God's plan and the Bronze Serpent
What did Adam and Eve do that caused sin to enter the world?
They disobeyed God's command and ate from the tree.
What do we call the organized way in which Coptic Church prayers areconducted?
Rites
Did our Lord Jesus Christ choose the Cross willingly or by force?
Willingly
What is St. Anthony known as?
The Father of Monks.
Who was St. John's father?
Zebedee
What happened to the Israelites when they continued in theirdisobedience?
God allowed fiery serpents to bite them, and many died.
During the processions, what instruments do the deacons use?
Cymbals and triangles.
Why was the Cross lifted up high and publicly?
So everyone can See him
How old was St. Anthony when his parents departed?
18 years old
What was St. John and his brother James's profession?
Fishermen
What did God command Moses to make and lift up on a pole?
A Bronze Serpent
How many Psalms and Gospels are read during the procession?
12
What does the Cross point toward when it extends in four directions?
North, south, east, and west—the whole world.
What did St. Anthony do after hearing Matthew 19:21 at the Liturgy?
He sold his land and possessions and gave the money to the poor.
Name the three disciples who witnessed the raising of Jairus' daughter, the Transfiguration, and the prayer in Gethsemane.
Peter, John, and James.
What did a person bitten by a serpent have to do to live?
Look at the bronze serpent
Before whose icon is the Eighth Gospel read?
St. Anthony (or another saint).
What did the Lord's unbroken body on the Cross represent about the Church?
That the Church should be complete, united, and not divided.
Name three of St. Anthony's spiritual weapons against the devil.
Prayer, fasting, reading the Word of God, and making the sign of the Cross.
Where was St. John exiled, and what book did he write there?
The island of Patmos; he wrote Revelation.
Name two similarities between the bronze serpent and the Cross.
Both were lifted up; both are connected with salvation/life; man cannotsave himself; and the bronze serpent had the form of a serpent but no poison, whileChrist became man without sin.
What are we reminded of through the Procession of the Cross?
That the Cross is at the center of our lives and that we should live in Christ,walk with Him, and look forward to eternal life with Him.
Why did the Lord Jesus Christ willingly choose one of the most painfuland shameful forms of punishment?
To show how serious sin is and how great His love for us is; He humbledHimself and endured suffering to save us.
Who was the saint St. Anthony discovered was already living in thewilderness, and what did St. Anthony do for him?
St. Paul the First Hermit; St. Anthony went to meet him, learned from him,and later buried him when he departed to heaven.
Why did St. John search for the young man who had become a leader of thieves?
Because he loved him and wanted him to repent and return to the Lord Jesus Christ.