The Bronze Serpent
What did God tell Moses to make and lift up on a pole when the Israelites were bitten by fiery serpents?
A bronze serpent
How many Gospel readings are made during the Procession of the Cross?
Answer: 12
Did our Lord Jesus Christ choose to die on the Cross by force or willingly?
Willingly
What is St. Anthony the Great known as?
The Father of Monks
Who was St. John's brother?
St. James
Why did the Israelites need to be saved from the fiery serpents?
Because they had disobeyed/complained against God, and many were dying from the serpent bites.
What do the deacons carry during the Feast of the Cross procession?
A cross decorated with flowers.
The Cross was one of the most painful and shameful forms of punishment. Why did Christ willingly choose it?
To show the seriousness of sin, the greatness of His love for mankind, and how much He humbled Himself to save us.
What did St. Anthony do with his land and possessions after hearing Matthew 19:21?
He sold them and gave the money to the poor
Name one of the three events that only St. Peter, St. John, and St. James witnessed.
Answer:
Name two ways the bronze serpent is similar to the Cross
Both were lifted up high and both are connected to salvation/life.
Where is the Fourth Gospel read during the procession?
Before the icon of Archangel Michael.
Give one reason why the Cross was a sign that salvation was for the whole world.
The Cross points in the four directions: north, south, east, and west.
Name three virtues St. Anthony learned from the ascetics.
Answer: Any three of: gentleness, humility, silence, and prayer.
What did our Lord Jesus Christ say to St. John and St. Mary while He was on the Cross?
Answer: “Behold your mother.”
Complete this verse:
“And as ______ lifted ______ the ______ in the wilderness, even so must the ______ of Man be ______ up.”
Answer: Moses / up / serpent / Son / lifted.
(John 3:14)
Match these two Gospel locations with the person/event connected to them:
Answer:
Why was it important that none of our Lord Jesus Christ's bones were broken?
His body represents the Church, showing that the Church should remain complete, united, and not divided.
What were the four spiritual weapons St. Anthony used to overcome his battles with the devil?
Answer:
Prayer, fasting, reading the Word of God, and making the sign of the Cross.
St. John wrote three different types of books in the Bible. Name all three.
The Gospel of St. John, 1–3 John (three Epistles), and Revelation.
The bronze serpent had the form of a serpent but no poison. What does this teach us about our Lord Jesus Christ?
Our Lord Jesus Christ took our human nature and became like us in everything, yet without sin.
Put these Gospel locations in the correct order from 5th to 8th:
Answer:
5. St. Mark → 6. Apostles → 7. St. George → 8. St. Anthony
According to the lesson, give all three major things we understand from Christ willingly suffering on the Cross.
Answer:
St. Anthony left the wilderness twice and went to Alexandria. Why did he go each time?
Answer:
First: During persecution under Emperor Maximinus, he encouraged and strengthened imprisoned Christians.
Second: He supported Pope Athanasius in defending the true faith against Arius, who claimed that Christ was not equal to the Father and was not eternal.
St. John went searching for a young man who had returned to a life of sin. What happened when the young man saw St. John, and what did St. John do?
The young man ran away in shame, but St. John ran after him despite his old age, called him with love, and encouraged him to return. The young man stopped and repented.