AROUND THE CHURCH
The priest holds this while blessing the people, reading the Gospel, and serving the Liturgy
What is the hand cross
This tree in Paradise reminds us of the Cross.
What is the Tree of Life?
A cross is made of these two kinds of lines.
What are a vertical line and a horizontal line?
This saint stands beside Christ on one side of the Cross.
Who is St. Mary?
True or False: The Cross only reminds us that Jesus died.
False
The cross is placed above this part of the church where the icons are.
What is the iconostasis?
This prophet stretched out his staff to divide the Red Sea.
Who is Moses?
The vertical line reminds us of our relationship with this Person.
Who is God?
This disciple stands on the other side of the Cross.
Who is St. John?
Who received St. Mary as his mother while standing at the Cross?
Who is St. John?
The cross on top of the church is like this, showing everyone whom we follow.
What is a flag (or banner)?
This object was lifted on a pole to save the Israelites.
What is the bronze serpent?
The horizontal line reminds us of our relationship with these people.
Who are other people (our neighbors)?
Who said, "He stretched out His hands on the Cross that He might embrace the ends of the world"?
Who is St. Cyril of Jerusalem?
Finish the verse:
"If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his ________, and follow Me."
What is "cross"?
The priest uses the hand cross to bless this happy couple during one of the Church's sacraments.
Who are the bride and groom?
Jacob dreamed of this reaching from earth to heaven.
What is a ladder?
According to the lesson, the Cross removes these two separations.
What are:
Which saint said Christ stretched out His hands to unite the ancient people and the Gentiles?
Who is St. Athanasius?
Why do Christians wear or make the sign of the Cross?
Because it reminds us of Christ's sacrifice, His victory over sin and death, and God's blessing and protection.
Name three times the priest uses the hand cross during church services.
Name four Old Testament symbols that point to Christ's Cross.
Why is the Cross the center of the Gospel?
Because Christ's birth, miracles, death, resurrection, and ascension all point to and receive their meaning through the Cross.
According to St. Irenaeus, Christ stretched out His hands to unite these two groups.
Who are the Jews (ancient people) and the Gentiles?
Give five ways the Cross appears in the life of the Church.