Our Patron Saint
What happened in Damascus in 1860 that eventually led to St. Joseph's death?
Violence broke out against Christians.
What title does Jesus say we'll earn if we love our enemies and expect nothing back?
Sons of Most High, (Heavenly)
What does the word “ecumenical” literally mean?
World-wide, the whole inhabited world
What do we do the Icons of the Saints?
In what city were the followers of Jesus first called “Christians”?
Antioch
Instead of fleeing the violence, where did St. Joseph go?
Toward the cathedral, to be with the people
sheltering there.
What Old Testament law allowed for revenge instead of mercy as a form of justice?
“Eye for an eye, tooth for tooth” (Exodus 21:24).
Name the city where both the first and the seventh (last) Ecumenical Councils were held.
Nicaea
What does the word “venerate” mean?
To regard with reverential respect or admiration
Which two apostles are especially connected to founding the Church of Antioch?
Saints Peter and Paul
What did St. Joseph do with the last of the Communion he was carrying, right before he was killed?
He gave it out to the people around him.
What's one example of something even “sinners” already do?
Love those who love them (or lend expecting repayment).
About how many bishops attended the Seventh Ecumenical Council?
Around 350
The Icon of the Virgin Mary and Christ
Who is the current Metropolitan of the Antiochian Archdiocese of North America?
Metropolitan Saba
What serious health crisis did St. Joseph serve people through in 1848, without fear for himself?
An Epidemic
According to Luke 6:35, what are we told to lend, expecting nothing back?
Whatever we have, simply lend it. (All of our belongings!)
What movement, which wanted ICONS DESTROYED, did the Seventh Council address?
Iconoclasts
Why can Christ be shown in icons, according to Church teaching?
Because He truly became man.
Who is the current Patriarch of Antioch and All the East?
Patriarch John X.
About how old was St. Joseph when he died in 1860?
67 (within 5 years)!
What two groups does the reading say God is kind to, even though they may not deserve it?
The Ungrateful and selfish. (One correct is acceptable!)
According to the Seventh Council, where does the honor and veneration given to an icon actually go?
To the person depicted, not the paint or wood!
Who wrote “On the Divine Images,” defending the use of icons?
St. John of Damascus.
This saint, consecrated in 1904, was the first Orthodox bishop ever consecrated on North American soil, serving the Syro-Arab Orthodox mission that became the Antiochian Archdiocese
St. Raphael of Brooklyn