Martyrs
What are the 3 things we can learn from Martyrs?
(Hint: It was in Rachel's lesson last week).
Witnesses, Intercessors, Examples
Which Coptic month is the smallest and how many days does it have?
Nasi, 5-6 days.
Fill in the blanks:
"Blessed are those who are ________ for ____________ sake for theirs is the Kingdom of _______" - Matthew 5:10.
Persecuted, righteousness', Heaven
What is the Nayrouz?
Nayrouz is the beginning of the Coptic New Year.
What is the capital city of Egypt?
Cairo.
Why do we pray through the intercessions of saints?
They hear us and pass our messages to God.
We are all one body in Christ, one church; we pray together and for each other.
What does Synaxaruim mean?
It means “Lives of the Saints”.
The Synaxarium is full of feasts for the saints and martyrs.
Which book in the Bible contains the first Martyr?
Coptics adopted a new calendar in remembrance of the saints and martyrs, what was it called?
The "Calendar of Martyrs".
Hieroglyphics.
Who was the very first martyr and how did he die?
St. Stephen. He was stoned to death.
How many months are in the Egyptian calendar?
13 months.
The Egyptian calendar divided the year into 12 equal months with thirty days exactly for each month. A 13th month was made up of the last few days to complete the year.
Fill in the blanks:
"But you shall receive power when the ____ ____ has come upon you; and you shall be _______ to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the _____" - Acts 1:8.
Holy Spirit, witnesses, earth.
During the liturgy, we read the Pauline Epistles, Catholic Epistles, then the Acts. What comes next?
The Synaxarium.
Which saint established Christianity in Egypt?
St. Mark
Why is martyrdom the highest degree of testimony for the Lord Jesus Christ?
Because they have shed their blood for the sake of proclaiming the right faith, and testifying to their Saviour who had shed His blood on the cross out of love for us.
Which fruit do we eat on the Feast of Nayrouz and why?
Dates.
The red colour represents the blood they shed, the white core represents their purity, and the solid seed represents their strong faith in Christianity.
"And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison" - Mark 6:27.
King Herod killed one of our most famous saints by beheading him and delivering his head on a platter for his wife. Who did king Herod kill?
St. John the Baptist.
What do we commemorate in the Nayrouz Feast?
We commemorate our fathers the martyrs who have shed their blood - an offering on the altar of love for our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
What colours are on the Egyptian Flag?
Red, white, black, and a gold eagle.
Jesus Christ told me that I would will suffer for 7 years and would die three times, and each time the Lord will raise me up again. Who am i?
HINT: I was forced to drink poison, I was tortured with a wheel of swords, I was starved for 6 days, I was burned alive.
St. George
Recite all the Coptic months in order.
Thoout, Paope, Hathor, Koiahk, Tobe, Meshir, Paremhotep, Parmoute, Pashons, Paone, Epep, Mesore, and Nesi.
Fill in the blanks:
“Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of _______, let us lay aside every weight, and the ___ which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the ____ that is set before us” - Hebrews 12:1.
Witnesses, sin, race.
When was the Egyptian Calendar established?
It was established in the year 4241 BC.
Why were the Pyramids built?