Bible
What is placed directly behind the Altar in every Coptic Sanctuary? What is it called?
Bosom of the Father
Where was St. Theognosta a nun? Her commemoration is the same day as which feast?
Italy; The Feast of the Cross
"For___ am____ Lord, ____ do ____ change" (_____ 3:____).
I, the, I, not, Malachi, 6
What does nofri penyot mean?
Hi Our Father (Abouna)
Name the many prayers we pray that lead up to the Liturgy and the four parts of the Liturgy
Vespers, Midnight praises, Matins, Liturgy
Offering of the Lamb, Liturgy of the Word, Liturgy of the Faithful, Distribution
What does the name Joshua mean?
God is the Savior
Who was the ruler who seized St. Theognosta?
The El-Raha ruler
"But ____ our ____ are ______ and ______, patient and in mercy _______ all things" (______ 15:_)
You, God, gracious, true, ordering, Wisdom, 1
What is My name is in Coptic?
peran pe
How many readings do we have in the Liturgy of the Word. Where in the Bible do they all come from?
Pauline - 14 epistles of St. Paul
Catholic - The remaining 8 epistles not written by Paul
The Acts (Praxis) - The book of Acts
The Synaxarion
The Gospel - Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
Name the 12 disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ. Who replaced Judas?
Peter; James and John, the sons of Zebedee; Andrew; Philip; Bartholomew; Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Thaddaeus, or Judas, the son of James; Simon the Cananaean, or the Zealot; and Judas Iscariot.
Matthias
How did St. Theognosta convert the queen? How about the king?
The King - hunting, fog, sign of the cross
Queen - St. Theognosta healed her and her son
"______ is our Lord, and _____ in power, His ______ is _____" (______ 147:5)
Great, might, understanding, infinite, Psalms
What is city in Coptic?
Vaki
When do we say the hymn teeshori?
Weekends of Great Lent
Fasting weekdays
Feast of the Cross
How many days after the Resurrection of our Lord did He ascend and how many days after the Resurrection of our Lord did the Pentecost occur?
40;50
Which book in the Bible has the story of Onesimus? Why?
Philemon. Because Philemon witnessed the account
"Lord_____ us to ______" ( ______ 11:1)
teach, pray, Luke
What is my sister in Coptic?
Tasoni or Tasony
When do we do a procession during the Holy Fifty days of the Feast of the Resurrection?
After the praxis reading and before the gospel
How do we honor the disciples in our church?
1. Celebrate their Feasts
2. Churches are built with their names
3. Read the Praxis (Book of Acts)
4. Sing praises about them
5. Their icons are on the iconostasis
6. Fast the Apostles Fast
What was Onesimus sin?
Onesimus stole from Philemon
"Who _____ was ______ to you, but now is ______ to _____ and to ____." (_______ 1:__)
once, unprofitable, profitable, you, me, Philemon, 11
What does ta es heemi mean?
My wife
What four events in Christ's life on earth are known as the works of salvation and are mentioned in the hymn ton ceena?
The Incarnation, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Christ