Grade 12 - Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States

Sunday School Curriculum Grade 12
A. Prophecies from the Old Testament
B. Doxology of the Pascha
―Thine is the power, the glory and the majesty....‖ (Revelation 4:9,5:12-13; 7:12). It is repeated 12
times in each prayer to replace the psalms in the Agpeya prayers.
C. Psalm
D. Gospel
E. Exposition
At the end of every Pascha we pray the litanies and the conclusion.
III. Pre-Pascha Events
Jesus was gaining great popularity after raising Lazarus from the dead and His great entrance to
Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. This triggered the authorities to plot His death.
IV. Pascha Events
The Eve of Sunday: Fragrant oil poured on His feet in Bethany. The smell of the oil has filled the
whole place and expressed the love of Mary, the sister of Lazarus, towards our Lord. This was the
start of the path of suffering during this Passion Week.
Sunday Morning: The great entrance to Jerusalem with a warm welcome. His entrance was to start a
heavenly kingdom in the hearts of those who are ready to accept Him, even when He appears weak
on the cross.
The Eve of Monday: The way towards Golgotha starts with prayer to strengthen the faith of his
disciples in Him.
Monday Morning and the Eve of Tuesday: The Lord Leaves the house of Mary, Martha and Lazarus
in Bethany and goes to the temple to teach. On His way, He cursed the fig tree, which had many
leaves but no fruits. When He entered the temple he turned the table of the sellers indicating that the
house of the Lord is a house of prayers.
Tuesday Morning and the Eve of Wednesday : On His way He passed again by the fig tree and it
had withered. This was to strengthen the faith of the disciples. Then, He spent the rest of the day in
the temple discussing matters with the Pharisees and Sadducees. Jesus Christ had answered them with
many parables about the second coming and the heavenly Jerusalem. In the last our of Tuesday eve,
the priests and the Jewish authorities planed His capture.
Wednesday Morning and the Eve of Thursday: After Jesus returned from the temple, He did not
want to go back.
A woman pours oil on His head.
Judas agrees to deliver Jesus to the chief priests for 30 pieces of silver. On this evening, the
church arranged the congregation refrain from kissing as a greeting since it is the symbol of
Judas betrayal kiss.
Thursday Morning and the Eve of Friday : The disciples prepared for the Passover, and then they
gathered together in the house of St. Mark to eat the Passover. Our Lord also washed the feet of His
disciples on this day to teach them to serve and to humble themselves.
On this Day also, Jesus Christ told Peter that he will deny Him three times.
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