Christ stayed with his disciples for _____ days after resurrection to comfort them, instruct them in the practical teaching and establish Holy Tradition (i.e. communion, etc.)
40
St Peter gave a sermon on the day of Pentecost following the descent of the Holy Spirit. How many souls were baptized that day?
3000
How many deacons were ordained to help with serving the church?
7
List the 7 sacraments
Communion, Repentance & Confession, Baptism, Chrismation (Mayroon), Unction of Sick, Priesthood, Matrimony
St Paul was martyred in ______
Which gospel mentions Christ appearing to the disciples of Emmaus?
Gospel of Luke
We remember the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples in which hour of the Agbeya?
3rd Hour
Which deacon was taken by the Spirit to preach to the Ethiopian Eunuch?
Philip
Which 2 apostles preached to the Church of Antioch? (Hint: one of them is St Mark's coursin)
St. Paul and St Barnabas
Pentecost is also known as the Feast of _______
Feast of Weeks / Feast of 50 Days
Levi
Pentecost comes from the Greek word "Pentekoste" which means_______
50th/fiftieth
St Peter healed a paralyzed man who had been paralyzed for ______ years
40
Who was the King of Salem in the Old Testament? (Hint: He administered one of the Sacraments)
Melchizedek (Genesis 14)
The Apostolic Age is the period where the apostles preached Christianity? How long did that age last. (Hint: It ended with St. John's departure at 100AD)
Christ walked with the disciple of Emmaus for approx. _______ miles
7
In the Jewish tradition, the Feast of Pentecost came after the Feast of _______
Passover
How many churches did St. Paul establish?
14 churches
List the 4 early churches
Church of Jerusalem, Antioch, Rome and Alexandria
Christ appeared to Saul of Tarsus around ______
37 AD
Who was the first group to start persecuting the Church? (Hint: They did not believe in the Resurrection of the dead)
The Sadducees
What was being celebrated during the Feast of Pentecost under the Jewish tradition?
Historically, it was a harvest festival where the first fruit would be brought to the temple. Over time, they commemorated God giving Moses the 10 commandments at Mount Sinai
How do we see the Sacrament of Baptism in the creation story?
Before creation, the Spirit of the Lord hovered over the face of the waters (Genesis 1). During baptism, the Spirit hovers over the face of the waters in the baptismal font that we may be created anew in Christ.
What was the total number of miles that St. Paul travelled throughout all his missionary trips?
approx. more than 10,000 miles