An Apostolic Church
The term "Copts" is equivalent to this word
Egyptians
The rite has this role in the Coptic Church
Educational role
"Liturgy" means this
"A public service undertaken on behalf of the people"
These are the 7 major feasts
Annunciation, Nativity, Epiphany, Palm Sunday, Resurrection, Ascension, Pentecost
The Coptic calendar started at this time
November 284, the year of Diocletian's military election
He was the founder of the Coptic church
St. Mark
The Coptic rites are characterized by these
Harmony and oneness of spirit
Liturgy of Baptism, liturgy of marriage
These are the 7 minor feasts
Circumcision of our Lord, Entrance of our Lord into the Temple, Escape of the Holy Family to Egypt, First Miracle of our Lord at Cana, Transfiguration of Christ, Covenant Thursday
Diocletian martyred approximately this many martyrs
800,000
St. Mark is referred to as "Theorimos" which means
Beholder of the Lord
In the Coptic rite, these two things share in worshipping God
Body and soul
Coptic liturgies are correlated to these
The church dogmas and doctrines
These are the 3 monthly feasts
Annunciation, Nativity, and Resurrection celebrated on the 29th of every Coptic month, the commemoration of St. Mary on the 21st, and the feast of Archangel Michael on the 12th
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St. Mark began his Gospel describing John the Baptist as this
A lion roaring in the desert
The Coptic rite contains these things
Hymns, standing for prayer, stretching hands, kneeling, offering incense
Coptic liturgies are biblical because they do this
Declare the word of God and the experience of evangelic life
This is the weekly feast
The liturgy every Sunday
The Coptic months are
Tute, Babah, Hatour, Kiahk, Tubah, Amshir, Baramhat, Baramouda, Bashans, Baounah, Abib, Misra, Nasi
St. Mark wrote this
The Gospel of St. Mark
Rites of the church affect the following aspects
Our worship, our faith, our spirituality, and our asceticism.
Copts put their problems on the altar for this reason
To ask God for His help and support during a difficult time
These are other special feasts and occasions
Feasts of St. Mary, the Apostles Feast, the Nayrouz Feast, and the two Feasts of the Cross
These are the 3 seasons of the Coptic calendar
The rising of the Nile, planting and cultivation, fruit and harvest