About St. Macarius
7. A ________ appeared to St. Macarius and stayed with him until he reached the desert of Natron.
a. Cherub
b. Saint
c. Pillar of fire
d. Pillar of cloud
a. Cherub
9. St. Macarius would sell _______ to buy basic needs like dry bread.
a. Seashells
b. Weaved palm fronds
c. Orban
d. Books
b. Weaved palm fronds
11. ____________ gave St. Macarius the monastic habit.
a. St. Anthony
b. St. Paul
c. St. Moses the Strong
d. St. Isidore
a. St. Anthony
4. The name Macarius means __________ in Greek.
a. Blessed
b. Majestic
c. Royal
d. Belongs to God
a. Blessed
8. St. Macarius dug himself a cave next to a water pool in _____________.
a. Cairo
b. St. Mina’s monastery
c. Wadi Natron
d. The Red Sea
c. Wadi Natron
13. Among St. Macarius’ disciples were __________________.
a. St. Bishoy and St. Paul
b. St. Anthony and St. Pachomious
c. St. Shenouda and St. Anthony
d. St. Maximos and St. Domadios
d. St. Maximos and St. Domadios
5. St. Macarius loved to visit ______________ from where he would bring salt to his father.
a. Mount Sinai
b. Natron Mountain
c. Mount Tabor
d. Gethsemane Mountain
b. Natron Mountain
10. After _____ years, St. Macarius went to meet ___________.
a. 5, St. Pachomious
b. 3, St. Paul
c. 4, St. Moses
d. 3, St. Anthony
d. 3, St. Anthony
14. St. Macarius saw St. Maximos and St. Domadius’ prayers in the image of _______________________.
a. Fire rising to the sky
b. Doves and incense
c. Arrows
d. Water
a. Fire rising to the sky
18. Below, please explain who the women from Alexandria were and why they were righteous.
The woman and her sister were married to two shepherd brothers, and they had vowed to spend their lives in love for God, increasing their prayers, fasts, and love for one another. Each of them had children, and when a child was born, the other woman would nurse and care for it, even if it wasn’t her own. Despite their poverty, they were content and thankful to God for all things, and they shared what they had with others in need.
3. St. Macarius was born in the village of ___________.
a. Asyut
b. Alexandria
c. Menouf
d. Atfeh
c. Menouf
15. The area around St. Macarius’ cave became known as the Monastery of __________.
a. Baramous
b. El Bayad
c. St. Mina
d. St. Moses
a. Baramous
6. When God revealed the truth about St. Macarius after the villagers mocked him, St. Macarius _________________.
a. Was very happy
b. Said “I told you so!”
c. Was ordained a pope
d. Fled from this village to dedicate his life to God
d. Fled from this village to dedicate his life to God
12. Below, please describe the system of monasticism that St. Macarius taught.
A ROUTINE
The system of monasticism that St. Macarius taught to the monks was that each monk would live in his own cave. All the monks would gather to pray the evening praises together, and in the morning, each would pray the Divine Liturgy alone. Every Saturday evening, they would listen to the words of St. Macarius, and then each monk would return to his cave.
1. We commemorate St. Macarius the Great on _____________.
a. Abib 3
b. Baramhat 27
c. Tute 14
d. Amshir 13
b. Baramhat 27
16. When an angel led St. Macarius into the desert and told him to settle there, this place later became __________________.
a. The Theological school of Alexandria
b. The Papal cathedral
c. The Monastery of St. Macarius
d. The Moharraq Monastery
c. The Monastery of St. Macarius
17. The Scetis desert became home to about __________ monks,
a. 700
b. 85
c. 1 million
d. 1500
d. 1500
2. Below, please identify and explain the three missions of monasticism.
2a. The first mission of the monk is Prayer. Monks pray for the peace of the world and the peace of the Church.
2b. The monastic fathers also defend the faith and the doctrine with strength and courage.
2c. Monastics have a great heritage of spiritual and ecclesiastical teachings and sayings which are beneficial to our lives.