Hymns
What is the first hymn sung on Apocalypse night?
Psalm 151- Anok pe pekoji
The Coptic word Hoos translates into what word?
Canticle/Praise
During liturgy how many times do we say the Creed?
3 times
What is the reason Abouna wets his right hand and wipes the selected bread.
This action symbolizes the baptism of Christ by St. John in the River Jordan.
What is the translation of Agpeya?
Book of hours
What is the refrain that is added to the Fourth Canticle during the month of Koiahk?
Eferanaf/ Unto our God is due glory and praise. Praise the Lord our God with a good psalm.
What is the name of the book similar to the Synaxarium but it's first few lines are sung?
Antiphonary/Difnar
What is the hymn that Isaiah heard the Seraphim sing?
“Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord of Hosts, heaven and earth are full of Your holy glory.” (Isaiah 6:3)
Why does Abouna mix the wine and water together in the chalice?
Mixing the wine with water reminds the believers of the blood and water that gushed out when Christ our Redeemer was pierced in His side.
What days of the week are considered the Watos Days?
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
When saying tenousht emok on Sundays we use for You have risen (je aktonk) but we change this during the time of the year and the days. What is this replaced with during theophany.
For You were baptized (Akichi oms)
During Saturday night Tasbeha there are 2 Adam Psali's sung. Who are they about and in what order.
1. Saint Mary
2. Jesus Christ
What day in the year is the Prayer of Reconciliation not prayed?
What is the resemblance of the "Prosfarine" and the small triangular veil.
The stone and the seal from the tomb
What is the Spadikon?
The center piece of the Holy Body.
What are the 7 tunes?
1. Festive tune
2. Tune of "The Bread of Life"(Pioik)
3. Tune of "Rejoice O Mary" (Onof emo Maria)
4. Tune of "Let us give thanks" (Maren onh)
5. Tune of "With the split (Khen Oshout)
6. Tune of "Through Mary" (Evol hiten Maria)
7. Tune of the morning doxology
What Psalm is used for the Second Hoos?
Psalm 135
In the rites of the liturgy reciting the Creed is of great importance as there are two essential conditions that have to be met before offering the bloodless oblations and receiving the Holy Communion. These are what?
Faith, without which we cannot please God.
Love, we show our love for each other before God when we exchange holy kisses with one another during the Reconciliation Prayer.
What are the sacred vessels used during Communion?
1. Chalice
2. The Paten
3. The Dome(Star)
4: The Spoon(Mysteer)
5: The Throne(Ark)
What Feast do we celebrate both Nativity and Resurrection at the Same time?
29th of the Coptic month
What is the full ending part of the the concluding hymn when it is the 29th of the Coptic month
who was incarnate of the Virgin, was born of the Virgin in Bethlehem of Judea and rose from the dead on the third day
The hymn Tennav etanastasis/ We look at the Resurrection of Christ and the hymn nim ghar khen ninoti/ Who is likened unto you, is sung from the feast of the Resurrection and during the 50 days after it. Then only on Sundays until the end of which Coptic month
Hathor
What are the 7 short litanies?
1: The Litany of Peace
2: The Litany of the Fathers
3: The Litany of the Clergy
4: The Litany of Mercy
5: The Litany of the Place
6: The Litany of the Waters(seeds, herbs, and plants)
7: The Litany of the Oblations
When The deacon brings the censor to Abouna on the right side of the altar and Abouna places 5 spoonfuls of incense in the censor what and who do they represent?
1- Abel
2- Noah
3- Melchizedek
4- Aaron
5- Zacharias
The 5 righteous men of the Old Testament who offered acceptable sacrifices to the Lord and the Lord smelled their pleasing aroma.
What is the reason that the Coptic Orthodox Church uses yeast to make the Holy Bread/Orban?
The Coptic Orthodox Church, led by the Holy Spirit, makes its holy bread with yeast, which should then be baked so that the yeast perishes just as sin perished in the Resurrected Body of Christ. (Romans 8:3)