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This apostle denied Jesus three times before the rooster crowed.
Who is St. Peter?
These are the permissible shapes of the church
What are the Cross, the Ark, and the Circle?
This saint is called the Mother of God and is mentioned in almost every prayer and hymn of the Church.
Who is St. Mary (Theotokos)?
This greek hymn is prayed three times during the Liturgy and begins with the words, “Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal…”
What is the Trisagion (Agios O Theos)?
During the institution narrative (“He took bread in His holy hands…”), the priest blesses the bread and wine with this specific gesture.
What is the sign of the cross with his hand three times?
This was the first command God gave Adam in the Garden of Eden.
What is “Do not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil”?
This is the number of Lord's Feasts in the Coptic year?
What is 14?
This female martyr is remembered for her purity and courage when she was martyred at a young age, and also encouraged her father to be martyred.
Who is St. Demiana?
This is a feast of the Lord prayed in the non joyful standard tune.
What is the Feast of Covenant Thursday
Before Communion, the priest breaks the Body in a special way, placing a piece in the chalice. This is called…
What is the Fraction?
This Old Testament figure wrestled with God and his name was changed to Israel.
Who is Jacob?
This of the following is not considered a sacrament in the church:
Myron, Unction of the Sick, Holy Matrimony, Funeral, Priesthood
What is the Funeral?
This great patriarch defended the faith against Arius at the Council of Nicaea and helped to write the Orthodox Creed.
Who is St. Athanasius the Apostolic?
This hymn is chanted at the beginning of the Communion
What is Psalm 150?
During the Offertory, the priest chooses this one piece of bread to become the Body of Christ.
What is the Lamb?
This prophet was taken up into heaven in a whirlwind and did not see death.
Who is Elijah?
This is the wooden divider that holds the veil and the icons, and separates the church from the sanctuary.
What is the Iconostasis?
This saint was the second patriarch of Alexandria, after St. Mark the Evangelist.
Who is St. Anianus?
This hymn is prayed in the liturgy to signify that we have entered into heaven and are praising with the angels
What is: "Nicherubim" (The Sanctus)
This prayer is prayed by the priest after the institution narrative to ask the Holy Spirit to change the bread and wine to the Holy Body and Precious Blood of Jesus Christ.
What is the Epiclesis
When St. Paul was shipwrecked on this island, the people thought he was a god when a viper bit him but he was unharmed.
What is Malta?
These are not of the feasts of the Lord, but these feasts are prayed in the joyful tune
What are the feast of Nairooz and the feasts of the cross?
This saint is called “the Pillar of Faith” and was Patriarch during the Council of Ephesus, where the title Theotokos was affirmed.
Who is St. Cyril of Alexandria?
The hymn of “As it was and shall be…” in its original language: Ospareen, is chanted in this language.
What is Greek?
The word Anaphora, which is the central prayer of the Liturgy, comes from Greek and means this.
What is “offering” or “lifting up”?