Questions about the Myrrh bearers

QUESTION 1

Who is commemorated the 3rd Sunday of Pascha? Name ALL the names.

QUESTION 2

Who was the myrrh bearer  who was the mother of two of the apostles? 

QUESTION 3

One of the myrrh bearers was married to one of the seventy apostles, who saw the risen Lord Before the eleven. Who was she, and who was her husband?

QUESTION 4

Which 2 myrrh bearers were sisters?

QUESTION 5

One myrrh bearer was demon possessed and cured by Christ. Who? How many devils? What Pascha tradition is she responsible for?

QUESTION 6

What was the contribution to the burial of Christ of the men commemorated today?

QUESTION 7

Why were the myrrh-bearing women going to the tomb early Sunday morning? According to the teaching of the fathers and services, what was the nature of their thoughts? Why did they not do this earlier?

QUESTION 8
 
The Gospels mention a "Mary the mother of Joses", and "Mary the mother of James the less". Who was this Mary? 


QUESTION 9

What were the women concerned about at that very early hour as they went to the tomb to anoint a dead body. What obstacle was curiously missing from their worried thoughts? What happened? describe the instructions they were given, and in particular, why a particular apostle was singled out by name.

QUESTION 10

Which myrrh hearer was affiliated in some way with Herod?