The Basics
Which Person of the Holy Trinity took flesh and became man?
God the Son
Which Gospel writer begins his book by saying, "In the beginning was the Word... and the Word was God"?
St. John the Beloved.
What is the meaning of the Greek title "Theotokos"?
Mother of God (or God-bearer)
I am the 20th Pope of Alexandria who wrote the book "On the Incarnation" and defended the faith against Arius.
St. Athanasius the Apostolic.
What do we call the official statement of our faith that we recite in every Liturgy?
The Orthodox Creed (or the Nicene Creed).
What specific things did God take from St. Mary to become human?
A real body and a human soul.
What did the Wise Men offer to the Child to symbolize that He is the King who would die for us?
Gold (for the King) and Myrrh (for His death/burial).
Which Old Testament object did Moses see that serves as the primary symbol of the Incarnation?
The Burning Bush.
I am the Pope of Alexandria known as the "Pillar of Faith" who defended the title "Theotokos" at the Council of Ephesus.
St. Cyril of Alexandria.
What direction do Coptic churches always face to symbolize our wait for the Second Coming?
East.
In what city did the Incarnation begin when the Archangel appeared to St. Mary?
Nazareth.
How many days after His birth was God the Son circumcised and brought to the Temple?
Eight days.
How many years did St. Mary remain a virgin after giving birth to God?
She remained a virgin for the rest of her life (Perpetual Virginity).
I am the cousin of St. Mary who felt her own baby (St. John the Baptist) leap in her womb when the pregnant Mother of God visited me.
St. Elizabeth.
What do we call the white cloth (representing the tomb/stone) that covers the Altar before the Liturgy of the Faithful begins?
The Prospherin.
What name was given to the Child to show that "God is with us"?
Emmanuel.
When Jesus was baptized in the Jordan, which Person of the Trinity appeared in the form of a dove?
God the Holy Spirit.
In Coptic praise, what does the "Golden Censer" represent?
The womb of the Virgin Mary.
I am the elderly man in the Temple who held the Child Jesus in my arms and said, "Lord, now let Your servant depart in peace."
Simeon the Elder.
What is the name of the special season of fasting that prepares us for the Feast of the Nativity?
The Kiahk Fast (or the Nativity Fast).
How do we describe the "duration" of the union between God's Divinity and His Humanity?
It is a perpetual union that never ends and never separates, even for a "twinkling of an eye."
During the Transfiguration, which two Old Testament prophets appeared with Jesus to show He is the Lord of the living and the dead?
Moses and Elijah.
Who directed the Archangel Gabriel to go to St. Mary to announce the Incarnation?
God the Father.
I am the writer of the Coptic Liturgy we pray most often, which explains the mystery of the Incarnation in the "Confession."
St. Basil the Great.
To which country did the Holy Family travel to find safety after an Angel warned St. Joseph about King Herod?
Egypt.