Holy Scripture
This is the first book of the Bible.
What is Genesis?
This feast celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
What is the Nativity?
This saint is known as the first Christian martyr.
Who is St. Stephen?
Orthodox Christians make this gesture while praying and entering church.
What is the Sign of the Cross?
How many Ecumenical Councils are recognized by the Orthodox Church?
What are Seven Ecumenical Councils?
Jesus was baptized in this river.
What is the Jordan River?
On this feast, Christ was baptized by St. John in the Jordan River.
What is Theophany/Epiphany?
This emperor issued the Edict of Milan and later became a saint in the Orthodox Church.
Who is St. Constantine?
This sacrament is also called the Mystery of Repentance.
What is Confession?
This short prayer begins, "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God..."
What is the Jesus Prayer?
This apostle denied Jesus three times before the Crucifixion.
Who is St. Peter?
The central worship service of the Orthodox Church celebrated on Sundays and feast days.
What is the Divine Liturgy?
This "Golden-Mouthed" saint is the author of the Divine Liturgy most commonly celebrated today.
Who is St. John Chrysostom?
The three traditional pillars of Great Lent are prayer, fasting, and this practice.
What is almsgiving?
This title for Mary means "God-bearer."
What is Theotokos?
This Gospel is written by the physician who also wrote the Book of Acts.
What is the Gospel of Luke?
This feast commemorates Christ's appearance in glory before Peter, James, and John.
What is the Transfiguration?
These missionary brothers evangelized the Slavic peoples.
Who are Saints Cyril and Methodius?
This Greek word means "repentance" or literally a "change of mind."
What is metanoia?
This apostle is known as the "First-Called."
Who is St. Andrew?
On the road to Emmaus after His Resurrection, Jesus explained how the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms pointed to Him, but the disciples did not recognize Him until He did this.
What is the breaking of the bread?
This feast, celebrated forty days after Pascha, commemorates Christ's entrance into the heavenly sanctuary and His enthronement at the Father's right hand.
What is the Ascension of Our Lord?
This saint's famous defense of Orthodoxy against Arianism earned him the phrase, "Athanasius contra mundum," or "Athanasius against the world."
Who is St. Athanasius the Great Patriarch of Alexandria?
This Greek word, frequently used by the Fathers, describes the purification of the heart through watchfulness and spiritual vigilance.
What is nepsis?
This Ecumenical Council proclaimed that Christ possesses two natures, fully divine and fully human, united without confusion, change, division, or separation.
What is the Council of Chalcedon (Fourth Ecumenical Council)?