Orthodox Fun Facts
Holy Week
Pascha
Scripture
Trivia
100
In Icons of Christ, we see three letters "ὁ ὢν" What do these letters mean?
"I am" " the one who is"
This was the phrased used when Moses asked who was talking in the burning bush. God responds with, "I am".
100
What sacrament was performed on Wednesday evening of Great and Holy Wednesday?
Holy Unction
100
How Many days of Pascha are there?
40
100
Matthew 26: 34
Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”
Q: Who is Jesus talking to?
Peter
100
What was Christ given to drink while he was on the Cross?
Vinegar/sour wine
200
A bishop from Asia whose relics now lie incorrupt in San Fransisco, what is this saint's name?
St. John Maximovitch
200
On Holy Wednesday we are called to remember two figures. Name one of them.
1) The sinful woman who anointed the head of Jesus shortly before the passion
2) Judas, the disciple who betrayed the Lord
200
During the beginning of the Orthros service of the Resurrection on Saturday evening which hymn is sung as we are holding our candles?
"Come receive the light..."
200
Matthew 26: 6-
And when Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, a woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table. But when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? For this fragrant oil might have been sold for much and given to the poor.”
1But when Jesus was aware of it, He said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good work for Me. For you have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have always. For in pouring this fragrant oil on My body, she did it for My _____. Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.”
burial
200
Who helped Jesus carry his Cross?
Simon of Cyrene
300
Which Apostle can Fr. Jacob trace his Priesthood back to?
The Apostle Andrew
300
On Great and Holy Saturday, what do we commemorate?
The burial of Christ and His descent into Hades
300
On the third day, name one person who went to the tomb of Christ to anoint Him?
1) May Magdalene
2) Mary the mother of James
3) Salome
300
Luke 22:14-23
14 When the hour had come, He sat down, and the twelve apostles with Him. Then He said to them, “With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I say to you, I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”
Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves; for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”
And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you. But behold, the hand of My betrayer is with Me on the table. And truly the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!”
Then they began to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do this thing.
Q: What sacrament does Jesus institute here?
The institution of the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist
300
What was the name of the place where Christ was crucified?
Golgotha
400
The first Orthodox Liturgy in America was served in which state?
Alaska
aboard the ship of Saint Peter. Alaska was how Orthodoxy came to America. Missionaries were sent from Russia to Alaska in the 18th century (about 50-100 years before the first European Orthodox Immigrants came)
400
On Great and Holy Thursday four events are commemorated. Name one of them.
1) The washing of the disciples' feet
2) The institution of the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper
3) The agony in the garden of Gethsemane
4) The betrayal of Christ by Judas
400
In what year will the Eastern & Western Churches celebrate Pascha together again?
2034
400
Matthew 25: 6-10
“And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the ______ is coming; go out to meet him!’ Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ And while they went to buy, the ________ came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.
Bridegroom
400
What hour did Christ die on the Cross?
The 9th hour
500
To make Prosforo (the bread offered for communion) the baker must follow strict ingredient guidelines which are the only four ingredients that can be used to bake this bread.
Flour, Water, Salt Yeast
500
On Holy Tuesday the Church calls to remembrance two parables. Name one of them.
1) The parable of the Ten Virgins
2) The parable of the Talents
500
In the Icon of the Commemoration of Great and Holy Pascha, who is Christ pulling out of the grave?
Adam and Eve
500
John 19:28-30
After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!” Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth. So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is _______!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.
finished!
500
What was the man's name who took Christ down from the cross and placed Christ in the virginal tomb that he hued?
Joseph of Arimathea