The Altar
The ______ is located at the center of the sanctuary, not attached to the wall, and is situated east of the steps and the eastern part
Altar
“Whenever we stand in Your holy _________, we are considered standing in heaven.”
Sanctuary
Agepeya
The Tabernacle of Meeting was designed by God who told _______ how to build it by specific instructions after 40 days on Mount Sinai
Moses
What Psalm do we recite when we are heading to Church?
Psalm 121
This Book tells us about the lives' of the Saints
The Synaxarium
What is Altar in arabic?
Mazbah
What does the Sanctuary symbolize?
Heaven
In the Old Testament, where was the only place for offering sacrifices to God?
Jerusalem
What is located at the front of the church that makes it the most sacred area?
The Sanctuary (Altar)
A collection of letters written by St. Paul the Apostle, it is read during the Liturgy of the Word
The Pauline
Back then, who were the only people to pray in front of the Altar?
The Bishops
The Curtain of the Sanctuary changes colors throughout the year three times. What are those three colors and what season of the Church do they represent?
Red: Annual
Black: Holy Week
White: Resurrection
"You decorated our souls, O Moses the prophet, by the honor of the __________, which you have adorned."
Tabernacle
Sunday Theotokia Part 14
The sanctuary and the _______ is separated by a wooden wall which is called the iconostasis
Choir (Chorus)
The pulpit was used for ________ and _______ back in the day
Readings and Sermons
What was used as a portable Altar during the time of the Persecution of the Christians?
Sacred Tablet
Why do we take our shoes off when we enter the Sanctuary?
It is a Holy Place and because we respect the Body and Blood of our Lord that is being sacrificed in this area.
The ____ covered the Holy of Holies so no one could see it. It symbolized the separation between heaven and earth
Veil
The outer section is where the ___________ stood until the sermon is finished and then they left
Catechumens
Which readings were the Catechumens allowed to listen to before leaving the Liturgy service?
The Pauline
The Catholic Epistle
The Acts/Praxis
Synaxarium
Liturgy Gospel
What do the linens/lafafas symbolize when we use them in the Liturgy?
When our Lord was born and buried, he was wrapped with linens
List the three parts inside the Sanctuary
The Altar
The Eastern Wall
Steps/Throne
In the Tabernacle of Meeting, this Table symbolized the body and blood of the Lord
The Table of Showbread
What are the three shapes of a Coptic Church?
1. A Cross
2. A Ship
3. A Circle
Who wrote the Book of Acts?
St. Luke