Rites I
Rites II
Hymns
Coptic
Miscellaneous
100
If the Feast of Nativity falls on Monday, what days will be the Paramoun?
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
100
After Thanksgiving Prayer, the priest covers the Paten with a veil and the Chalice with another veil, what does this represent?
It represents the covering of the Body of the Lord for His burial.
100
When is the hymn, Alleluia Je Efmevi, chanted?
On fasting days and on the weekends of the Great Lent
100
What are the three pronunciations of this letter?
Sh, Kh, just K
100
Which of the 3 Divine Liturgies is addressed to the Son?
Liturgy of St. Gregory
200
While putting on the Tonya, the deacon should recite which Psalms?
Psalms 29 and 92
200
During the Fraction, what does the dividing the Holy Body and putting it all back together intact resemble?
Putting the body back together is as if the Fraction never happened resembling the Lord's resurrection from the dead. Christ suffered, was crucified, and rose from the dead.
200
List all the occasions the hymn, Fai Etaf Enf, is chanted
Feast of the Cross, 6th and 9th Hour of Great Friday, 1st Hour of Covenant Thursday
200
What does the word, Πιογωιηι, mean?
The Light
200
What chapter of Lamentations of Jeremiah is chanted on Great Friday?
Chapter 3
300
When is the Litany of the Departed prayed?
Any Vespers and Saturday Matins
300
Where does the Procession of the Pauline and the Acts occur and why?
Pauline: around the whole church since St. Paul preaching extended to the whole world.
Acts: not in the whole church since the service of the disciples was mainly in Jerusalem and Judea
300
What chapter in the Bible is the First Canticle?
Exodus 15
300
When is Delta pronounced as a D?
In proper names
300
What is the Epiclesis?
The Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Bread and Wine
400
After Abouna picks the Lamb, when he returns to the altar, why does he place his hand on the Lamb?
It represents the transfer of our sins to the Lord Christ to carry them on behalf of His people.
"Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world." John 1:29
400
The priest divides the bread into a third and two thirds from above downwards without separating the pieces, what does this resemble?
The incarnation of the Lord (one hypostasis of the Trinity) without being separated from the Father and the Holy Spirit.
400
When is the hymn, Ti Shori, chanted?
All fasting days, weekends of Great Lent, Feast of the Cross, Good Friday 9th Hour
400
What does the word, ⲭⲏⲙⲓ, mean?
Egypt
400
What does the word Anaphora mean?
A Greek word meaning a raising up or an offering.
500
How many spoons of incense does the priest put in the censer during the Matins and Vespers procession? What do they symbolize?
5 spoons symbolizing the 5 acceptable sacrifices offered by Abel, Noah, Abraham, Aaron, and Zacharia
500
After the priest examines the oblation, he takes out a veil that was tucked in his sleeve, what does this represent?
The knife Abraham took out to slay his son Isaac
500
Which two hours is the hymn, Pek Enthronos, chanted?
11th Hour Tuesday Day and 12th Hour Good Friday
500
What is the rule for the pronunciation of the letter, Epsilon?
If it follows α or ε it is pronounced V
If it follows o it is pronounced O
Otherwise it is pronounced E
500
How many different tunes do we have in the church and what are they?
7: Annual, Joyful, Kiahk, Mournful, Lent Weekday, Lent Weekend, Hosanna