Invisible Grace From Communion
How many invisible graces were discussed in the lesson today?
4
When was Eucharist Instituted?
Holy Thursday
How many sacraments are there in the Coptic Orthodox Church?
Seven
True or False: When we fast, we cannot eat or drink in the morning.
True.
Whenever we fast, we are required to abstain from all food and drink until a certain time.
Abouna mentions during the Offering of the Lamb (usually inaudibly): "That they (Holy Body and Precious Blood) may become to us all for participation and healing and salvation for our souls, bodies, and our spirits." What invisible grace is seen here?
Remedy to the soul, body, and spirit.
What happened on Holy Thursday before Jesus instituted Holy Communion?
He washed the feet of the disciples
What sacraments are optional?
1. Anointing / Unction of the Sick
2. Crowning (Matrimony)
3. Priesthood
Why do girls wear veils over their heads in Church (and when praying)?
To cover her hair (her humanly glory) and show humility in the presence of God.
(1 Corinthians 11:15)
"Whoever eats My Flesh and drinks My Blood has....
eternal life and I will raise him up at the last day." (John 6:54).
Invisible Grace: Eternal Life
We fast for ____ hours. Why?
We fast for 9 hours, to remember the 9 hours of our Lord’s suffering on Good Friday. Pontius Pilate condemned Jesus to be crucified on the 3rd hour, and He was brought down from the cross on the 12th hour.
What sacraments are all believers required to partake of?
Four:
1. Baptism
2. Holy Chrismation
3. Repentence and Confession
4. Holy Eucharist (Communion)
How often should we have Communion?
At least once a week.
The Early Church celebrated this Sacrament at least once a week. "So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house" (Acts 2:46), "Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread" (Acts 20:7).
"For My Flesh is food indeed, and My Blood is drink is indeed"
What is the invisible grace we receive?
Growth in spirit.
How does the orban become the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ
Through the Holy Spirit. We do not know more than this, and that is what makes it a "mystery"!
What is a sacrament?
A mystery by which we receive the invisible grace of the Holy Spirit through visible rites (visible signs and elements).
What direction do we face during the Divine Liturgy and why?
East.
Many symbolic reasons, but major one is that this is the direction that Christ will come in the second coming.
"For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be." Matthew 24:27
"He who eats My Flesh, and drinks My Body...
abides in Me, and I in him" (John 6:56).
Invisible Grace: Jesus abides in us through Eucharist and we abide in Him.
How many holes are found in the orban used for liturgy? What do they represent?
There are 5 holes that symbolize the wounds of Jesus Christ; 3 for the nails in the hands and feet of Jesus, 1 for the crown of thorns, and 1 for the spear in His side.
What three things are required to complete a sacrament?
1. Priest
2. Holy Spirit
3. Material Object
The seraphim has 6 wings. 2 for flying, what are the other 4 for?
One pair for flying, another to cover the eyes, and another to cover the feet.
Isaiah 6:2