Church Tradition
On which two days of the week do Copts fast year-round? AND why
Wednesday and Friday
How many kinds of liturgies are there
3: basil, gregory, cyril
How do you say "christ is risen" in coptic/greek
Khristos Anesti - Greek or Pikhristos Aftonf in Coptic
What is an Old Testament prophecy about Jesus' ressurection?
Jonah, Temple
How many months are in the Coptic calendar?
13
Why do we fast 55 days in Lent?
40 weekdays since we don't abstain on the weekends. 40 days because Jesus fasted 40 days in the wilderness
What does the censer symbolize?
St. Mary's Womb
What time of day did the Samaritan woman go to get water from the well?
"about noon"
How many times did Noah send out the dove to check if the rain was gone?
Three
Who are the two men that have to come back and die before Jesus' second coming?
Elijah and Enoch
How many sacraments? Name them
Baptism, Myroun, Confession and Repentance, Communion, Unction of the Sick, Priesthood, Marriage
Finish this line: Priest: "For every time you eat of this bread, and drink of this cup, ...."
"... you proclaim My Death, confess My Resurrection, and remember Me until I come."
How long was the paralyzed man sitting at the pool before Jesus healed him?
38 years
How many books did St. Paul write in the Bible?
14
Who's tomb was Jesus buried in? Who spiced him?
Joseph's tomb; Joseph and Nicodemus
How many weeks are in lent? Name all the themes of the Sundays in order
Treasure, Temptation, Prodigal Son, Samaritan Woman, Paralyzed Man, Blind Man, Palm, Ressurection
How many readings do we have during the Liturgy? Name them
5 - Pauline, Catholic Epistle, Acts, Synaxar, Gospel
_____ denied Jesus ____ times before the rooster crowed.
Peter, 3
What is the last word in the Bible?
Amen
how many days after lent do we celebrate the ascension? the pentecost?
40, 50
When do we commemorate the annunciation every month?
On the 29th
Why does the priest cross his hands when he is choosing the oblation bread?
Represents when Jacob crossed his hands to bless Ephraim and Manasseh
Name 8 of the 10 Plagues
Water to blood, frogs, lice, flies, livestock diseased, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, death of the firstborn
Name the 12 OG disciples
Simon Peter, James (son of Alphaeus), James (son of Zebedee), Thaddeus, John, Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Judas, Simon the Canaanite, Bartholomew, Thomas
Who were the only two Israelites from the first generation of slaves brought out of Egypt who were allowed to go into the Promised Land?
Joshua and Caleb