The Holy Family's Journey to Egypt
This peninsula connected Asia and Africa before the Suez Canal existed.
the Sinai Peninsula
The Coptic prayer book is called the _____.
Agpeya
This Pope prayed the Divine Liturgy every day and always prayed the Jesus Prayer.
Pope Kyrillos VI
This saint traveled to Egypt to learn from the Desert Fathers.
St. John Cassian
Because of his dedication to prayer and the Liturgy, Pope Kyrillos IV was known as this:
The Modern Miracle Worker
The Holy Family's first stop in Egypt was this city, which was known as "The Key of Egypt".
Al-Farma (Pelusium)
During the Liturgy our churches become this.
Heaven on Earth
Pope Kyrillos VI especially asked these two saints to intercede.
St. Mary and St. Mina
The Egyptian desert regions where John Cassian lived are called these.
Scetis and Nitria (Wadi El Natrun)
Define Discernment.
Discernment means making decisions that follow God's will.
The Israelites were guided in the wilderness by these two signs.
the pillar of cloud and pillar of fire
This is what we are commanded to find to pray.
our own "secret place" or "closet", which is a state of the heart, not only a physical location
Before becoming Patriarch, Pope Kyrillos VI lived here.
the windmill in Old Cairo
The significance of a desert in our spiritual life in Scripture.
In Scripture, the desert means: Testing, Purification, Dependence, Transformation
___________ is called one of the gifts of the Coptic Church to the world because it preserves the purity and discipline of the Christian faith.
Monasticism
Moses received this on Mount Sinai.
the Ten Commandments
Prayer is called the "_____ of the soul"
the breath of the soul
Visitors said Pope Kyrillos VI placed these on the altar during the Liturgy.
slips of paper with people's names
St. John Cassian spread Egyptian monastic spirituality to this country.
France
The ACTS prayer model stands for these, and also define each.
ADORATION, CONFESSION, THANKSGIVING, SUPPLICATION
The Holy Family's journey fulfilled this Old Testament prophecy.
"Out of Egypt I called My Son"
Liturgy is called the "__________ of the church"
the heartbeat
Name the desert monasteries of Wadi Al Natrun.
the Monastery of St. Bishoy, the Monasteries of St. Macarius, the Monastery of St. Mary for the Syrians (Deir El-Syrian), and the Monastery of St. Mary (Paromeos - Baramous)
St. John Cassian wrote two famous works.
The Institutes and The Conferences.
It is common practice in Coptic culture to kiss one’s hands, palm-facing, then the backs of the hands, when reciting this.
The Thanksgiving Prayer