What is Holy Week?

What is Holy Week?

• A. The week before Easter, including Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday.
• B. The week after Christmas.
• C. A day of celebration for saints.
• D. A time of Advent waiting.

Answer: (A)

Holy Week is the week before Easter in the Christian calendar, when believers focus on the events of Jesus’ final days. It begins with Palm Sunday, which recalls Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem; Holy Thursday (the Last Supper) marks the remembrance of Jesus sharing a meal with his disciples; Good Friday observes Jesus’ crucifixion; Holy Saturday is the day Jesus lay in the tomb; and Easter Sunday celebrates his resurrection. This sequence shows why it’s described as a single, meaningful week leading up to Easter. Other descriptions refer to different times in the year: the week after Christmas isn’t Holy Week, Advent waiting happens before Christmas, and a day of celebration for saints isn’t a single liturgical week.

Holy Week is the week before Easter in the Christian calendar, when believers focus on the events of Jesus’ final days. It begins with Palm Sunday, which recalls Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem; Holy Thursday (the Last Supper) marks the remembrance of Jesus sharing a meal with his disciples; Good Friday observes Jesus’ crucifixion; Holy Saturday is the day Jesus lay in the tomb; and Easter Sunday celebrates his resurrection. This sequence shows why it’s described as a single, meaningful week leading up to Easter.

Other descriptions refer to different times in the year: the week after Christmas isn’t Holy Week, Advent waiting happens before Christmas, and a day of celebration for saints isn’t a single liturgical week.