Martyrs
Who was the very first martyr and how did he die?
Who is St. Stephen. He was stoned to death
what is Nesi, 5-6 days.
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"Blessed are those who are ________ for ____________ sake for theirs is the Kingdom of _______" - Matthew 5:10.
Persecuted, righteousness', Heaven
This feast is referred to as "the Crown of the Year"
This province joined confederation in 1870
Where is Manitoba
This martyr was tortured for 7 years in front of 70 kings
Who is St.George
Synaxarium translates to this in English
what is “Lives of the Saints”.
The Synaxarium is full of feasts for the saints and martyrs.
Which book in the Bible contains the first Martyr?
In this calendar year the Coptic church began the "Calender of Martyrs"
AD 284
Cleopatra is descended from this European Nation
what is Macedona?
This martyr comes after St. Stephen in the Hitens
Who is St. Mark?
There are this many months in the Coptic Calender
what is 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.
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"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.
This reading comes after the Acts of the Apostles?
The Synaxarium.
This saint is famous in Ireland and is said to cast out snakes
who is St. Patrick?
This saint is referred to as the seal of martyrs, and achieved this rank in the church
What is Patriarch Peter the Seal of Martyrs?
This fruit is popularly eaten during Nayrouz
What are 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.
Of this saint Jesus said "Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. "- Mathew 11:11
St. John the Baptist.
The reason we commemorate Nayrouz
How can we forget the sacrifices of our fathers and mothers?
This organization was founded by Robert Baden-Powell
Who are the Scouts?
In which Gospel is it written "“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. "
What is Matthew 10:21?
These are the Coptic months in order
what is Thoout, Paope, Hathor, Koiahk, Tobe, Meshir, Paremhotep, Parmoute, Pashons, Paone, Epep, Mesore, and Nesi.
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“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.
This church also celebrates its new year on September 11
Ethiopian/Eritrean Church
This patriarch served in the Egyptian Army
who is Pope Shenouda