Jesus’ “Triumphant Entry” as King and Messiah into a Jerusalem thronged by pilgrims for the Passover Feast. He rides on a donkey (signifying humility and is greeted with “Hosanna” and the waving of palm branches (signifying peace).
On Monday, Jesus preaches in the Temple and cleanses it by chasing off the moneychangers and vendors.
On Tuesday, Jesus and the Pharisees dispute in the Temple. He leaves for the garden of Gethsemane on Mount Olivet or the Mount of Olives. There he delivers the “Mount Olivet Discourse”. Judas agrees to betray him to the Jewish priests for 30 pieces of silver.
Judas spies on Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane. In some religious traditions, this is also called Dark Wednesday or the Wednesday of Darkness, to underscore the loneliness of Jesus, and Jusdas activities.
At the Passover Feast, Jesus and his disciples share the “Last Supper”. Jesus blesses his bread and wine as his flesh and blood and shares it with his disciples (Communion). He informs them that one of them will betray him. They go back to the garden of Gethsemane.
In the early hours before sunrise, Jesus is betrayed by the “Judas Kiss” and arrested. At sunrise, he is disowned by Peter. When brought before Caiaphas, the Jewish High Priest, and his Council, he is condemned. He says that he will rise from death after three days.
They hand him over to the Roman authority, Pontius Pilate, who sends him to Herod (Antipas, the son of Herod the Great). Then Pilate asks the crowd who he is to pardon: a murderer, or Jesus? The crowd betrays Jesus and he is sentenced to death.
Jesus is brought to Calvary, where on the “third hour” (9 am) he is crucified. He is mocked as he hangs between the "Bad" Thief and the "Good" Thief, whom he blesses. On the “sixth hour” (noon), darkness covers the land. Jesus cries out “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
After drinking sour wine, he commits his spirit to his Father and dies, at about 3pm. Matthew (27:51-52) reports an earthquake that shooked the Temple. Many understand now that Jesus was the Son of God. His body is taken down and anointed. He is buried in a cave. This is the first day of death.
The Jewish Council remembers his vow to return and has the tomb guarded and sealed with a heavy stone. His followers stay in the “Easter Vigil”. Second day of death.
On the third day of death, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary see an angel roll away the stone in front of the tomb. The angel tells them Jesus is already resurrected and is on his way to Galilee. On their way to tell the others, Jesus appears to them.