Synaxarion Of Paschal Week
Definition
By Church tradition the risen Lord appeared first to His Mother, before Mary Magdalene; the Gospels pass over it because of her humility and because a mother’s testimony would have been doubted.
Episodes
Related Concepts
- Theotokos As First Witness Of The Resurrection
Biblical References
- Matthew 27:33-44; Mark 15:22-32; Luke 23:33-38; John 19:18-24 — They came to a place called Golgotha (which means “Place of the Skull”) and offered Jesus wine mixed with gall to drink. But after tasting it, he would not drink it. When they had crucified him, they divided his clothes
- Mark 15:23; Matthew 27:34 — They offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. and offered Jesus wine mixed with gall to drink. But after tasting it, he would not drink it.
- Mark 15:25; John 19:14 — It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him. (Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders, “Look, here is your king!”
- John 19:19-22 — Pilate also had a notice written and fastened to the cross, which read: “Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews.” Thus many of the Jewish residents of Jerusalem read this notice because the place where Jesus was cruci
- Psalm 21:19 (LXX; Ps. 22:18) — For the music director, a psalm of David. O Lord, the king rejoices in the strength you give; he takes great delight in the deliverance you provide. They are dividing up my clothes among themselves; they are rolling dice
- Luke 23:34 — *[But Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes. *