The 5 Offerings
This offering was completely burned on the altar.
What is the Burnt Offering?
The traditional Coptic word for praise.
What is Tasbeha?
Turtledoves and young pigeons fit into this general category of flying animals.
What are birds?
This specific reading stands at the absolute center of all liturgy readings and explains the special celebration of the day.
What is the Gospel?
The priest washes the chosen Qorban with water as a symbol of this holy sacrament.
What is Baptism?
This bloodless offering of fine flour, oil, and frankincense speaks of Christ establishing the Eucharist.
What is the Grain Offering?
The specific time of day these prayers happen.
What is midnight (or before dawn)?
Sacrificial animals had to be totally free of this.
What is a blemish?
This reading features selections taken from the 14 letters written by this apostle.
What is the Pauline (or St. Paul's letters)?
When the priest lifts the white cloth (the Phosphorine), it represents the rolling away of the stone and this most joyful event.
What is the Resurrection?
This joyful offering was shared as a meal.
What is the Peace Offering?
Midnight Praises first started a long time ago with these early Christian groups who lived out in the desert.
Who are monks?
This sweet ingredient was completely forbidden
What is honey?
Read every day, this book contains the stories of the martyrs and saints.
What is the Synaxarium?
The priest places five separate hands of incense into the censer to look back at the historical offerings of Noah, Melchizedek, Aaron, Zechariah and this person?
Who is Abel?
This offering covered accidental or unintentional mistakes.
What is the Sin Offering?
In the Coptic Orthodox Church, daily prayers are uniquely arranged across the Liturgy, the praises, and this specific book of hours.
What is the Agpeya?
Wild animals that hunt could not be used for sacrifices because they eat things that are already this.
What is dead?
During this specific reading, the priest stays within the altar area and deacons' chorus instead of walking the entire church room.
What is the Acts (or Praxis) reading?
Adding a little water to the wine chalice represents this event from the crucifixion of Jesus.
What is blood and water coming from His side?
Along with the Sin Offering, this specific sacrifice had to be performed outside of the Tabernacle gates.
What is the Trespass Offering?
In Acts 16:25, these two figures were famously found praying and singing hymns to God at midnight while in prison.
Who are Paul and Silas?
These types of animals were forbidden because they are wild and run away, unlike gentle farm animals.
What are hunted (or wild) animals?
This brief part directly follows the Gospel to explain the readings to the congregation.
What is the sermon?
This specific service, held the previous evening, is meant to us to prepare for Sunday morning.
What is Vespers (or Saturday evening prayers)?