What is the Hebrew word yada mean?
To know
To chant
To talk to God
To talk
What is our relationship with God?
A good relationship
Spiritual relationship
A mystery
Church related relationship
What do we have to do after prayer?
Let God speak to us in silence
Make the sign of the cross
Pray for family and friends
Ask for intercessions
What does the number “seven” represent?
Gods number
Completion/Perfection
A number
The hours of the Agpeya
What is spiritual discipline?
The benefit of a person’s spiritual life
Discipline through Christ
Being with God
Being spiritually disciplined
What is the most fundamental work of our spiritual discipline?
God
Faith
Prayer
Agpeya
What is the difference between knowing someone and being acquainted with God?
God will keep you close to them
You are friends
A relationship with God is personal and foundational
You are close to them in spirit
How do you prepare and enter into a space with God?
Chant the Psalms
Clear your mind
Consecrate a Place for Prayer
Examine your Heart and Recall Shortcomings
What does St. Paul tell us to do?
“Pray without ceasing”
“Pray for as we ought”
“Praise the Lord”
“Hope for what we do not see”
What do we have to be aware of on our journey to know God?
Not losing faith
Enemies
Possible obstacles
Possible death
What must we realize when we come meet God face to face in prayer?
We are singing with angels
We are in church
It is a critical moment
We are talking about God
What is the Agpeya the teacher of?
How to use the Agpeya
Multiple things
Teacher of forming our Spiritual Discipline
Teacher of Prayer
What is the first and greatest commandment of the law?
Do not murder
You shall not have any other god but me
Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, and mind
Honor your father and your mother
What is the importance of the Agpeya in our spiritual lives?
Structure of Prayer and the Experience of God
Following the Example of our Lord
Control of Passions and Emotions
Perseverance in Prayer
When is the Agpeya used?
In the morning
At night
Specified times throughout the day
In church
How many hours are in the Agpeya and what are their names?
Seven hours: First, Third, Sixth, Ninth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Midnight
Six Latin hours
Six Latin hours: Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers, and Compline
Seven hours
How are the hours of the Agpeya laid out?
In order
Randomly
Chronological through the events of the life of our Lord
Symmetrical
How do we get to know God?
Reading the Bible
Going to church
Through spiritual discipline
Praying
If we view this as testing material what does it become for us?
Knowledge
A quest
A test
A grave sin
What does the Coptic word “ti agp” mean?
Bible
Hour
Agpeya
Prayer