Structure
How many hours are in the Agpeya
7
What do we remember the 12th hour?
The burial of our Lord Jesus Christ
What does 'Psalmody' mean?
Book of 'Praises'
Give me an example of what the Agpeya teaches us.
Teaches us to with how to praise God, how to thank Him and to repent, how to pray unceasingly
12
What do we remember in the 6th Hour?
The Crucifixion
What is the First Hos about?
Moses’s praise for escaping from Egypt (Exodus 15)
Why does the Church teach us to pray at specific hours?
Christ was found praying at these hours through the Gospels.
What are the first 3 things we pray at the beginning of every hour (before the psalms)?
Lord’s prayer, Thanksgiving prayer, Psalm 50
What do we remember in the 9th Hour?
The death of our Lord Jesus Christ
What is the Second Hos about?
“For His mercy endures forever” (Psalm 136)
How does the Agpeya create unity?
The main things is to create unity with Christ - to share in the journey with Him; and to pray at the same time as the rest of the body of believers
What are Litanies and when do we read them?
A supplication/prayers read after the Gospel
What do we remember in the 1st hour?
God’s Incarnation (Birth) and Resurrection
What is the 3rd and 4th Hos about?
3rd Hos: The praise of the 3 youth in the fiery furnace (Book of Daniel)
4th Hos: Praise of victory and joy (Psalms 148-150)
Name 3 components that each prayer hour consists of.
12 psalms, Gospel passage, 6 litanies
How many times do we pray Lord have mercy and what does the number represent?
41 times
39 lashes our Lord suffered, the crown of thorns put on His head and the slap on His face.
What do we remember in the Midnight Hour and why are there 3 watches?
Second Coming and Judgment Day; Christ prayed 3 times in the Garden of Gethsemane on the night He was arrested
As a team recite the Trisagion!
Holy God, Holy Almighty, Holy Immortal, who was born of the Virgin, Have mercy upon us
Holy God, Holy Almighty, Holy Immortal, who was crucified for us, Have mercy upon us
Holy God, Holy Almighty, Holy Immortal, who rose from the dead and ascended to the heavens, Have mercy upon us
“Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not be drunk with ______, in which is dissipation; but be filled with ________, speaking to one another in _________" Ephesians 5
“Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms"
Ephesians 5