Offertory
What hours of the Agpeya are read before Offertory?
Third and Sixth
What book contains the stories of Saints read each day in the liturgy?
The Synaxarion
Why does the congregation recite the Nicene Creed during the Liturgy?
To affirm and confess our faith
What is the first hymn sung during Communion?
Psalm 150
Which book is read during the Acts reading?
Acts
Why does the Priest wash his hands before the Creed is said?
- The priest teaches the congregation the Way of God and if they continue to live in sin, he is innocent
Name the three St Gregory's mentioned in the Commemoration of the Saints
Theologian, Wonderworker, Armenian
What does the Katameros refer to?
The book containing the biblical passages to be read during liturgical services.
What does the word “Anaphora” mean?
It means “offering” or “lifting up.”
In the Absolution of the Servants - who is mentioned to be absolved?
servants, ministers, hegumens, priests, deacons, clergy, all the people, "my weak self"
Why does the Priest NOT circle the whole church when the Acts of the Apostles is being read?
The service of the disciples was mainly in Jerusalem and Judea (not as St. Paul’s which extended to the whole world).
What happens during the Consecration?
The priest prayers that the Holy Spirit descends upon the Bread and Wine and change them into the Body and the Blood of Christ and to sanctify the whole church members.
What does "fai pé pi eho-ou etá Epchois thamíof" mean in English?
This is the day that the Lord has made
Why is the prayer of reconciliation NOT prayed during the Liturgies of Holy Thursday and Bright Saturday?
Because the true reconciliation was completed by the Resurrection of the Lord on Sunday.