St. Peter
St. Paul
The Apostles' Fast
Bible Verses
Coptic Church
100

This apostle was a fisherman before following Christ.

Saint Peter

100

Paul's name before his conversion.

Saul


100

This feast immediately comes before the Apostles' Fast.

Pentecost

100

The Holy Spirit descended on the apostles during this feast.

Pentecost

100

The founder of Christianity in Egypt.

Saint Mark

200

Jesus changed Simon's name to this.

Peter (Cephas)

200

The city Paul was traveling to when Christ appeared to him.

Damascus

200

The Apostles' Fast ends with the feast of these two saints.


St. Peter and St. Paul


200

This apostle replaced Judas Iscariot.

Matthias

200

The traditional language of many Coptic hymns.


Coptic


300

Peter denied Christ this many times.

Three

300

Paul is known as the Apostle to these people.

The Gentiles

300

The Apostles fasted before doing this throughout the world.


Preaching the Gospel


300

Peter healed a man who could not do this.

Walk

300

This sacrament is encouraged frequently during the Apostles' Fast before Communion.


Confession

400

Peter walked on this before beginning to sink.

Water

400

The book that records most of Paul's missionary journeys.


Acts

400

Unlike Great Lent, this characteristic of the Apostles' Fast changes every year.

Its length


400

This disciple baptized the Ethiopian eunuch.


 Philip

400

The season between the Resurrection and Pentecost is called the Holy _____ Days.


Fifty

500

After the Resurrection, Jesus asked Peter this same question three times.

"Do you love Me?" 

500

Paul wrote this famous phrase: "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the ____."

Race

500

The book of Acts shows the apostles doing these two things before being sent for mission work.

Prayer and fasting 

500

The first Christian martyr.


Saint Stephen 

500

How many major sacraments does the Coptic Orthodox Church recognize?

Seven

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