Lent
Why does the Coptic Church include 55 days in Lent instead of just 40 like some other churches?
To include a Preparation Week and Holy Week.
Why is Palm Sunday considered both joyful and sorrowful in the Coptic Church?
What is because it celebrates Jesus as King but begins His path to the Cross?
What happens to the walls during Holy Week in Coptic churches?
What is they are covered or veiled in black cloth?
What happens in church at midnight before the Resurrection Feast liturgy begins.
What is the Apocalypse night
What is the Coptic New Year called?
Nayrouz
Why don’t we play the cymbals during Lent on weekdays?
it’s a time of repentance, not celebration and the cymbals represent some form joy
What special event happens after the Palm Sunday Liturgy in the Coptic tradition and why?
The general funeral prayer because the church doesn't pray on the dead during holy week.
Why do we read prophecies from the Old Testament during every hour of Pascha?
What is to show how the Old Testament predicted Christ’s suffering?
Who was the first person to see Jesus after the Resurrection?
Who is Mary Magdalene
What fast comes right after the holy 50 days?
The apostles fast
Which Gospel is most often read during the Sundays of Lent in the Coptic Church?
What is the Gospel of St. John
what does Hosanna mean?
Save us
When did Christ get crucified? (day and hour)
6th hour of Good Friday
What is the period after resurrection called and why is it important?
The holy 50 days, a time of joy and victory
What do the deacons’ vestments symbolize during the Liturgy?
What is purity, light, and service like the angels
list all 7 weeks of lent
Preparation Sunday
Temptation Sunday
Prodigal Son Sunday
Samaritan Woman Sunday
Paralytic Man Sunday
Man Born Blind Sunday
Palm Sunday (Hosanna Sunday)
What does Jesus riding a donkey represent? One word answer
Humility
List all the events the occurred on earth from the 6 to the 9th hour on Good Friday.
Darkness covers the land
The veil of the temple is torn in two.
A great earthquake shakes the land.
How many days did Jesus stay on earth after the Resurrection?
What is 40 days
Why is incense used so much in the Coptic Church?
What is to symbolize our prayers rising to heaven, and to honor Christ’s presence?