THE PASSION STUDY GUIDE
MORALITY
MRS GAMBINO
THE PASSION: JESUS SUFFERS BECAUSE OF HIS TREMENDOUS LOVE FOR US
 THE BREAD OF LIFE AND SACRIFICIAL LAMB
 “I AM THE WAY AND THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE”
PALM SUNDAY: THE TRIUMPHANT ENTRY
 The great crowd heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, they took palm branches and
went out to meet him, and cried out:
 "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the king of Israel."
THE TRIDUUM:
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THURSDAY:
JESUS CELEBRATED PASSOVER WITH HIS APOSTLES
JUDAS AGREES TO BETRAY JESUS for 30 PIECES OF SILVER
THE LAST SUPPER (BREAD WINE, WASHING FEET)
JESUS PREDICTS HIS BETRAYAL AND DENIAL
BOTH JUDAS AND PETER SAY THEY WOULD NEVER DO SUCH A THING!
THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN, JESUS PRAYS AND THE APOSTLES SLEEP
JUDAS BETRAYS JESUS WITH A KISS
JESUS IS ARRESTED
THE TRIAL BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN: JESUS ACCUSED OF BLASPHEMY
JUDAS RETURNS THE SILVER “I BETRAYED INNOCENT BLOOD”
PETER DENIES JESUS 3X: “I DO NOT KNOW THE MAN”
TORTURED BY REGRET AND GUILT JUDAS HANGS HIMSELF
GOOD FRIDAY: THE CROSS IS A SYMBOL OF VICTORY OVER DIN AND DEATH!
 THE TRIAL BEFORE PILATE THE ROMAN GOVERNOR
 PILATE ASKS THE CROWD TO CHOOSE TO FREE BARABBAS OR JESUS
 THE CROWD CHOOSES AND PILATE FREES BARABBAS
 PILATE WASHES HIS HANDS OF RESPONSIBILITY
 PILATE SENTENCES JESUS TO FLOGGING AND CRUCIFIXION
 JESUS CARRIES HIS CROSS TO BE CRUCIFIED
 VERONICA WIPES THE FACE OF JESUS
 SIMON OF CYRENE HELPS JESUS CARRY THE CROSS
 THE REPENTENT CRIMINAL
 JESUS REQUESTS JOHN TO CARE FOR HIS MOTHER MARY
 THE CRUCIFIXION AND DEATH
 WITNESSED BY MARY, MARYM, AND JOHN THE BELOVED DISCIPLE
 THE BURIAL
EASTER SUNDAY AND POST RESURRECTION ACCOUNTS
 THE EMPTY TOMB
 THE RISEN JESUS APPEARS TO MARY MAGDALENE
 THE DOUBTING THOMAS; ASKED TO HAVE FAITH
 JESUS RESTORES PETER
THE MORALITY PASSION REVIEW SHEET
MRS GAMBINO
THE RELIGIOUS AND ROMAN AUTHORITIES ARE THREATED BY JESUS’ POWER
 Jesus is arrested and convicted of Blasphemy and Treason
 Blasphemy: the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God
 Treason: the offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government
 Jesus is sentenced to death by crucifixion
 King Herod and Pontius Pilate ask Jesus “are you a king”
 Jesus responds “my kingdom is not of this world”
THEOLOGICAL LESSONS:
 Teilhard de Chardin: Jesus’ blood shed on the cross seals the new covenant
 The New Commandment: love one another
 The Eucharist: the bread and wine; the body and blood of Christ Jesus
MORAL LESSONS:
 FAITH VALUES STANDARDS LOYALTY TESTED
We are put to the test during times of crisis,
they all fail or fall and reduce themselves to a lower standard
Peter denies; Judas betrays and commits suicide; Thomas doubts
Pontius Pilate the Roman Governor wants to hold the power without the
responsibility; Pilate avoids responsibility;
The roman soldiers take it too far;
The crowd turns to violence
With great power comes great responsibility
 EXAMPLES OF CONVERSION AND FAITH:
Simon of Cyrene: at first opposes any type of contact with Jesus and then defends
Jesus and helps him carry the cross
Veronica: reveals the true image of face of Christ; she is courageous and brave
taking the risk to show compassion and love for Jesus
VERITAS: Latin word for “truth”
The repentant criminal: confesses his sin and praises worship to Jesus
JESUS: OUR MODEL AND TEACHER:
 JESUS: “Those who live by the sword; die by the sword”
 Jesus reveals his fully human and fully divine natures as he prays in the garden of
Gethsemane, stands trial, faces his accusers, is brutally flogged and scourged, carries the
cross and is crucified
 Jesus falls and rises every time, always the higher standard
 Jesus is the model of love, truth, sacrifice, forgiveness;
 Jesus Prays for and forgives his enemies;
 “If we love only those who love us, what good is that?
“I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.”
“I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and I
know mine and mine know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I will lay down my life
for the sheep. I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. These also I must lead, and they will hear
my voice, and there will be one flock, one shepherd. This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my
life in order to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down on my own. I have power to lay it
down, and power to take it up again. This command I have received from my Father.