The Raising of Incense
The priest opens the Curtain of the sanctuary from ___ to ____
Left to Right
How many times does the priest wash his hands before going outside the Sanctuary to choose the Lamb?
3 times
During the Pauline’s procession of incense the priest starts the procession in the church from which side?
left side (north) to the right (south)
In the Liturgy of the Believers there is a part called “Was incarnated” till …”He arose from the dead”.
What does incarnation mean?
God becoming man (Jesus Christ).
What are the name of your Sunday School teachers?
Tunt Hend
Tunt Aida
Tunt Christina
Pason Jeremiah
Pason Mina
Pason Robby
The procession of the incense takes
place in a counterclockwise direction.
What does this symbolize?
That in the Church we are
above time and the movement of the
Church is opposite that of the world.
The priest enters the Sanctuary while holding the Lamb and takes water on his right hand to wash the Lamb on both sides.
What is this symbolize?
This is a symbol of the baptism of the Lord Christ.
What is the Synxarion?
It is the reading of the biography of
the saints who were martyred or
departed.
During the Agios prayers the priest holds the cross, while his hand is covered with a veil and make three signs of the cross while saying Agios “Agios”. The first sign is on himself, the second is on the deacons and the last is on ___________.
Fill in the blank.
The congregation
What is the official national anthem of the United States of America?
Star Spangled Banner
During the Raining of Ince we pray "The Prayer of efnoti nai nan"
What does "efnoti nai nan" mean?
O God have mercy on us.
The congregation chants “Lord have mercy” 41 times during the examination process.
What does the 41 represent?
This represents the sufferings that the Lord endured during His trial (39 lashes, the crown of thorns and the rod that he was hit with).
Name the 5 readings read during the liturgy
Pauline
Catholic
Acts
Synxarium
Gospel
In the second and the third parts of the Meet and Right prayers the priest he mentions the other nine ranks of the heavenly that praise God without ceasing; the angels, archangels, _________, the authorities, the thrones, __________, the heavenly powers, the cherubim and __________.
Fill in the blank
the principalities, the dominions, the seraphim
Name the 7 continents
Africa, Asia, North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Antarctica
After finishing the Thanksgiving Prayer, the priest steps inside the altar and make the sign of the cross on the incense box and puts five spoonfuls of incense in the censer. These five spoonfuls are symbols of the five men in the Old Testament who offered acceptable sacrifices to God.
Name at least 3 of those men.
Abel, Noah, Abraham, Aaron, and Zachariah.
During The Procession of the Lamb, the priest mixes the wine and the water.
What does this represent?
It represents the blood and the water that came from the side of the Lord when the soldier pierced Him with the spear.
After the Gospel and before the Orthodox Creed a deacon stands at the altar and says:
100 extra points for answer in Coptic and English
“Listen with the wisdom of God. Lord have
mercy,. Truly we believe..)
During what part of the Liturgy of the Believers does the bread and wine change to the body and blood of the Lord?
The Sanctification
What is the height of a basketball hoop in feet?
10 feet
After reading the Gospel, the priest stands before the door of the sanctuary holding the censer and he prays the five short litanies.
The peace
The fathers
The place
(waters, plants, or fruits)
The assemblies.
When reading the Agpeya, On the weekdays of the ____ and the ______, the psalms of the 11th and the 12th hours are added.
Which two fasts?
Great Fast & Fast of Jonah
Name the 3 long litanies
The three long litanies are:
The peace of the Church
The Church Fathers
The Assembly.
After the bread and wine has changed to the Body and Blood of our Lord, the priest bows before the altar without signing the congregation.
Why doesn't he sign the congregation?
The Lord is on the altar and He is the one who bless the people
What is the color of a giraffe’s tongue?
Black