Straight Facts
During Lent, we pray the liturgy that this saint wrote
Who is St. Cyril?
The priest's action of rubbing the 'Lamb' with slightly wet hands while praying for sins is a 'type' of this Old Testament High Priestly gesture.
What is the laying on of hands?
We fast so much! This many fasts to be specific?
What is 6?
During the Consecration, a deacon holds these three items to mimic the Seraphim?
What is are a veil, cross and candle?
The priest takes the censor from the deacon and circuits the altar and the entire church to imitate this
What is St. Paul's travels around the world ?
During Liturgy, this specific stage corresponds to the Lord explaining the Scriptures to the disciples.
What is the Liturgy of the Word?
During the Offertory, the priest crosses his hands while choosing the bread, a gesture recalling this Old Testament patriarch blessing the sons of Joseph.
Who is Jacob?
The priest sprinkles water and says this prayer at the end of liturgy
What is the dismissal of the angel prayer?
During the "Offertory," the priest selects one loaf of bread to become the Body of Christ; this loaf is known by this symbolic name.
What is the Lamb?
The ritual of the 'Raising of Incense' in the Liturgy is often associated with this New Testament book’s description of the prayers of the saints rising like incense before God.
What is Revelation?
The Liturgy of the Faithful follows the steps of this
What is the Last Supper?
The priest’s vestments (the Tonia) are modeled after the "garments of holiness" designed for this first High Priest of Israel.
Who is Aaron?
The priest claps 4 times while walking around the altar for this reason
What is "to thank God"?
After choosing the Lamb, the priest wipes it with a napkin and wraps it, a ritual symbolizing these two specific events in Christ’s life.
What are His birth (swaddling clothes) and His burial (the shroud)?
'Prayer of Reconciliation' is based on the New Testament command to leave your gift at the altar and first do this.
What is 'Be reconciled to your brother'?
The catechumens were asked to leave after this
What is the Holy Gospel?
When the priest puts five spoonfuls of incense into the censer, they represent these five righteous men of the Old Testament who offered acceptable sacrifices.
Who are Abel, Noah, Melchizedek, Aaron, and Zacharias?
I am the disciple of St. Pachomius
Who is St. Theodore?
This is the specific reason the priest smells the wine before pouring it into the chalice during the Offertory.
To ensure it has not turned into vinegar
After conclusion of the Litany, deacon and priest circuit the altar with the Gospel while the priest recited a prayer is once said by
Who is Simeon?
The persistence of saying "Lord have mercy" 41 times is a reminder of Christ's suffering, including the 39 lashes, one pierced side, and this.
What is the crown of thorns?
The "Holy, Holy, Holy" is taken from the vision of this Old Testament Prophet who saw Seraphim surrounding the throne of God.
Who is Isaiah?
I'm a man of many names. 3 to be specific! One of them is after my donkey
Who is: St. Ruiess, St. Tegi and St. Freig
The priest chooses one loaf of bread to become the "Lamb"; this loaf must be perfect, representing this biblical requirement for sacrifices.
What is "without blemish"?
In the New Testament, this city is where the disciples were first called 'Christians' and served as a major center for the development of the early Liturgy.
Where is Antioch?