Chapter 7: St. Mary- The Handmaid of God

What is the meaning of Theotokus?

Mother of God

Which diptych remembers St. Mary in the Holy Qurbana?

4th

When does the Holy Church celebrate the Feast of Assumption and it is related to what?

Aug 15 and remembers Mother of God was taken to heaven .

When is the feast of St. Mary's Birth celebrated by the Holy Church?

Sept 8

The lower cup of the Censor or Dhoopakutty also considered as what

St. Mary/ Theotokus

Who was the first person to call St. Mary as the Mother of God?

Elizabeth (Mother of John the Baptist)

Who were the parents of St. Mary?

Joachim and Hanna

Name the Holy Fathers who called the Holy Virgin Mary as "The Mother of God"

St. Cyril and St. Severus

When does the Holy Church commemorate the Feast of Annunciation to St. Mary or Vachanippu Perrunal

March 25

Whom does the Holy Church commemorate as the human chariot for Lord.

St. Mary or Theotokus

To which Apostle the Holy Girdle or Soonoro of St. Mary was handed over during her Assumption to Heaven?

St. Thomas

Who prophesied the beauty of God's Chariot?

Prophet Ezekiel

Name the things which symbolizes St. Mary.

Arc of covenant which kept 2 tablets and Vessel that kept Manna

Who prophesied that a virgin shall conceive and bear a son and shall call his name "Immanuel"?

Isaiah

When does the Holy Church observe the Shoonoyo Feast?

Aug 10-15

St. Mary was chosen by God \____________________________

to conceive by divine grace and to give birth to our Lord Jesus Christ.

St. Mary is a model of what.

of obedience. Submission, purity. Holiness, humility and loyalty.

Where did St. Mary's parents live?

Nazareth in Galileee.

What did St. Mary's parents name their daughter and what does it mean?

Maryam ,which is a Syrian name - meaning sea of bitterness.

St. Mary's life at the temple

St Mary was given to temple at Jerusalem at age of 3 by her parents.She had great opportunity to serve and worship in temple .She studied and diligently read Holy books , prayed constantly and occupied herself making handicrafts and other items including weaving, sewing, embroidering,preparing oil for lamps and incense -which were used in Holy place.

How was St. Mary's husband chosen?

St Mary was betrothed to Joseph ( 12 righteous man gathered from tribe of Judah - their staff wee taken to Sanctuary - a dove flew up and stood on staff of Joseph which was accepted as God's sign)

Who gave the news to St. Mary that she would bear a son?

Angel Gabriel

The call for invitation to be Mother of God or Theotokos was a call to \____________

join the Salvific acts of God

What sufferings did Mary go through?

being doubted by Joseph, giving birth to Jesus in a manger in utter poverty, the plight to save their life and witnessing the passion of Jesus until His burial.

What does the Holy Church teach about Mary?

St. Mary is Ever Virgin: She was a virgin before birth, at birth, and after the birth of Jesus

St. Mary is the Mother of God: The Holy Spirit guided Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, to be the first to call her the Mother of God

St. Mary was taken into Heaven (Assumption of St. Mary): The Holy Church believes that her beloved Son Jesus Christ kept her body without corruption. Jesus respected her by giving her a glorious assumption to Heaven;

When is Ettonombu Lent?

Sept 1-8

When is the Blessing of Sowing?

January 15

When is the Blessing of Harvest?

May 15

When was the First Church built in St. Mary's name?

June 15

When does St. Mary entering the temple

November 21

When is glorifying as Mother of God

December 26

How is St. Mary prayerfuL?

After Jesus's ressurection and ascension she joine the disciples in prayer and fellowship, true and faithful to the One who chose her.

How is St. Mary chaste?

It is human nature to either forget God when blessings abound or question God when things go wrong. However, mother Mary remained chaste, never straying from the will of God.

How is St. Mary prudent?

St. Mary had cause and justification to boast that her son was an extraordinary boy who knew how to listen and question teachers at the temple but she kept these things to herself and pondered them in her heart.

How is St. Mary humble?

St. Mary was born into a poor family and continued to live an ordinary life even though she bore the creator of the world. The law of the Israelites state that when a child is taken to the temple for the first time, the mother should give a lamb as an offering but Mother Mary could only afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons so that is what she brought.

How is St. Mary faithful?

St. Mary watched with perseverence as her son went through betrayal, ridicule, torture, and crucifixion. She followed Jesus to Calvary, and stood by her son as he was beaten and put to death. She alerted the shortage of wine to Jesus's attention.

How is St. Mary obedient?

St. Mary accepted the message from Angel Gabriel with no protest. Mary and Jesus followed the Law of the Lord while bringing up Jesus.

How does St. Mary have spiritual strength?

She left her parents and lived at a temple. She had a life of poverty and watched her son be tortured and killed. Mary never uttered a word against God or questioned what happened in her life. She had spiritual strength to bear these challenges.