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Repentance and Confession
Redemption
St. Mark
Fasting
St. Paul
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Is repentance alone enough? If no, what else do we need?
No, we need to confess our sins to a priest to obtain absolution and forgiveness.
100
How did Adam and Eve misuse the free will God gave them?
They listened to the serpent and ate from the forbidden tree, they disobeyed God.
100
What was st. Marks first miracle and what happened as a result?
Lions fell dead as a result of his prayer. Because of this, his father believed in Lord Jesus
100
List two examples from the Bible about abstaining from certain foods
1) Daniel and the three youth 2) Moses
100
What caused St. Paul to change his ways and become an apostle rather than a prosecutor of Christians?
He was traveling from Jerusalem to Damascus on a mission to arrest the Christians there, Our Lord Jesus appeared to him.
200
What are the obstacles that the devil can put in front of us to delay our repentance? (Give 2)
1) He makes us doubt that our sins can be forgiven because they are so bad. 2) He makes us doubt that God will accept us
200
After Adam sinned, why didn't God just forgive him?
God is fully holy and fully just. He cannot just forgive man sue to his justice.
200
St. Mark has contributed these three things to the Church
1) The Gospel according to St. Mark 2) The Divine Liturgy (St. Cyril's Liturgy) 3) The Catechetical school of Alexandria
200
What are the spiritual benefits of fasting?
Fasting gives us the opportunity to control our body to protect it
200
What is the Aeropagus?
It was a hall for the councils of the city of Athens to discuss different matters
300
Compare what the sinful woman did and what Simon did with Our Lord Jesus? Be specific
The sinful woman washed our Lord's feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair, she kissed His feet and anointed His feet with fragrant oil. Simon did not give Jesus water to wash His feet, he did not kiss His head and did not anoint Him with oil.
300
Give 3 of Issac's characteristics that make his story similar to that of our Lord
1) Issac was Abraham's only son 2) Issac did not deserve death 3) Issac carries the wood of his sacrifice 4) Issac was bound and laid on an alter 5) Issac always obeyed his father 6) Issac returned to his house alive
300
Give 4 of St. Mark's titles
1) The Beholder of God 2) The Evangelist 3) The Founder of the church in Egypt 4) The Apostle 5) The Martyr
300
Why do we fast on Wednesdays and Fridays
On Wednesdays we commemorate the betrayal of Judas and his plot to deliver our Lord Jesus to the Jews On Fridays we commemorate our Lord's suffering and crucifixion
300
Briefly describe what happened to St. Paul on his journey to Rome to meet with Caesar
There was a big storm and the ship was about to break. Everyone on board was scared, but St. Paul reassured them and told them that the angel of God appeared to him and told him "Do not be afraid, Paul; you must be brought to Caesar; and and indeed God has granted you all those who sail with you."
400
When our Lord Jesus instituted the sacrament of confession, He said this verse to His disciples
"Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them, if you retain the sins of any, they are retained" John 20:22-23
400
St. Paul says this verse about the sinful nature of man
"Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned." Romans 5:12
400
What are the 3 feasts of St. Mark and what does each one celebrate?
1) 30 Baramouda-- His Martyrdom 2) 30 Babah -- The discovery of his head and the consecration of his church 3) 17 Baounah -- The return of his relics from Rome to Egypt
400
During the fast we have to be closer to God through... (3 things)
1) Prayer 2) Repentance 3) Practicing Spiritual Virtues
400
What four epistles are the prison epistles? Why are they called this?
1) Philemon 2) Colossians 3) Ephesians 4) Philippians They are called the prison epistles because they were written while St. Paul was in prison.
500
Give two verses that show that God will always accept the repentance of a sinner
1) "Return to Me, and I will return to you." Malachi 3:7 2) "The one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out." John 6:37
500
St. Peter says this verse concerning the death of our Lord Jesus Christ
"Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot." 1 Peter 1:18-19
500
Complete the verse... "Take heed to yourself..."
"Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you." 1 Timothy 4:16
500
During the fast, we should not seek people's praise by showing that we are fasting. Give a verse that proves this.
"But you when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly." Matt. 6:17-18
500
St. Paul said this verse to show how he reached out to all people
"To the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some" 1 Corinthians 9:22