Fasts & Feasts
What are the two regular weekly fasting days in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church?
Wednesday & Friday
Which Ethiopian saint is traditionally associated with composing sacred hymns and developing Ethiopian church chant?
Kidus Yared
Who did Jesus heal on the road to Capernaum?
A man with leprosy.
Who was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot among the apostles?
Matthias.
What is the name of the traditional Ethiopian Orthodox system of sacred chant associated with Saint Yared?
Zema
Which archangel is commemorated on the 12th day of each Ethiopian month?
Saint Michael
Which Ethiopian saint is famous for his life of prayer in the wilderness and is often depicted with lions?
Abune Gebre Menfes Kidus.
What did the paralyzed man's friends do to bring him to Jesus?
They carried him to the house and lowered him through the roof.
Which apostle denied Jesus three times
Simon Peter
Which traditional church instrument is made of metal and shaken rhythmically during worship?
Tsena-tsil.
What is the Ethiopian Orthodox feast celebrating the discovery of the True Cross by Empress Helena?
Meskel.
Who was Christ's most beloved disciple?
The Apostle John
Name three people or groups who witnessed Jesus' miracles or became interested in His ministry in this episode.
Tamar, Matthew, Nicodemus, the Pharisees, and the gathered crowd.
Who was the brother of Martha and Mary whom Jesus raised from the dead?
Lazarus
Finish the mezmur!
በድንኳኔ-
bedinkwane-
እልልታ ሙሉ ነው በድንኳኔ ዝማሬ ሙሉ ነው በማንነቴ ላይ እግዚአብሔር ታላቅ ነው
elilta mulu new bedinkwane zemare mulu new bemannete lay egziabher talak new
What feast celebrates the Ascension of Jesus into heaven?
Erget
Which Ethiopian saint is associated with the founding of the monastery of Debre Damo and the spread of monasticism in Ethiopia?
Abune Aregawi
What two things did Jesus do for the paralyzed man?
He forgave the man's sins and healed his paralysis so he could walk.
List all three gifts brought to Jesus by the Wise Men
Gold, frankincense, & myrrh
Name the three traditional chant modes of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
Ge’ez, Ezel, and Araray.
Name the seven official fasting periods in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church's annual fasting cycle.
The Great Fast (Abiy Tsom), the Fast of the Prophets, the Fast of the Apostles, the Fast of Nineveh, the Fast of the Assumption of Saint Mary (Filseta), the Wednesday and Friday weekly fasts, and the fast before Christmas (Gahad).
Name three archangels honored in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
Archangel Michael (ሚካኤል)
Archangel Gabriel (ገብርኤል)
Archangel Raphael (ሩፋኤል)
Archangel Uriel (ኡራኤል)
Archangel Raguel (ራጉኤል)
Archangel Sariel (ሰራቁኤል)
Archangel Phanuel (ፋኑኤል)
What did Jesus want the people to understand by healing Ethan?
That the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins
List five of the Ten Plagues of Egypt.
Blood, frogs, gnats/lice, flies, livestock disease, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, death of the firstborn.
Finish the Mezmur!
The Angle of the Lord-
- surrounds those who fear Him and bounds
Them any trap and from harm
delivers them who rely on Him
deliver them