The parables of"Lost and Found"
What does the lost coin represent?
A) Money that belongs to a queen
B) A person who finds treasure
C) Each one of us, created in God’s image
D) A gift given by the shepherd
Each one of us, created in God’s image
What does the word “sacrament” mean?
a. A holy prayer we say every day
b. A visible gift we give to others
c. A divine, invisible grace received through Church rituals
d. A special celebration for holidays
A divine, invisible grace received through Church rituals
Who was Ezra?
a. A king of Babylon
b. A priest and scribe from the tribe of Levi
c. A soldier in the Persian army
d. A prophet from Egypt
A priest and scribe from the tribe of Levi
What was the main reason the Council of Nicaea was held?
a. To build a new church
b. To create the Bible
c. To discuss Arius’s false teachings
d. To make new holidays
To discuss Arius’s false teachings
Where was Saint Macarius born?
a. Alexandria
b. Jerusalem
c. Monufia, Egypt
d. Rome
Monufia, Egypt
What did the best robe given to the Prodigal Son symbolize?
a. Wealth b. Royalty
c. Our return to our original state
d. Forgiveness
Our return to our original state
What do we receive during Baptism?
a. A new Bible
b. Forgiveness of original sin and rebirth
c. A cross necklace
d. A visit from angels
Forgiveness of original sin and rebirth
Which kingdom was taken captive by the Babylonians?
a. Northern kingdom
b. Kingdom of Israel
c. Southern kingdom (Judah)
d. Kingdom of Persia
Southern kingdom (Judah)
What did Arius wrongly teach about Jesus?
a. That Jesus is the Son of God
b. That Jesus was created, not eternal and not equal to the Father
c. That Jesus is the Savior of the world
d. That Jesus is the Light of the world
That Jesus was created, not eternal and not equal to the Father
Who guided St. Macarius to Wadi El-Natrun?
a. A priest
b. Saint Anthony
c. A cherub angel
d. A monk from Alexandria
A cherub angel
Jesus is known as the Good __________, who searches for His lost sheep.
Shepherd
Why is the Sacrament of the Eucharist important?
a. It brings joy
b. It’s a tradition
c. It unites us with Christ and gives eternal life
d. It replaces baptism
It unites us with Christ and gives eternal life
Why did Ezra leave his position with the king to return to Jerusalem?
a. He wanted to become king
b. He wanted to help his people return to their homeland.
c. He was forced to leave
d. He was tired of working
He wanted to help his people return to their homeland.
Which Pope forgave Arius and made him a priest again?
a. Pope Alexander
b. Pope Peter
c. Pope Achillas
d. Pope Shenouda
Pope Achillas
What did the prayers of Sts. Maximus and Domadius look like to St. Macarius?
a. Bright stars
b. A waterfall and a river
c. A fiery lamp and burning rope
d. A dove and a flame
A fiery lamp and burning rope
What do all three parables in Luke 15 have in common?
a. They are about farming
b. They talk about helping the poor
c. They show God’s love for the lost
d. They teach how to pray
They show God's love for the lost
“Whoever keeps His ___________ abides in Him, and He in them. And by this, we know that He _____________ in us” (1 John 3:24).
Commandment - abides
What important work did Ezra do after the people repented?
a. He rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem
b. He organized and gathered the books of the Old Testament and read God’s law to the people
c. He became king
d. He left Jerusalem
He organized and gathered the books of the Old Testament and read God’s law to the people
What was added to the Creed to explain the Son’s divinity?
a. Equal in name
b. Greater than the angels
c. Equal in essence (Coessential)
d. Made in spirit
Equal in essence (Coessential)
What made the two women in Alexandria so special to God?
a. They fasted 40 days
b. They donated all their money
c. They lived in peace and served each other with love
d. They built a chapel
They lived in peace and served each other with love
Sweeping the house to find the lost coin represents the mission of the ________________ to seek and care for each one of us.
Church's role
“If we ______________ our sins, He is __________ and just to _________ us our sins and to cleanse us from all ___________” (1 John 1:9)
Confess - faithful - forgive - unrighteousness
Ezra was both a __________ and a __________ who taught God’s law to the people.
Priest - Scribe
“In the beginning was the _______, and the Word was with God, and the Word was ______” (John 1:1).
Word - God
Saint Macarius learned monastic life from _______ the Great.
St. Anthony