PASSION WEEK CALENDAR
(Roman Days) 12 A.M. 12 A.M. 12 A.M. 12 A.M. 12 A.M. 12 A.M. 29 A.D.
Sat Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1st Day of Week 2nd Day of Week 3rd Day of Week 4th Day of Week 5th Day of Week 6th Day of Week 7th Day of Week
(Jewish Days) 6 P.M. 6 P.M. 6 P.M.
Sabbath days are in green.
Day of Passover is in red.
Feast days are in orange, unless green because they are also Sabbath days.
Nisan
New moon
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2 3
4 5 6 7
Jesus arrives in Bethany. At Lazarus, Martha, and Mary's house, Mary anoints Jesus' feet. (Jn.12:1–11) 8
Jesus enters Jerusalem on a donkey and cleanses the temple again. (Mt.21:1–17; Mk.11:1–11; Lk.19:29–48; Jn.12:12–50) 9
Jesus curses the fig tree and cleanses the temple again. Lambs chosen for Passover. (Mt.21:18–19; Mk.11:12–19; Ex.12:1–5) 10
The disciples see the fig tree withered away. Jesus teaches and heals. The chief priests, the scribes, the elders of the people, and Caiaphas consult together to kill Jesus. (Mt.21:20–26:5; Mk.11:20–14:2; Lk.20:1–22:2) 11
In Bethany, at Simon the leper's house, a woman anoints Jesus' head. Judas Iscariot covenants with the chief priests and captains to betray Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. (Mt.26:6–16; Mk.14:3–11; Lk.22:3–6) 12
Jesus sends Peter and John to kill their Passover lamb and get their Passover meal ready. (Mt.26:17–19; Mk.14:12–16; Lk.22:7–13)
(The first day of unleavened bread)
13
Jesus celebrates the Passover (the Last Supper) with His twelve disciples, prays in the Garden of Gethsemane, and is illegally arrested. He is crucified about 9:00 A.M. and dies about 3:00 P.M. (Mt.26:20–27:61; Mk.14:17–15:47; Lk.22:14–23:55; Jn.13:1–19:42) 14
PASS-OVER (The Prep-aration Day for the Feast of Un-leavened Bread)
The chief priests and Pharisees come together with Pilate and make the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard. (Mt.27:62–66) 15
F E A
The women buy and prepare sweet spices and ointments to anoint Jesus' body. Firstfruits of barley harvest offered. (Mk.16:1; Lk.23:56; Lv.23:9–14) 16
S T
Sometime after 3:00 P.M. there is a great earthquake and Jesus is resurrected from the dead. (Mt.12:40; 28:2–4) 17
O F
The women arrive at the empty tomb at dawn with the spices and ointments. (Mt.28:1–15; Mk.16:2–13; Lk.24:1–32; Jn.20:1–18) 18
U N L E
Jesus appears to the disciples, not including Thomas. (Lk.24:33–48; Jn.20:19–24) (See Note 5 in “Passion Week” article.) 19
A V E N
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E D B
21
R E A D
22 23 24
25 26
Jesus appears to the disciples, including Thomas. (Mk.16:14; Jn.20:26–29) 27
28 29 30
Ijar
New moon
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24 25 26
Jesus ascends back to the Father from the Mount of Olives. (Mk.16:15–20; Lk.24:49–53; Ac.1:1–14) 27
28 29
Sivan
New moon
1
2 3 4 5
The Father sends the Holy Spirit. Firstfruits of wheat harvest offered. (Ac.2:1–41; Lv.23:15–21) 6
FEAST OF PEN-TECOST
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