Saints
When his congregation wanted to free him from prison, this pope begged them to leave him to be martyred in peace. He is known as "The Seal of the Martyrs".
Who is Pope Peter?
This is the number of major feasts of the Lord.
What is seven?
This is the number of ecumenical councils.
What is three?
This man led the Israelites after Moses. He parted the Jordan river and conquered Jericho.
Who is Joshua?
This apostle refused to believe in the resurrection of Christ unless he was able to touch the wounds of Christ.
Who is Thomas?
This saint's real name was Freig, but he called himself after the name of his camel. The name of his camel means "small head". He looked like a hermit and made many miracles.
Who is St. Reweiss?
This is what we call the reading of the Pauline Epistle, the Catholic Epistle, the Praxis, the Psalm/Gospel, and the sermon.
What is the Liturgy of the Word?
This Council was attended by 318 persons and it is the council where the creed was written from "We believe in one God..." until "We believe in the Holy Spirit."
What is the Council of Nicea?
This man dreamed of a ladder going up to heaven with angels going up and down. Another time, he battled with God all night until God blessed him. The Israelites are named after him.
Who is Jacob?
After the resurrection, Jesus appeared to this woman who at first thought he was a gardener.
Who is Mary Magdalene?
These two princes were made monks by St. Macarius, who saw fire going up to heaven from their mouths/hands when he saw them pray.
Who are Sts. Maximous and Dometius?
This prayer is the first prayer we say at the beginning of any prayer or liturgical service.
What is the Prayer of Thanksgiving?
During this council, which was attended by 630 bishops, the empress ordered that St. Dioscoros be struck on the mouth and that the hair of his beard be pulled out.
What is the Council of Chalcedon?
Naaman the soldier was cured of leprosy after Elisha told him to wash in this river.
What is the Jordan River?
These are the first two apostles who were called by Jesus Christ.
Who are Andrew and Peter?
This saint lived in a tower built for her by her father. She was taught Christianity by the scholar Origen and was martyred along with St. Juliana.
Who is St. Barbara?
This is the name of the part of the liturgy where the priest commemorates the last supper.
What is the Institution Narrative?
In this Council, 150 bishops gathered to discuss the divinity of the Holy Spirit and the church adopted the last part of the Creed.
What is the Council of Constantinople?
This young man saved Susanna from death by showing that her accusers were lying when they said they saw her commit adultery.
Who is Daniel?
As he was being stoned, this man prayed with his dying breath that God forgive those who were stoning him.
Who is St. Stephen?
This queen left her throne and accepted to be humiliated by nuns in a convent. When her secret was discovered, she lived as a hermit.
Who is St. Anna Simone?
This is the part of the liturgy that was added after the Council of Ephesus?
What is the Confession?
During this council, this saint, known as "The pillar of the faith" argued that Christ's humanity never parted from His divinity and that St. Mary was in fact the Mother of God, the Theotokos.
Who is St. Cyril?
This high priest has no genealogy, but met Abraham and offered him bread and wine. Abraham gave him 1/10th of what he had.
Who is Melchizedek?
This centurion and his family were converted to Christianity after St. Peter saw a vision where God told him not to call unclean the animals that were not kosher.
Who is Cornelius?