The Saints
Author of the Ladder of Divine Ascent.
Who is St. John Climacus?
The length of the Nativity fast.
What is 40 days?
The Church New Year.
What is September 14th?
This is how long we fast before Pascha
47 days
Canadian psychologist, author and media commentator who visited Mount Athos in September.
Who is Jordan Peterson?
This saint, who, while being stoned to death, prayed, "Lord, forgive them, for they know not what they do," became the first martyr of Christianity.
Who is St. Stephen the Protomartyr?
The Liturgy composed by this saint is served during the Sundays of Great Lent.
Who is St. Basil the Great?
The commemoration date of St. Herman of Alaska.
What is December 26th.
These are the proper names of the "Old" and "New" Calendars
What are the Julian and Gregorian Calendars?
This Orthodox Christian won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Forrest Gump.
Who is Tom Hanks?
Patron saint of lost items and called the "walking saint". The silk slippers on the feet of his relics wear out each year & are replaced on his feast day annually.
Who is St. Spiridon?
This hymn is chanted instead of the Cherubic Hymn during Presanctified Liturgies.
What is "Now the powers of heaven"?
The Sunday before the Feast of the Nativity of Christ.
What is the Sunday of the Holy Fathers?
This is where the OCA synod and Metropolitan is located
What is St. Nicholas Cathedral in DC
This Steeler is well-known for his strong Orthodox faith.
Who is Troy Polamalu?
This princess and scholar became a saint after she was killed for her faith by Emperor Maximian. A famous monastery on Mt. Sinai is named after her.
Who is St. Katherine?
The first service in the daily cycle of services.
What is vespers?
The First Sunday of Lent commemorates the triumph over this heresy.
What is iconoclasm?
What patriarchate is the OCA formally under?
The Ecumenical Patriarchate
Serbian professional tennis player who is the Wimbledon champion.
Who is Novak Djokovic?
Baptized by St. Paul in Athens and one of the seventy apostles, present at the Dormition of the Theotokos and martyred by barbarians for preaching the gospel to pagans.
Who is St. Dionysus the Areopagite?
The ninth hour corresponds to this time on the 24 hour clock.
What is 3:00pm?
The rare occurrence when Annunciation falls on the same date as Pascha.
What is Kyriopascha?
The Cherubic Hymn
This famous reggae singer and former Rastafarian was baptized into the Ethiopian Orthodox Church during the last year of his life.
Who is Bob Marley?