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Holy Week

Holy Week is the last week in Lent, beginning with Palm Sunday and ending on Holy Saturday. It is a time of commemorating the events in the last week of Jesus' life.

The palm leaf symbolizes Palm Sunday, the day that honors the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. John 12:13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying, "Hosanna! Blessed be he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!"

The chalice and wheat are symbols of the wine and bread. These represent the Last Supper, which is commemorated on Maundy Thursday. Matthew 26:26-28 Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is my body." And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, "Drink of it, all of you for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."

The purse with the coins falling from it represents the thirty pieces of silver that Judas was paid for betraying Christ.

Good Friday is represented by the Latin Cross, which is the form of cross upon which Christ was crucified. On it is a crown of thorns, which Jesus was forced to wear for his crucifixion. John 19:5 So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe.

The color for Good Friday is black. The background colors are black and gray, with red indicating the blood of Christ.

The Passion Cross is used in the openings. It is also known as the Cross of Suffering, Cross Ordee, or the Cross Champain.