Week 1
What is the name of the first Sunday of Great Lent? What does it mean?
Zewerede -- He who comes down
What is the name of the second Sunday of Great Lent? What does it mean?
Kidist -- Holy or Sanctified
Synagogue or Temple
What does "Metsagu" mean?
Paralytic or Infirm
What is the name of the 5th week of Lent, what does it mean?
Debre Zeit -- Mount of Olives
What is the name for the 6th week? What does it mean?
Gebre Heir -- Faithful/Good servant
What was the 7th week named?
Nicodemus
What is the name of the 8th Sunday of Lent?
Hosanna
On which day of Passion Week did Judas agree to betray Jesus?
Holy Wednesday.
By remembering Christ coming down to earth, what virtue do we observe?
Humility
Kidist marks the start of what part of the fast?
The 40 days Christ fasted
What miracle did Christ do at the wedding in Cana of Galilee?
Changed the water into wine
How many years was the paralytic man bedridden at the pool of Bethesda?
38 years.
What event do we learn + think about during debre zeit
The end of the world and the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ for judgment day.
In the parable of the good servant, how many talents were initially given to the three servants respectively?
Five, two, and one.
Who was Nicodemus
What animal did Jesus ride into Jerusalem? Why that animal?
Donkey. Donkey = symbol of peace; Horse = animal of war
What act did Jesus perform on Holy Thursday to teach the Apostles humility?
He washed their feet.
To have a true fast, St. Yared said we should fast with these three parts of our face!
Our eyes, our mouth, and our ears.
What are the three things we should be purified from during Kidist?
Hypocrisy, resentment, and sin
St. Mary asking our Lord Jesus Christ to help the organizers of the wedding is proof of her role as _________
What was the name of the angel who went down at a certain time to stir up the water in the pool of Bethesda?
Archangel Raphael. - Kidus Rufael
1) Feed the hungry
2) Give drink to the thirsty
3) Taking in a stranger
4) Clothe the naked
5) Visit the sick
6) Visit those in prison.
Who does the master in this story symbolise? Who do the servants symbolize?
the master = Our Lord Jesus Christ
The servants = all christians
Night
As Jesus entered the city, the people cried out "Hosanna to the Son of..." who?
David.
Why did Jesus curse the fig tree?
It pretended to have fruits but was empty.
What were the three temptations of Christ by the devil in the wilderness?
Food, Glory, and Pride.
What are two major ways we can be purified
1) confession/repentance
2) Holy Communion
When cleansing the temple, what did Christ say to those who sold doves?
"Take these things away! Do not make My Father's house a house of merchandise!"
Breaking the Sabbath
1) Love God with all your heart
2) Love your neighbor as yourself
What exact reward phrase was given to both the servant with five talents and the servant with two talents?
"Enter into the joy of your lord".
What sacrament did Jesus Christ teach Nicodemus about?
Baptism
What did is symbolize for people to lay their close beneath the donkey carrying Christ?
Represents people who have despised their fleshly desires for Christ’s sake.
Who was the only disciple at the foot of the cross?
St. John the beloved
We fast for 55 days during Great Lent, how many days did Jesus fasted in the wilderness?
40 days and nights
Why do we have to confess our sins to a preist specifically?
The preist have been given the authority to loose people from thier sins: "And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” Mathew 16:19
What did Christ say when the jews challenged him and asked with what authority he cleansed the temple? What did he mean by it?
"‘Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.’” John 2:13-19
Temple = His body, Destroy = His crucifixion, Raise it up = His Ressurection
When Jesus found the healed man later in the temple, what warning did He give him?
"See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you."
What will God respond to those who say "where have we seen you that we did not care for you"?
“‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’” (Matthew 25:34-40)
What are the three things God gives to all Christians so they may grow and profit?
Gift (tsega), time (seate), and help (redeate).
What are the three specific actions Nicodemus is known for in the church?
He came to Jesus secretly at night, he defended Christ, and he buried Christ.
Jesus Christ commanded two of His disciples to go into a village and untie two donkeys. “And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’”
What is this a symbol of?
The criminal Pilate offered to punish instead of Christ.