St. Mary of Egypt
The Ladder of Divine Ascent
Sunday of Orthodoxy
St. Gregory Palamas
Presanctified/ St. Ephraim the Syrian
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St. Zosimos was inspired to go out into the desert to see St. Mary of Egypt. What did he bring her?
Holy communion
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What saint do we celebrate on the Sunday of Lent where we venerate this icon?
St. John Climacus
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Which Sunday of Lent is the Sunday of Orthodoxy?
The First Sunday of Lent
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What do St. Gregory's vestments tell us?
He was a bishop
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What service did we pray as a parish on Friday evenings during the Great Fast this year?
The Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts
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Some accounts of the life of Mary of Egypt say that this animal dug a grave for St. Mary of Egypt. Which animal?
A lion
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In his homily for the first sunday of Lent, Father Adam talked about beings trying to pull us off the ladder. Who are these beings?
Demons
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What do we celebrate on the first sunday of Lent?
The Sunday of Orthodoxy
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Which saint advocated for contemplative prayer called "hesychasm"?
St. Gregory Palamas
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The church asks us to fast even from this during weekdays of the Great Fast. What is it?
The Consecration of the Eucharist
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Was St. Mary of Egypt always a devoted Christian?
No
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Where does the ladder of Divine Ascent lead?
To a life of virtue
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How does our parish (and many others) commemorate the Sunday of Orthodoxy?
With a procession of holy icons
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In his homily about St. Gregory Palamas, Father Adam talked about how hesychasm means that anyone can experience the energies of God. True or false?
True
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Psalm 140 is a beautiful part of Presanctified Liturgy. Complete this part of it that the priest sings first: "Let my prayer ascend to you like incense. . ."
"...And the lifting up of my hands like an evening sacrifice."
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How was St. Mary of Egypt converted?
She was stopped from going into a church in Jerusalem by an unseen force. She saw an icon of the Mother of God and began to weep.
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Someone from the Old Testament also is associated with a ladder. Who is this Old Testament figure?
Jacob
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What do you call someone who believes that icons are idols and should be destroyed?
Iconoclasts
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What theological idea did St. Gregory of Palamas discuss that has to do with silience, using one's whole being to pray, and using the Jesus Prayer repetitively?
Hesychasm
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We pray a prayer written by which saint during each Presanctified Liturgy?
St. Ephraim the Syrian
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How did Mary of Egypt live out her days after her conversion?
In the desert as an ascetic.
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What does "Climacus" mean?
"Of the Ladder."
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What do you call someone who believes that icons can and should be used to help us worship God?
An Iconodule
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What is the Jesus prayer?
Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, have mercy on me a sinner.
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What do we do with our bodies three times during the prayer of St. Ephraim?
Prostrations