The Holy Family
The heavenly hosts presented to the shepherds were praising God saying, ___________.
"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."
What does "Theotokos" mean?
"Mother of God" or "Bearer of God"
The church reads the Gospels of the 4 Sundays of Kiahk from which Gospel?
The Gospel according to St. Luke
Which tune do we use for the Nativity Feast?
Joyful tune
What does Paramoun mean?
"Preparation" to receive the Nativity of the Lord
Fill in the blank:
Isaiah prophesied and said, "Behold the _____ shall conceive and bear a Son and shall call His name _____." (Is 7:14)
"Behold the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son and shall call His name Immanuel." (Is 7:14)
True or False:
St. Mary is exalted more than the patriarchs and the prophets.
True
Kiahk is the _____ month of the Coptic calendar.
fourth
What gifts did the Magi present?
gold, frankincense, and myrrh
St. Mary is from the seed of...
David
Why did St. Joseph and St. Mary go to Bethlehem?
Caesar Augustus issued a decree for a general census in all the Roman Empire. For that reason, St. Joseph and St. Mary went form Nazareth to Bethlehem to be counted in the census.
Fill in the blank:
St. Mary said: "My soul _____ the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. For He has regarded the lowly state of His _____ " (Lk 1:46)
"My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant..." (Lk 1:46)
What do we read in the 2nd Sunday of the month of Kiahk?
The Archangel Gabriel’s Annunciation of Our Lord Jesus Christ to St. Mary
Give the Coptic date of the Feast of the Nativity.
Kiahk 29th
What happened to Zacharias until the birth of his son?
“But behold, you will be mute and not able to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled on their own time.” Luke 1:20
What did Herod order and why?
Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men. (Mt 2"16)
Why do we call St. Mary the Golden Censer?
Saint Mary bore our Lord Jesus Christ, the 'Sweet Aroma.' The charcoal and fire, symbolizes the Divinity and Humanity of our Lord.
Zacharias saw the Angel of the Lord:
a) sitting on the altar
b) in the midst of the incense
c) standing on the right side of the altar
After the shepherds visited Christ what did they do?
"Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this child. And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds."
Give the names of the parents of St. Mary
St. Joachim and St. Anna
What message should we take seeing Christ born in a manger?
He is teaching us to despise the world and all the vain things in it, urging us to be humble and to love our neighbor and to seek doing whatever is good.
Why do we call St. Mary Jacob's Ladder?
"The he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it" (Genesis 28:12).
This ladder is a symbol of Saint Mary because our Lord Jesus Christ came down from heaven to earth by taking flesh through her, and thus she was the junction between heaven and earth.
How long is the Nativity fast and give the reason?
43 days
Moses fasted for 40 days to receive the word of God and the 3 days fast for he moving of the mountain of Mokattam.
What other event was remembered in the Synaxarion of the Nativity?
The Martyrs of Akhmeem (8140)
Fill in the blank:
"You are she who is full of grace, O _____, the _____, we praise you, for, through the ______ of your Son, Hades fell down and death was abolished."
"You are she who is full of grace, O Theotokos, the Virgin, we praise you, for, through the cross of your Son, Hades fell down and death was abolished."