Vespers/ Matins
What is the purpose of Vespers?
To prepare ourselves to accept Christ the next day
What hours do we pray on Sundays?
What is the first reading?
Pauline Epistle
What does it mean when abouna washes his hands and then sprinkles it?
To warn us that we need to be prepared right now, we are now responsible for our own salvation, the liturgy is about to begin
What book do we read the Praxis from?
Acts
What hours do we pray in Matins?
First hour
What hours do we pray in the weekdays?
3rd, 6th and 9th
What is the second reading?
Catholic Epistle
What does the word “liturgy” mean?
Gathering of the faithful
What do the readings of the Psalm and Gospel represent?
The Psalm is the prophecy, and the gospel is the fulfillment of the prophecy
How many orbanas are used in the offering of the lamb
3,7,12
What is the Third reading?
Praxis
What does “holy” mean?
Set apart / Not part of the world
1.Why does Abouna wrap the orban in the handkerchief (lefafa)?
It represents the linen cloth that Jesus was covered in.
What do we sing before the gospel and why?
We sing the psalm as a prophecy and the gospel is the fulfillment of that prophecy.
What is the fourth reading?
Synaxarion
How many parts of the liturgy at what are they?
4- preparation, offering of the lamb, liturgy of the word, liturgy of the faithful
Why does Abouna hide a handkerchief (lefafa) in his left hand during offering of the lamb?
represents Abraham taking out his dagger to sacrifice Isaac
Why does Abouna cover the alter after the offering of the lamb?
It represents the rock on the tomb of Jesus.
Name all the radings in order?
Pauline, Catholic, praxis, Synaxarion, Psalm , Liturgy
Who was the intercessor of the lesson that Sameh gave?
Habib Girguis