Below you can find some sample questions on the Holy Qurbono – Public Celebration – Mass of the Catechumens! It is provided in various formats. (Questions provided by St. Mary’s Miami.)
Answer Sheet: [msosa_restrictprompt] All Sunday School teachers, administrators, and clergy within the diocese can register!
Online Questions Here
Who was the Mass of the Catechumens primarily intended for? [msosa_restrictprompt] All Sunday School teachers, administrators, and clergy within the diocese can register!
What does the Mass of the Catechumens consist of? [msosa_restrictprompt] All Sunday School teachers, administrators, and clergy within the diocese can register!
What does the opening of the Thirasheela represent at the start of the Public Celebration? [msosa_restrictprompt] All Sunday School teachers, administrators, and clergy within the diocese can register!
Who do the celebrant and deacon/thurifer holding the candle represent when they move in a procession around the thronos? (after “Mariyam Dheelethok…”) [msosa_restrictprompt] All Sunday School teachers, administrators, and clergy within the diocese can register!
What does this procession signify? What does the censing around the altar symbolize? [msosa_restrictprompt] All Sunday School teachers, administrators, and clergy within the diocese can register!
Who heard the angels sing the Trisagion and when/where? [msosa_restrictprompt] All Sunday School teachers, administrators, and clergy within the diocese can register!
During the lections (Bible readings) the deacon/altar server steps down to the chancel step. What does this and the readings at the north and south sides symbolize? [msosa_restrictprompt] All Sunday School teachers, administrators, and clergy within the diocese can register!
What does the word ‘Habibai’ mean? [msosa_restrictprompt] All Sunday School teachers, administrators, and clergy within the diocese can register!
What does the word ‘Ahai’ mean? [msosa_restrictprompt] All Sunday School teachers, administrators, and clergy within the diocese can register!
What do the lit candles during the Gospel reading represent? [msosa_restrictprompt] All Sunday School teachers, administrators, and clergy within the diocese can register!