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How many Crosses did Queen Helen find?
3
How many Crosses did Queen Helen find?
3
When should we do the sign of the Cross?
Before eating
Before a test
Before driving
When we enter the Church
When we are scared
What do we eat during Nayrouz?
Dates and Guava
Nayrouz is the Coptic ____ ____
New year
Where was the Cross buried?
Under trash in the city of Jerusalem
Where was the Cross buried?
Under trash in the city of Jerusalem
What can we learn from the story of Queen Helen?
Answers will vary
What does the red symbolize in dates?
Martyr’s Blood
Nayrouz is the celebration of what?
The martyrs
How did Queen Helen find out which cross was Jesus’ Cross?
By raising a dead man
How did Queen Helen find out which cross was Jesus’ Cross?
By raising a dead man
What does the Cross tell us about God?
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16)
What does the white in dates mean?
Purity
What does the crown of the year mean?
The beginning of a new year
What did the Jews do in the story of Queen Helen finding the Cross?
The Jews did not want to tell Queen Helen where the Cross was until she threatened them.
What did Queen Helen do to honor the Cross?
She built a huge church for it in Jerusalem
What did our Lord Jesus Christ use the Cross to do?
To forgive us our sins
To destroy death
To destroy the devil
What does the seed in dates mean
Martyr’s strong faith
The coptic year has how many months?
13 months