Liturgy
What is a focused, earnest petition or request that we repeat together to ask God for His mercy
a Litany
What is a reading from one of St. Paul’s fourteen letters (epistles) called?
The Pauline Epistle
What two qualities do we need to read the Bible properly?
Humility and obedience
Who is called the Second Adam, the New Adam, and the Final Adam?
Jesus Christ
In Jacob’s vision, what connected earth to Heaven?
A ladder
What do each of the seven short litanies begin with?
Remember O Lord...
What book from the Bible is the Praxis from?
Acts
Which type of reading focuses on exactly what the words say, as well as the historical facts, places, and characters?
The literal (or historical) reading
Who carried the wood for his own sacrifice, pointing forward to Christ carrying the Cross?
Isaac
What did Jacob see traveling up and down the ladder?
Angels
What does "Fraction" mean?
the breaking
During which Liturgy are the readings read?
Liturgy of the Word
Which spiritual sense asks, “How can I apply this lesson to my daily life?”
The moral sense
Which Old Testament person acted as a mediator between God and the children of Israel?
Moses
What in Joseph's life makes him a type of Christ?
Any of the following: He was rejected by his own people, sold for silver, and falsely accused, yet he rose to glory and used his power to save the very people who betrayed him.
After the breaking of the bread, the priest lifts up the chalice and the paten and loudly declares:
"The Holies are for the holy!"
Place these final three liturgical readings in their correct order: the Gospel, the Psalms, and the Synaxarium.
The Synaxarium, the Psalms, and then the Gospel.
What is a person, event, place, or thing in the Old Testament that serves as a symbol or a shadow pointing forward to something greater in the New Testament
What does Melchizedek mean and why was he a type of Christ?
Melchizedek = King of Righteousness
He was the King of a city called Salem, which means "Peace."
He offered bread and wine
How was the Rod of Aaron a type of the incarnation?
Aaron’s rod, which was just a dry, dead piece of wood from a tree, miraculously sprouted and grew beautiful flowers overnight without any soil, water, or human planting. This is connected with the Virgin Birth / womb of St Mary
What do we ask God to remember and bless during the 7 litanies? (7 things)
1. The Peace of the holy Church
2. Our holy Orthodox Fathers (the Pope, & Bishops)
3. Clergy (Hegumens, Priests, Archdeacons, and Deacons.)
4. The Litany of the Servants (the rest of the members of Christ’s Church)
5. The place where we live and all monasteries
6. The weather, the waters of the river, the plants, and the harvests of the earth
7. Oblations (the Sacrifices that are brought into the Church, and those responsible for them)
Which one of the six readings in the Divine Liturgy does not come from the Bible?
The Synaxarium
What is the name of the spiritual sense used to find Old Testament symbols that point forward to Christ?
The typological sense
How are Ephraim and Manasseh a type of us?
Because Jacob loved Joseph so much, he adopted Joseph's two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, and placed them as equals among his very own sons to receive an inheritance.
Because God the Father loves His Beloved Son, He adopts us through Holy Baptism and welcomes us into His divine family
What are the two connections to Christ represented by the burning bush?
The crown of thorns and the Virgin Birth.