Raising of Incense
What is the term used to describe the "work for the people" that all must be involved in during the Divine Liturgy?
"Λειτουργία" (Leitourgia)
This term, derived from the Greek word "diákonos," refers to a servant who assists the priest during the liturgy.
Deacon
This term refers to a Christian convert under instruction before baptism in the early church.
Catechumen
What are the 3 different liturgies
St. Basil, St. Gregory, St. Cyril
What do we sing alongside Arabic, English, and Coptic?
Greek
In the Coptic Rite, what is the symbolic significance of the priest making the sign of the cross three times on the incense box after the Thanksgiving Prayer?
the Holy Trinity
This book, containing seven prayers to be prayed throughout the day, is central to Coptic liturgical practice.
Agpeya
This is the name of the church section where the altar is located, considered the most sacred area.
The sanctuary
The Coptic Liturgy’s expression of the church’s unity with the heavenly, remembering the saints and the departed.
Commemoration of the Saints
Who instituted most traditions of the early church?
Jesus Christ
What does the counter-clockwise procession around the altar during the Raising of Incense symbolize?
the preaching of the Holy Trinity around the four corners of the Earth and that heavenly things are not tied down to time or Earth (the altar represents heaven and time represents earth)
In the Offering of the Lamb, the priest washes his hands this many times before selecting the Lamb.
three times
This element in the Coptic Church symbolizes both the presence of God amid the congregation and the prayers of the faithful.
incense
When is the symbolic act where the priest breaks the bread, representing the suffering and death of Christ done?
The Fraction
Why does the priest choose the lamb with his right hand on top of his left?
This is the same way as Jacob when he blessed his sons (Gen 48:8)
During the Raising of Incense, how many spoons of incense does the priest put into the censer, and what do they symbolize?
five spoons, symbolizing the five men in the Old Testament who offered acceptable sacrifices to God: Abel, Noah, Abraham, Aaron, and Zachariah
The orban used in the Coptic Liturgy is round to symbolize this aspect of Jesus Christ.
His eternal nature
Which of the readings is not from the Holy Bible?
Synixarium (Chronicles of the saints)
Key components of the Liturgy of the Believers (Faithful) in the Coptic Rite, with a focus on the consecration of the bread and wine.
Anaphora
What does the word 'Liturgy' λειτουργία mean in Greek ?
Work of the People - "service undertaken on behalf of the people" and refers to the organized worship of the Church
Why does the priest offer incense before the Gospel by placing his palm and the back of his hand on it, followed by kissing it?
The act of giving honor to the Gospel from within (heart), without (body), and from within again (soul)
Why does the priest cover the altar with the prosfarine?
The prosfarine is a large veil that symbolizes the stone placed on the tomb and the triangular cloth/veil on top symbolizes the seal on it
During the Liturgy of the Word, this Epistle is read during a special procession symbolizing the Apostle's journey to preach the gospel.
Pauline Epistle
What is an expression of the Love of God to one another that we practice during the liturgy of the faithful?
The prayer of reconciliation / "Greet one another with a Holy..."
Come up and explain all the parts of the orbana
Holes - nails and spear
small crosses - disciples
Big Cross (despatikon) - Jesus
Coptic/Greek words - Holy God, Holy mighty, Holy immortal
Circle shape - Infinite nature
No blemishes - Perfect lamb, incorruptible, unchangeable, and without blemish