In the Eastern Orthodox Churches, Lazarus Saturday precedes Palm Sunday

1. Lazarus Saturday
Eastern Churches

2. • Lazarus. The man Jesus raised from the dead in
John 11:1-53. In *catacomb art he is represented
as a smaller person wrapped in funerary
dressings, Jesus attending with a rhabdos (wand).
• Lazarus Saturday. The Saturday preceding *Palm
Sunday. In the Gospel of John the *pericope
concerning the raising of Lazarus (Jn 11:1-53)
immediately precedes the beginning of the *Holy
Week narrative, foreshadowing the resurrection
of Jesus eight days later.
From Brett Provance, Pocket Dictionary of Liturgy and
Worship (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2009), 74-75.

3. Lazarus
John 11:43
In ancient Christian art, the
resurrected Lazarus is always
shown as a child-sized person
(= Rebirth). The Jonah theme
is found at the sides.

4. Lazarus and the Loaves
Miracles of the Loaves and Fish
Mark 6:38 (five loaves + 2 fish)
Mark 8:5 (seven loaves + some fish)

5. Lazarus