The Cross
The Bible verse that serves as the theme of the 2026 festival
What is Romans 8:37, “We are more than conquerors through Him who loved us”?
The book that contains the laws of sacrifices
What is Leviticus?
“Father, forgive them…”
Which of the Seven Words teaches forgiveness?
The country where St. Shenouda was born.
What is Egypt?
The person responsible for setting boundaries in your life.
Who is yourself?
The two aspects of the Cross Christians experience.
What are joy and suffering?
The sacrifice symbolizing the Incarnation of Christ.
What is the Grain Offering?
The person who was promised Paradise.
Who was the right-hand thief?
The uncle who was abbot before St. Shenouda.
Who was St. Pigol?
Boundaries protect us from five things.
Harm, destructive ideas, going astray, pressure from others, and loss of eternity.
The feast commemorating the discovery of the Holy Cross.
What is the Feast of the Cross on Paremhotep 10 (March 19)?
The three goals of offering sacrifices.
What are atonement, purification, and forgiveness?
The disciple entrusted with caring for St. Mary.
Who was St. John the Beloved?
The title given to St. Shenouda.
What is “The Archimandrite”?
The healthy boundary for privacy.
Building trust gradually with a friend.
The four types of death humanity suffered because of sin.
What are physical, spiritual, moral (relational), and eternal death?
The tribe chosen to administer priestly duties.
Who are the Levites?
The saying that announced Christ’s completed work of salvation.
What is “It is finished”?
The council St. Shenouda attended with Pope Cyril I.
What is the Council of Ephesus?
The Apostle who taught not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers.
Who is St. Paul?
The six declarations made when we sign ourselves with the Cross.
What are the Trinity, Incarnation and Redemption, God’s love, remembering our sins, belonging to Christ, and faith in the power of the Cross?
The five sacrifices and their symbolism.
Burnt—Obedience, Grain—Incarnation, Peace—Thanksgiving, Sin—Bearing sins, Trespass—Sins toward God.
Put the Seven Words in order.
How many monks and nuns St. Shenouda was father to.
What are 4,000 monks and 1,800 nuns?
Name five types of healthy boundaries discussed in the lesson.
privacy, chores/responsibilities, helping others, emotions, love, time, physical, communication, trends/fashion, decision-making