The Censer and Intercessions
What is an intersession?
An intercession is asking saints, angels and archangels to pray on our behalf.
True or False: The Orban is NOT transformed into the Body of Christ during liturgy.
False
Picture One
Chalice
What is an icon?
An icon is a painting that is used in the church to help us during our worship.
Why should we ask the saints to pray on our behalf?
They are in communion with God in heaven and can speak and worship God directly.
True or False: The Orban has to be made as perfect as possible. That means no marks or cracks.
True
Picture Two
Paten
Is the devil big or small in the icon?
The devil is always drawn small
True or False: The incense from the censers raise our prayers to God
True.
Why is the Orban round?
The Orban is always round and has no beginning and no end. This represents God because He has no beginning and no end.
Picture Three
Prosphoron
What does the icon show?
It shows the story of the event or the saint
What do the three chains on the censer represent?
The Holy Trinity: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
How many holes are in the Orban?
5 holes
Picture Four
Asterisc
True or False: God the Father is always drawn in the icons
False! God the Father is never drawn because He is unseen and infinite.
What does the censer with the coal burning represent?
It represents St. Mary carrying our Lord Jesus Christ as the Son of God.
Fill in the verse: "I am the.....which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.”
a. living bread
b. water
c. grace
Living Bread
Picture Five
Lamb
Are the icons we have at home the same ones we have in church?
No, they are not. The icons we have at home are not consecrated or blessed like the ones we have in church.