The Passion of Easter

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  1. 2. From the Greek word for “Passover”, this word describes the Feast of the Resurrection and the season of its celebration; it also describes the Mystery of Jesus’ Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension.
  2. 4. He denied Jesus three times after Jesus' arrest.
  3. 9. Sometimes called "Apostle to the Apostles", she is listed in all four Gospels as a witness to the Resurrection.
  4. 11. The ___ was the most powerful example of God’s forgiving love.
  5. 13. What do we call the day Jesus was crucified?
  6. 14. Easter Sunday is the celebration of Jesus Christ's ___.
  7. 15. Christian calendar seasonal Feast that comes after Easter
  8. 16. He doubted the Resurrection until he saw Jesus in person.
  9. 17. After the Last Supper, Jesus and His disciples went to this garden.
  10. 18. Pontius Pilate released him instead of Jesus.
  11. 20. Holy week in Spain
  12. 21. The Resurrection took place on “the ___ day of the week.”
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  1. 1. He arranged for Jesus' burial.
  2. 3. Fifty days after Jesus’ Resurrection, the Apostles received the _____.
  3. 5. In Luke's Gospel, Jesus appeared to two disciples on the road to ___.
  4. 6. The start of Holy Week
  5. 7. On Palm Sunday Jesus entered the city of ___.
  6. 8. He betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver.
  7. 10. The western Christian devotion “Stations of the Cross” traditionally has how many stations?
  8. 11. What city was Simon, the one who carried Jesus' Cross, from?
  9. 12. We celebrate this Feast forty days after Jesus’ Resurrection.
  10. 19. Before His own death and Resurrection, Jesus raised this person who had been dead for four days.