Feasts & Holidays
A celebration of the Birth of Jesus done on the 25th of December.
What is Christmas?
The earliest written statement of belief. Written down around the 3rd or 4th century, but likely existed as oral tradition for a while before. Written as a response to the heresy of Gnosticism.
What is the Apostle’s Creed?
“But such as are true racers, arriving at the end, both receive the prizes and are crowned.”
Who is Plato?
Republic
Confessed by Mormons, this heresy states that the three Persons of the Godhead are actually three separate gods.
What is Tritheism?
This Disciple was the leader of the early church in Rome. He asked to be crucified upside down as to not compare himself to Jesus.
Who is St. Peter?
The celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus, which happened 3 days after his death.
What is Easter?
Written in 327 after the first council of Nicaea as a response to the heresy of Arianism. It elaborates on the trinitarian structure of the Godhead that the Apostle’s Creed lays out.
What is the Nicene Creed?
“To be carnally-minded was death!”
Who is Plato?
Phaedo
Condemned at the first council of Nicea, this heresy earned its creator a slap to the face by St. Nicholas (Santa).
What is Arianism?
The first martyr of the early church. He was stoned to death by the Pharisees in Acts 7:54-60
Who is St. Stephen?
This season of 25 days begins the evening of November 31st, and is a serious season to reflect on the incarnation of Jesus.
What is Advent?
The proper way to pray, according to the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 6:9-13. Catholics call this model prayer the “Our Father.”
What is the Lord’s Prayer?
“For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.”
Who is Paul?
1 Cor. 13:12
Also called Sabellianism, this heresy confesses that the three Persons of the Godhead are not distinct, but are different forms of the same person of god.
What is Modalism?
This Disciple was executed by governor Aegeas of Patras for converting his wife to Christianity. Because the cross was already a symbol of the church, he was crucified sideways. His cross became the banner of the Kingdom of Spain, Florida, and Alabama.
Who is St. Andrew?
The 40th day after Easter, commemorating when our Lord ascended into heaven.
What is the Ascension?
Likely written after the councils of Chalcedon and Ephesus, this creed has the most robust definition of the trinity. It was written in response to the heresy of Nestorianism.
What is the Athenasian Creed?
“Then we ought not to retaliate or render evil to anyone, whatever evil we may have suffered from him.”
Who is Plato?
Citro
A first century heresy which states that Jesus wasn’t always god, but became god through spiritual enlightenment.
What is Gnosticism?
This Apostle was beheaded in Rome, and is responsible for writing the majority of the New Testament.
Who is St. Paul?
The 50th day after Easter, when the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles. A Protestant denomination was named after this day.
What is The Feast of Pentecost?
A rote prayer started by Catholic monks where one would pray around a chaplet of 59 beads, a crucifix, and a medallion, each representing a different prayer, mostly the Ave Maria.
What is a rosary?
“But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.”
Who is Paul?
Rom. 7:22–23
A heresy from the 4th century that is commonly confessed today. It states that we should only say Jesus when we mean the man, God when talking about the Father, and Christ when referring to both.
What is Nestorianism?
This Disciple wrote the penultimate book of the New Testament. He also preferred to be called Thaddeus, so he would not be confused with Judas Iscariot. His name is also attached to a famous children’s hospital.
Who is St. Jude?