The Coptic Liturgy
Which liturgy is used most often in regular days?
Liturgy of St. Basil
Name one deuterocanonical book
Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, Maccabees
Who founded the Church in Egypt?
St. Mark the evangelist
What direction do we face during prayer and why?
East, awaiting Christ
What does “Kyrie Eleison” mean?
Lord have mercy
Which liturgy has the most theological depth about Christ’s relationship with humanity?
Liturgy of St. Gregory
Which Psalm begins “The Lord is my shepherd”?
Psalm 23
Which saint defended the divinity of Christ against Arius?
St. Athanasius
What does incense symbolize in prayer?
Prayers rising to God
What language is "To Dipno" in?
Greek
What part of the liturgy includes “He instituted for us this great mystery of godliness”
The Anaphora
How many books are in the Coptic Orthodox Bible?
73 books
“God became man so that man might become god.” Who said this?
St. Athanasius
Why is the altar veiled?
It represents the hidden mystery of God
What hymn do we share with every Apostolic based Denomination ?
Khristos Anesti
What is the “Fraction”?
The prayer and breaking of the Body before communion
Which prophet spoke about the suffering servant clearly pointing to Christ?
Isaiah
What was the heresy that denied Christ’s divinity?
Arianism
What does white vestment color represent?
Purity and resurrection
When do we say the hymn "pi ehmot Ghar"
Presence of a bishop
Why is the Lamb chosen carefully before liturgy?
It must be perfect, symbolizing Christ without blemish
What is the Septuagint?
The Greek translation of the Old Testament used by the early Church
Who was a disciple of St. Mark and became Patriarch of Alexandria after him?
Anianus of Alexandria
Why is the iconostasis important?
It shows heaven and earth meeting
what 2 days do we say "pekethronos"
Tuesday and Friday of Holy week