The document provides an overview of key events from Holy Week leading up to and including the crucifixion of Jesus Christ according to the Gospels. It describes Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey to cheers, cleansing the temple, washing the disciples' feet, instituting the Eucharist at the Last Supper, praying in Gethsemane, being betrayed by Judas with a kiss, denying Christ three times by Peter, being questioned by Annas and Pilate, carrying his cross, and being crucified alongside two thieves. It also recounts his final words, death, and burial by Joseph of Arimathea.

1. HOLY WEEK
Glimpses of the last hours
of the life of Jesus Christ
For children (8+ years)

2. • The Anointing at Bethany (John 12:1-50)
• Jn 12,1 Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany,
the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.
• 2 There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and
Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. 3 Mary took
a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed
Jesus' feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was
filled with the fragrance of the perfume. 4 But Judas
Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to
betray him), said, 5 "Why was this perfume not sold for
three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?"
• 6 (He said this not because he cared about the poor, but
because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used
to steal what was put into it.) 7 Jesus said, "Leave her alone.
She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my
burial. 8 You always have the poor with you, but you do not
always have me."

3. The Plot against Jesus
Matthew 26:1 When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples, 2 "You
know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be
crucified." 3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high
priest, who was called Caiaphas, 4 and they conspired to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. 5
But they said, "Not during the festival, or there may be a riot among the people."

4. Jesus entered Jerusalem
• Mt 21,7 … they brought the
donkey and the colt, and
put their cloaks on them,
and he sat on them. 8 A
very large crowd spread
their cloaks on the road,
and others cut branches
from the trees and spread
them on the road. 9 The
crowds that went ahead of
him and that followed
were shouting, "Hosanna
to the Son of David!
Blessed is the one who
comes in the name of the
Lord! Hosanna in the
highest heaven!" 10 When
he entered Jerusalem, the
whole city was in turmoil,
asking, "Who is this?" 11
The crowds were saying,
"This is the prophet Jesus
from Nazareth in Galilee."

5. The cleansing of the temple
• Mt 21,12 Then Jesus
entered the temple and
drove out all who were
selling and buying in the
temple, and he
overturned the tables of
the money changers
and the seats of those
who sold doves. He said
to them, "It is written,
• 'My house shall be
called a house of
prayer';
• but you are making it a
den of robbers."

6. The washing of the disciples’ feet
Jn13, 1 Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour
had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his
own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.

7. Pedro no lo acepta
Jn 13,8 Peter said to him, "You will never wash my feet."
Jesus answered, "Unless I wash you, you have no share with me."
9 Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, not my feet only but also my
hands and my head!"

8. The commandment of love
• Jn 13,12 … After he had
washed their feet, had
put on his robe, and had
returned to the table, he
said to them, "Do you
know what I have done
to you? 13 You call me
Teacher and Lord--and
you are right, for that is
what I am. 14 So if I,
your Lord and Teacher,
have washed your feet,
you also ought to wash
one another's feet.

9. Jesus prophesied that one of them would betray Him.
Mt 26,21 and while they
were eating, he said,
"Truly I tell you, one of you
will betray me."
22 And they became
greatly distressed and
began to say to him one
after another,
"Surely not I, Lord?"
23 He answered,
"The one who has dipped
his hand into the bowl
with me will betray me.
24 The Son of Man goes as
it is written of him, but
woe to that one by whom
the Son of Man is
betrayed!

10. Jesus gave us the Eucharist
Mt 26,26 While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he
broke it, gave it to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; this is my body." 27 Then he
took a cup, and after giving thanks he gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of
you; 28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the
forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you, I will never again drink of this fruit of the vine until
that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom."

11. Jesus’ agony in the garden of GethsemaneMt 26,38 Then he said to
them, "I am deeply
grieved, even to death;
remain here, and stay
awake with me." 39 And
going a little farther, he
threw himself on the
ground and prayed, "My
Father, if it is possible, let
this cup pass from me; yet
not what I want but what
you want."
40 Then he came to the
disciples and found them
sleeping; and he said to
Peter, "So, could you not
stay awake with me one
hour? 41 Stay awake and
pray that you may not
come into the time of trial;
the spirit indeed is willing,
but the flesh is weak."
he went away and prayed
…, saying the same words.
45 Then he came to the
disciples and said to them,
"Are you still sleeping and
taking your rest? See, the
hour is at hand,

12. Judas betrayed Jesus with a kiss Mt 26,49 ."At once he
came up to Jesus and
said, "Greetings, Rabbi!"
and kissed him. 50 Jesus
said to him, "Friend, do
what you are here to
do." Then they came
and laid hands on Jesus
and arrested him. 55 At
that hour Jesus said to
the crowds, "Have you
come out with swords
and clubs to arrest me
as though I were a
bandit? Day after day I
sat in the temple
teaching, and you did
not arrest me. 56 But all
this has taken place, so
that the scriptures of the
prophets may be
fulfilled." Then all the
disciples deserted him
and fled.

13. The high priest Annas questioned Jesus
But Jesus was silent. Then the high priest said to him, "I put you under oath before the living God, tell
us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God." Jesus said to him, "You have said so. But I tell you,
From now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the
clouds of heaven." Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, "He has blasphemed! Why do we
still need witnesses? You have now heard his blasphemy. What is your verdict?" They answered,
"He deserves death.“ Then they spat in his face and struck him; and some slapped him, saying,
"Prophesy to us, you Messiah! Who is it that struck you?" Mt 26,68
Jesus before the sanhedrin

14. Peter denied Christ
• After a little while the
bystanders came up and said
to Peter, "Certainly you are
also one of them, for your
accent betrays you."
• 74 Then he began to curse,
and he swore an oath,
• "I do not know the man!"
• At that moment the cock
crowed. 75 Then Peter
remembered what Jesus had
said: "Before the cock crows,
you will deny me three
times." And he went out and
wept bitterly. Mt 26,73

15. Pilate
• Now Jesus stood before
the governor; and the
governor asked him,
• "Are you the King of the Jews?“
• Jesus said, "You say so."
But when he was accused
by the chief priests and
elders, he did not answer.
Then Pilate said to him,
"Do you not hear how
many accusations they
make against you?"
• But he gave him no
answer, not even to a
single charge, so that the
governor was greatly
amazed. Mt 27,11

16. Before Pilate Christ said He is King
Jn 18,33 Then Pilate entered the headquarters again, summoned Jesus, and asked him,
"Are you the King of the Jews?" 34 Jesus answered, "Do you ask this on your own, or did
others tell you about me?" 35 Pilate replied, "I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and
the chief priests have handed you over to me. What have you done?" 36 Jesus
answered, "My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my
followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is,
my kingdom is not from here." 37 Pilate asked him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered,
"You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to
testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."

17. While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife
sent word to him, "Have nothing to do with that
innocent man, for today I have suffered a great deal
because of a dream about him.” Mt 27,19

18. • Mt 27,20 Now the chief priests and the
elders persuaded the crowds to ask for
Barabbas and to have Jesus killed.
• 21 The governor again said to them,
"Which of the two do you want me to
release for you?" And they said,
"Barabbas." 22 Pilate said to them,
• "Then what should I do with Jesus who
is called the Messiah?" All of them said,
• "Let him be crucified!“ 23 Then he
asked, "Why, what evil has he done?"
• But they shouted all the more,
• "Let him be crucified!"
• 24 So when Pilate saw that he could do
nothing, but rather that a riot was
beginning, he took some water and
washed his hands before the crowd,
saying, "I am innocent of this man's
blood; see to it yourselves."
• 25 Then the people as a whole
answered, "His blood be on us and on
our children!"
Pilate released Barabbas
instead of Jesus

19. So he released
Barabbas
for them;
and after
flogging Jesus,
he handed him
over to be
crucified.
Mt 27,26

20. The soldiers mocked
and abused Christ
Then the soldiers of the governor
took Jesus into the governor's
headquarters, and they gathered
the whole cohort around him.
They stripped him and put a scarlet
robe on him, and after twisting
some thorns into a crown,
they put it on his head.
They put a reed in his right hand
and knelt before him
and mocked him, saying,
"Hail, King of the Jews!“
They spat on him,
and took the reed
and struck him on the head.
Mt 27,27

21. Carrying the
cross by
himself, he
went out to
what is called
The Place of
the Skull,
which in
Hebrew is
called
Golgotha
Jn 19,17

22. Jesus met his mother on the way

23. As they went out, they came upon a man
from Cyrene named Simon; they compelled
this man to carry his cross. Mt 27,32

24. Veronica wiped the face of Jesus

25. The
women of
Jerusalem
wept for
Jesus
A great number of the people followed him, and among them were women who were beating their breasts
and wailing for him. But Jesus turned to them and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me,
but weep for yourselves and for your children. For the days are surely coming when they will say,
'Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.'
Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us'; and to the hills, 'Cover us.' For if they do this
when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?“ Lk 23,27

26. Mt 27,33 And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull),
34 they offered him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but when he tasted it, he would not drink it.

27. Jesus was stripped of his garments

28. And when they had crucified him, they divided his
clothes among themselves by casting lots. Mt 27,35

29. Over his head they put the charge against him, which
read, "This is Jesus, the King of the Jews." Mt 27,37

30. standing near the cross of Jesus were his
mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the
wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. Jn 19,25

31. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside
her, he said to his mother, "Woman, here is your son."
Then he said to the disciple, "Here is your mother." And from that hour
the disciple took her into his own home. Jn 19,26

32. After this, when Jesus knew that all was now finished, he said (in
order to fulfill the scripture), "I am thirsty."A jar full of sour wine
was standing there. So they put a sponge full of the wine on a
branch of hyssop and held it to his mouth. Jn 19,28

33. Those who passed
by derided him,
shaking their heads
and saying,
"You who would
destroy the temple
and build it in three
days, save yourself!
If you are the Son
of God, come down
from the cross."
Mt 27,39

34. "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing." Lc 23,34

35. • Lk 23,39 One of the
criminals who were
hanged there kept
deriding him and saying,
"Are you not the Messiah?
Save yourself and us!"
• 40 But the other rebuked
him, saying, "Do you not
fear God, since you are
under the same sentence
of condemnation? 41 And
we indeed have been
condemned justly, for we
are getting what we
deserve for our deeds, but
this man has done nothing
wrong." 42 Then he said,
"Jesus, remember me
when you come into your
kingdom." 43 He replied,
"Truly I tell you, today you
will be with me in
Paradise."

36. And about three o'clock Jesus cried with a loud voice,
"Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God, my God,
why have you forsaken me?" Mt 27,46

37. When Jesus
had
received the
wine, he
said, "It is
finished."
Then he
bowed his
head and
gave up his
spirit. Jn19,30

38. Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said,
"Father, into your hands I commend my spirit."
Having said this, he breathed his last. Lc 23, 46

39. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two,
from top to bottom. The earth shook, and the rocks were
split. The tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the
saints who had fallen asleep were raised. Mt 27,51

40. Now when the centurion and
those with him, who were
keeping watch over Jesus,
saw the earthquake and what
took place, they were terrified
and said, "Truly this man
was God's Son!”
Mt 27,54

41. …But when they came to
Jesus and saw that he was
already dead, they did not
break his legs.
Instead, one of the soldiers
pierced his side with a spear,
and at once blood and
water came out. Jn 19,33

42. • When it was evening,
• there came a rich man from
Arimathea, named Joseph,
who was also a disciple of
Jesus. He went to Pilate and
asked for the body of Jesus;
then Pilate ordered it to be
given to him. So Joseph took
the body and wrapped it in
a clean linen cloth and laid
it in his own new tomb,
which he had hewn in the
rock. He then rolled a great
stone to the door of the
tomb and went away. Mt 27,57

43. Nicodemus, who had at first come to Jesus by night,
also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes,
weighing about a hundred pounds. They took the body
of Jesus and wrapped it with the spices in linen cloths,
according to the burial custom of the Jews. Jn 19,39

44. the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate and said,
"Sir, we remember what that impostor said while he was still alive, 'After three days I will rise
again. Therefore command the tomb to be made secure until the third day; otherwise his
disciples may go and steal him away, and tell the people, 'He has been raised from the dead,'
and the last deception would be worse than the first."
Pilate said to them, "You have a guard of soldiers; go, make it as secure as you can."
So they went with the guard and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone. Mt 27,62

45. This is not the end