The Prodigal Son
In the parable of the prodigal son, the _____ asked his father for the inheritance.
Younger son
Before taking Communion, I must be fasting for _______ hours
Nine
Abram’s wife is
Sarai
Pope Kyrillos I’s uncle was
Pope Theophilus
We commemorate st. Macarius the Great on ___
Baramhat 27
The only job the prodigal son could find was_____.
Pig herder
The sacrament of the Eucharist was established in the house of _____
St. Mark
King _____ took all the people of Sodom, including Lot and his Family
Chedorlaomer
Pope Kyrillos I learned from ____ who was a disciple of St. Anthony the Great
Abba Serapion
The name Macarius means ____ in Greek
Blessed
When the prodigal son realized his mistake, he decided to ________
Return to his father’s embrace
While establishing the Sacrament of Eucharist, our Lord Jesus Christ used _______
Leavened Bread
Abram was born in _____
Ur of the Chaldeans
The heresy of ____ was being spread during the papacy of Pope Kyrillos I
Nestorious
When God revealed the truth about st. Macarius after the villagers mocked him, he ______
fled from the village to dedicate his life to God
God gave us commandments so we would have _____
Freedom to choose to follow them
Yeast symbolizes
Sin
The people who went with Abram to the land of Haran are ______
Terah, Sarai, Lot
Netstorius was spreading his heresy in
Constantinople
Explain who the women from Alexandria were and why they were righteous.
The woman and her sister were married to two shepherd brothers, and they had vowed to spend their lives in love for God, increasing their prayers, fasts, and love for one another. Each of them had children, and when a child was born, the other woman would nurse and care for it, even if it wasn’t her own. Despite their poverty, they were content and thankful to God for all things, and they shared what they had with others in need.
The parable of the prodigal son can be found in
Luke 15
Explain the relationship between yeast in dough and our Lord Jesus Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross.
When instituting the Eucharist, our Lord Jesus Christ used leavened bread. This is because leavened bread contains yeast, and yeast symbolizes sin. By doing this, He wanted to show us that He would carry our sins through His sacrifice on the cross.
Explain why God called Abram to leave his home country.
God wanted to set apart a people for Himself in order to have a believing nation in the midst of pagans, to be a reminder of God’s commandments. God chose to bring forth the Lord Jesus in the flesh through this nation to save all humanity. That’s why God chose Abram and called him to leave his country and go to a land that God would show him.
Pope Kyrillos I’s feast day is celebrated on ___ to commemorate hsi departure.
Abib 3
Identify and explain the three missions of monasticism
1. The first mission of the monk is Prayer. Monks pray for the peace of the world and the peace of the Church.
2. The monastic fathers also Defend the faith and the doctrine with strength and courage.
3. Monastics have a great heritage of spiritual and ecclesiastical Teachings and sayings which are beneficial to our lives.