements from the cross. His first words were, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." His last words were, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit."

‘The passion of Christ is the greatest and most stupendous works of divine love’

Saint Paul of the Cross 

Laying in the Tomb - Jesus' body lay in its tomb, where it was guarded by Roman soldiers throughout the day on Saturday, which was the Sabbath. When the Sabbath ended at 6 pm, Christ's body was ceremonially treated for burial with spices.

‘God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten son’

John 3:16

The Resurrection - On Resurrection Sunday, or Easter, we reach the culmination of Holy Week. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most important event of the Christian faith. Early Sunday morning, several women went to the tomb and discovered that the large stone covering the entrance had been rolled away. An angel announced: "Don't be afraid! I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He isn't here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen." 

‘He is not here, He is rise, just as He said’

Matthew 28:6