Holy Fifty Days
What are the three feasts celebrated during this time?
Feast of the Resurrection, Ascension, and Pentecost
"And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All _____ has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make _____ of all the nations, _____ them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."
authority, disciples, baptizing
What event marked the completion of Christ's sacrifice/plan of Salvation?
The Ascension
What is the name of our monastery?
St. Mary and St. George
What does the term "Copt" mean?
Egyptian
How many days did Christ spend with his disciples after his resurrection?
40 days
"So then, after the Lord has spoken to them, He was ______ up into heaven, and sat down at the ____ hand of God."
received, right
What does the Ascension symbolize?
Christ's kingship/reign in heaven, along with the fulfillment of the prophecies of the Son of Man
What denomination was the church before it was bought?
Protestant
What is another name that our church goes by?
Apostolic Catholic Church
What days mark the Feast of the Ascension?
days 40-49
"And He led them out as far as ____, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven. And they worshipped Him, and returned to _____ with great joy, and were continually in the _____ praising and blessing God. Amen."
Bethany, Jerusalem, temple
How was Christ's ascension different than Saint Mary's?
Hers was the assumption, where her soul was first taken up by Christ, then her body was taken up by angels
When was Abouna Abanoub ordained?
February 26, 2022
Who is the Father of Monasticism?
St. Anthony the Great
When is the Feast of the Pentecost?
The last day (day 50)
"Let not your heart be _____; you believe in God, believe also in __. In My Father's house are many ______; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to ______ a place for you....."
What did Christ ascending in the FLESH symbolize?
His ascension in the flesh represents Him consecrating a place for us in heaven next to the Lord, for he had our body and sat at the right hand of God
When the church was first being bought, the previous owners told Abouna Bishoy that they had one requirement in order for them to sell it. What was that requirement?
The building had to stay a church, it could not be used for anything else.
Which church Father is mainly credited for writing the Creed?
St. Athanasius
What are some of the names the Holy Fathers called Easter?
"The Paschal Feast"
"Holy Day of Salvation"
"The Queen of Days"
"The Feast of Feasts"
"The Solemnity of Solemnities"
"And when He had spoken these things, while they beheld, He was taken up; and a ____ received Him out of their sight. And while they looked ______ toward heaven as He went up, behold, ___ men stood by them in ___ apparel; Who also said, You men of Galilee, why stand you gazing up into _____? this same Jesus, who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as you have seen Him go into heaven.
cloud, steadfastly, two, white, heaven
There is one phrase in the Orthodox Creed that explains the purpose of Christ's Ascension along with the events that occurred prior, what is that phrase?
"For us men, and for our Salvation"
When was Abouna Bishoy ordained?
August 2010
Was our church prophesied about in the Old Testament? If so, which book can that prophecy be found in?
"In that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the LORD at its border" (Isaiah 19:19).