Feasts of Our Lord
Christ's Birth
Prophecies
St. Mary & St. Joseph
Saints
100
Which feast is preceded by 43 days of fasting?
The Nativity of Christ
100
In the time of Jesus' birth, what did a star signify?
a god or king
100
Name a book of the Bible that has prophecies of Jesus' birth.
Genesis Isaiah Micah Hosea Malachi Jeremiah Psalms
100
How was the future husband of St. Mary revealed among the twelve men chosen?
A dove flew up and stood on St. Joseph’s staff
100
What saint is regarded as the first great teacher of the Coptic Orthodox Church?
St. Mark
200
Which feast do we celebrate on April 7/Baramhat 29?
The Annunciation
200
What does Bethlehem mean?
"House of Bread"
200
The prophecy of Balaam states, “There will arise a ____ out of Jacob, and a _____ will rise up out of Israel.”
"There will arise a star out of Jacob, and a man will rise up out of Israel."
200
Which Archangel told St. Joseph to flee to Egypt with Mary and the young child?
Archangel Gabriel
200
St. Anthony the Great was called the world's first Christian what? a. martyr b. general c. doctor d. monk
d. monk
300
The Epiphany (Baptism of Christ) is a major feast of Our Lord. When is it celebrated?
Tobah 11 or around January 19
300
What kind of animals were in the stable when Jesus was born?
TRICK QUESTION! The Bible never mentions animals.
300
The prophecy of Isaiah states “See, the Lord is riding on a swift cloud and comes to Egypt; the idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence, and the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them” (Is. 19:1). Who/What does the cloud here represent?
The “cloud” here represents St. Mary. This is also evident in the Adam reading of the Antiphonarium for the 24th day of Pashons: “O praise the Lord my Savior, and I glorify His Mother the gentle cloud the descended o­n Egypt. This is Mary the Saint, carrying the Lord Jesus Christ.”
300
How was the future husband of St. Mary revealed among the twelve men chosen?
A dove flew up and stood on St. Joseph’s staff
300
There was a very rich man in the city of Mora who lost all his wealth. He had three daughters who had passed the age of marriage, and could not marry them because of his poverty. Which Saint took one hundred dinars of his father's money, tied it up in a sack, and threw the money into the window of the man's house in the middle of the night?
St. Nicholas (Santa Claus)
400
Name 2 of the 7 Feasts of St. Mary.
The annunciation of her birth (Misra 7, c. August 13); Her Nativity (Paschans 1, c. May 9); Her Presentation into the Temple (Kyahk 3, c. December 12); Her Dormition (Tobah 2 1, c. January 29); The Assumption of her body (Paoni 21, c. June 28); Her apparition over the Church of Zeitoon (Baramhat 24, c. April 2); And the apparition of her body to the Apostles (Mesra 16, c. August 22).
400
What did the 3 gifts brought by the wise men symbolize?
Gold- Christ as King Frankincense- God (the aroma of Life) Myrrh- Christ's death
400
Whose prophecy was fulfilled by the visit of the Holy Family to Egypt?
Hosea
400
About how long did the Holy Family stay in Egypt?
About 4 years
400
Which Saint was only 12 years old when martyred by the Roman ruler?
St. Abanoub
500
List 5 of the 7 Minor Feasts of Our Lord.
• The Circumcision of Our Lord • The Entrance of Our Lord into the Temple • The Escape of the Holy Family to Egypt • The First Miracle of Our Lord Jesus at Cana • The Transfiguration of Christ • Maundy Thursday • Thomas’s Sunday
500
When is another time in the Bible when Bethlehem was mentioned?
• Located near the burial place of Rachel • The home of Boaz who married Ruth
500
List 7 of the 12 Minor Prophets:
Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai 
Zechariah Malachi
500
List 4 names of St. Mary that are objects. An example is "the ladder of Jacob".
• the true vine • the beautiful pigeon • the cloud • the golden censer • the second heaven • the city of God • the pot of the manna • the ark of the Testimony • the gate of the East • the burning bush
500
Which Saint used to walk about 12 miles a day to get water to water a walking stick?
St. John the Short
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