Old Testament
This book of the Bible is the beginning and includes the story of how God created the heavens and the earth.
What is Genesis?
This first Gospel book of the New Testament is named after this evangelist of the Church ______. It begins by giving all of the descendants of Jesus.
What is the Gospel of Matthew?
There are _____ number of Feasts in the Church.
What is 12?
This Gospel reading, read 3 Sundays before the beginning of Great Lent includes Jesus' story of two men who went to the temple to pray.
What is the Publican and Pharisee?
This date is the Feast Day of our church, Sts. Constantine & Helen each year.
What is May 21st?
Adam and Eve were permitted to eat fruit from every tree aside from this one while in the Garden of Eden.
What is the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil?
This man, who was engaged to the Virgin Mary and was more of a protector than a husband, was visited by an angel.
Who is Joseph?
This Feast is celebrated on February 2nd, 40 days after the birth of Christ.
What is the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple?
This person from the story is said to represent pride.
Who is the Pharisee?
St. Constantine put off this sacrament of the Church until he was on his deathbed.
What is Holy Baptism?
This animal convinced Adam and Eve that if they ate of the tree they would be like God.
What is the snake?
This name means 'God with us' and also makes it clear that Jesus is divine.
What is Immanuel?
This elderly Priest received Christ in his arms at the temple.
Who is Simeon?
This person from the story is said to represent humility.
Who is the Publican? (tax collector)
St. Constantine convened this meeting, the first of its kind, at which the best and brightest minds of the Orthodox Church gathered to discuss important issues of the church.
What is an Ecumenical Council?
These were the first two children of Adam and Eve, one of which murdered the other.
Who are Cain and Abel?
Jesus was born in this town which means 'House of Bread' in Hebrew.
What is Bethlehem?
The words 'Lord now let your servant depart in peace...' are said at which point during every service of the Church?
What is the end?
Jesus told stories to teach about different aspects of the Christian faith. These stories are called _____.
What are parables?
St. Constantine saw these words in the sky, accompanied by the sign of the Cross, assuring him that he would gain victory in battle.
What are 'in this sign conquer?'
God ordered this natural disaster when He saw the wickedness of mankind.
What is a flood?
The star indicating the place of Jesus' birth was seen in this direction; the same direction in which every Orthodox Priest faces while conducting any service of the Church.
What is East?
What are two turtle doves?
'God be merciful to me a sinner' was found to be an acceptable prayer by one man from the story Jesus told. This is a prayer known as the _____ prayer.
What is the Jesus prayer?
St. Helen found this after a difficult journey. It was determined to be the real deal after it was touched to a dead person, making him live.
What is the Holy Cross?