Rite of Christian Initiation for Teens Holy Week

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Rite of Christian Initiation for Teens Holy Week Understanding the Gospel Epic March 30,

Rite of Christian Initiation for Teens Holy Week Understanding the Gospel Epic March 30, 2020

Discussing Holy Week • • • Saturday before Palm Sunday: Commitment Saturday Palm Sunday:

Discussing Holy Week • • • Saturday before Palm Sunday: Commitment Saturday Palm Sunday: Procession Sunday Holy Monday: Extravagant Monday Holy Tuesday: Compulsion to Completion Tuesday Holy Wednesday: Spy Wednesday/Day of Aloneness Holy Thursday: Maundy Thursday/Body Giving Holy Friday: Good Friday/Day of Lawlessness Holy Saturday: Bright Saturday/Night Resurrection Sunday: Miracles Sunday 2

Commitment Saturday } When the days drew near for him to be received up,

Commitment Saturday } When the days drew near for him to be received up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. (Lk 9: 51) } For the Lord GOD helps me; therefore I have not been confounded; therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame; (Is 50: 7) } And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of man to be glorified. (Jn 12: 23) 3

Procession Sunday: Context 18 Then the glory of the LORD went forth from the

Procession Sunday: Context 18 Then the glory of the LORD went forth from the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim. 19 And the cherubim lifted up their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight as they went forth, with the wheels beside them; and they stood at the door of the east gate of the house of the LORD; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them. (Ez 10: 18 -19) And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city. (Ez 11: 23) 4

Procession Sunday: Context (cont. ) 1 Afterward he brought me to the gate, the

Procession Sunday: Context (cont. ) 1 Afterward he brought me to the gate, the gate facing east. 2 And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the east; and the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shone with his glory. (Ez 43: 1 -2) 6 I tell you, something greater than the temple is here. (Mt 12: 6) 5

Procession Sunday: Context (cont. ) 26 Blessed is the one who comes in the

Procession Sunday: Context (cont. ) 26 Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD. We bless you from the house of the LORD. 27 The LORD is God, and he has given us light. Bind the festal procession with branches, up to the horns of the altar. (Ps 118: 26 -28) Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Lo, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on an ass, on a colt the foal of an ass. (Zech 9: 9) 6

Procession Sunday: Context (cont. ) Listen! Your sentinels lift up their voices, together they

Procession Sunday: Context (cont. ) Listen! Your sentinels lift up their voices, together they sing for joy; for in plain sight they see the return of the LORD to Zion. 9 Break forth together into singing, you ruins of Jerusalem; for the LORD has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem. 10 The LORD has bared his holy arm before the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. (Is 52: 8 -10) 7

Palm Sunday } Riding in on a colt } Appears calm and in control

Palm Sunday } Riding in on a colt } Appears calm and in control } The Eastern gate (called Beautiful) of Jerusalem } Everyone cheering } King of the Jews End of Time: Revelation 19 } Riding in on a War horse } Eyes blazing like fire and a robe dipped in blood } Descends from heaven to earth } Everything in fear } King of Kings & Lord of Lords

Topography of Jerusalem 9

Topography of Jerusalem 9

Jerusalem 10

Jerusalem 10

Holy Monday Mary took a liter of costly perfumed oil made from genuine aromatic

Holy Monday Mary took a liter of costly perfumed oil made from genuine aromatic nard anointed the feet of Jesus and dried them with her hair; the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. (Jn 12: 3)

Extravagance Monday 30 You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, in

Extravagance Monday 30 You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, in order that they may serve me as priests. 31 You shall say to the Israelites, “This shall be my holy anointing oil throughout your generations. (Exodus 30: 30 -31) 6 What is that coming up from the wilderness, like a column of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all the fragrant powders of the merchant? (Sg 3: 6) Daughters of Jerusalem, 11 come out. Look, O daughters of Zion, at King Solomon, at the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding, on the day of the gladness of his heart. (Sg 3: 10 c-11) 12

Holy Tuesday or Thursday } What day did the Last Supper take place? }

Holy Tuesday or Thursday } What day did the Last Supper take place? } Essenes: Tuesday } Rest of the Jews: Thursday } Holy Communion } Receive } Consume 13

Spy Wednesday

Spy Wednesday

30 Pieces of Silver 32 If the ox gores a male or female slave,

30 Pieces of Silver 32 If the ox gores a male or female slave, the owner shall pay to the slaveowner thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned. (Ex 21: 32) 12 I then said to them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them. ” So they weighed out as my wages thirty shekels of silver. 13 Then the LORD said to me, “Throw it into the treasury”[a]—this lordly price at which I was valued by them. So I took the thirty shekels of silver and threw them into the treasury[b] in the house of the LORD. (Zech 11: 12 -13) 15

Maundy Thursday } Two Parts } Chrism Mass } Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Maundy Thursday } Two Parts } Chrism Mass } Mass of the Lord’s Supper } Vigil } Tarry with the Lord for but an hour } Arrested and removed from the earth

Cenacle of the Lord’s Supper 17

Cenacle of the Lord’s Supper 17

Mass of the Lord’s Supper: A Sacrifice of Love

Mass of the Lord’s Supper: A Sacrifice of Love

Good Friday: The Lord is a Warrior and Bridegroom is His Name Garden of

Good Friday: The Lord is a Warrior and Bridegroom is His Name Garden of Eden Garden of Gethsemane } Bridegroom & the Bride } Adam & Eve } Dragon threatening life & Eve invites Adam } Curses } Hardship in work } Work by the sweat of your brow } Thorns and thistles } Food dies quickly } Rejects the Father } Jesus & Church } Judas teams up with the devil – betrays with a kiss } Curses } Praying } Sweating blood while He is working } Crown of thorns } Eternal food } Loves to the Father

Good Friday: The Scourging 1 When morning came, all the chief priests and the

Good Friday: The Scourging 1 When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death; 2 and they bound him and led him away and delivered him to Pilate the governor. . . 11 Now Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews? ” Jesus said; “You have said so. ” 12 But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he made no answer. 13 Then Pilate said to him, “Do you not hear how many things they testify against you? ” 14 But he gave him no answer, not even to a single charge, so that the governor wondered greatly. (Mt 27: 1 -2, 1114) 20

Scourging at the Pillar 21

Scourging at the Pillar 21

Crowning of Thorns 22

Crowning of Thorns 22

Condemned to Death 6 All the elders of that town nearest the body shall

Condemned to Death 6 All the elders of that town nearest the body shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the wadi, 7 and they shall declare: “Our hands did not shed this blood, nor were we witnesses to it. 8 Absolve, O LORD, your people Israel, whom you redeemed; do not let the guilt of innocent blood remain in the midst of your people Israel. ” Then they will be absolved of bloodguilt. (Dt 21: 6 -8) 25 All the people answered, "Let his blood be on us and on our children! (Mt 27: 25) Leviticus 16 – outside the city/encampment 23

Crucifixion 22 When someone is convicted of a crime punishable by death and is

Crucifixion 22 When someone is convicted of a crime punishable by death and is executed, and you hang him on a tree… (Dt 21: 22) 24

On the Cross 5 But he was pierced for our sins, crushed for our

On the Cross 5 But he was pierced for our sins, crushed for our iniquity. He bore the punishment that makes us whole, by his wounds we were healed. (Is 53: 5) 25

Holy Saturday: The Earth Receives Holy Communion They made his grave with the wicked

Holy Saturday: The Earth Receives Holy Communion They made his grave with the wicked and his tomb with the rich, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth. (Is 53: 9)

Silent Saturday 27

Silent Saturday 27

Holy Week Schedule Mass of the Lord’s Supper – 7: 30 pm Passion of

Holy Week Schedule Mass of the Lord’s Supper – 7: 30 pm Passion of the Lord – 3: 00 pm Easter Vigil – 8: 30 pm Easter Mass – 9: 30 am www. stleosfairfax. com