Holy Space & Holy time
Why do we pray liturgy on Sundays?
Because we offer God the first day of the week & to have a blessed start of the week.
What is the Holy Liturgy? Who attends it?
-A service offered by believers to God
-Priests, deacons, and Believers
Which part of the liturgy is the anaphora from?
Liturgy of the faithful
What is the institution prayer?
The story of the first Eucharist and how the Lord instituted it.
We start the Liturgy of the Faithful with the creed, what is the creed?
Truly we believe...........
What do you do when you enter the church? the altar?
-When you enter the church, you do the sign of the cross and pray and say:
“But as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy.
Before the angels I will praise You. In fear of You I will worship towards Your holy temple"
-When you enter the sanctuary, you take off your shoes, bow down and do the sign of the cross and say: "I worship You Christ our God, with Your Good Father, and the Holy Spirit, because You have come and saved us."
What are the 4 parts of the Holy Liturgy?
-Preparatory
- Offertory
-Liturgy of the Word (Catechumens)
-Liturgy of the faithful
When does the Anaphora begin?
When the altar is uncovered, and the bread and wine is on the altar.
What does Anamnesis mean?
It means to remember
The Reconciliation Prayer is where we exchange the kiss of peace reconciling with one another. How do we exchange the kiss of peace at church?
Before COVID, we would interconnect hands with the congregants standing the closest; following this with kissing one's hands.
-After COVID, we cross our hands on our chest and greet each other from afar.
What are the three parts of the church?
-The Narthex
-The Nave
-The Sanctuary or the Altar
How do we prepare for liturgy?
-Everyone: fast & confess
-Abouna & deacons: set up the altar & wear their tonyas
-Girls: wear their headcovers
What is the anaphora?
-It is the part of liturgy where we are in heaven sharing in the heavenly hymn
-Offering our hearts up to Heaven
What do we remember during Anamnesis?
We actively remember our Lord’s Paschal Mysteries: Life, suffering, death and burial, resurrection, ascension, and second coming.
The Anaphora is the part of liturgy where we are in heaven sharing in the heavenly hymn and offering our hearts up to Heaven.
What is the people's response when Abouna says "Lift up your hearts"?
We have them with the Lord
What is the most Holy place in the church?
-The Sanctuary or the Altar
What do we do in liturgy of the word? Who are the catechumens?
-We read the five readings of the day
-newcomers to the church who has not been baptized yet
What do we do before the anaphora?
-The reconciliation prayer, we exchange the kiss of peace reconciling with one another.
-Making peace with each other.
What is Epiclesis?
-The priest prays a prayer so that the Holy Spirit descends on the bread and wine transforming them into the true body and blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
-Bread & wine -> the true body and blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
The heavenly hymn is the holy hymn of the Cherubim and of the twenty-four priests in heaven." We also sing during the anaphora the same praise as the cherubim and the seraphim. Can you tell me what is the praise?
The Cherubim worship You, and the Seraphim glorify You, proclaiming and saying: "Holy, holy, holy, Lord of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of Your holy glory."
Why is the Altar so important?
-It is where we offer the Body and Blood of our Lord
Mention at least three parts of the liturgy of the Faithful
-The creed
-Reconciliation prayer
-Anaphora
-The heavenly hymn
-Institution prayer
-Anamnesis
-Epiclesis
-The Litanies
-The Fraction
-The Lord’s prayer
What does it mean that we share the heavenly hymns with the cherubim and the seraphim?
The cherubim and the seraphim are continually praising saying, “Holy, holy, holy, Lord of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of Your holy glory." We also praise during the anaphora using the same praise as the cherubim and the seraphim.
What is the one sacrament that we practice during the Holy Liturgy?
The Eucharist or communion
In Anamnesis, we remember the paschal mysteries (life, suffering, burial, resurrection, ascension and the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ) Which hymn in the liturgy that we sing where we remember the paschal mysteries?
Amen. Amen. Amen. Your death, O Lord, we proclaim. Your holy resurrection and ascension, we confess. We praise You, we bless You, we thank You, O Lord, and we entreat You, o our God.