St Shenouda The Archimandrite

1.What is one of the main lessons we can learn from the story of St. Shenouda the Archimandrite?

• a)     A life of prayer helps us be always peaceful
• b)    Prayer leads to worldly recognition and fame
• c)    Prayer brings material wealth and success
• d)    Prayer guarantees a trouble-free life

2.What is prayer?

• a)    A monastic ritual performed only by monks
• b)    A conversation with God that brings prosperity
• c)     A means to lift up our hearts and minds to God, knowing He hears us
• d)    A form of meditation and self-reflection

3.According to Luke 18:1, what should men always do?

• a)    Give up on prayer when facing difficulties
• b)    Pray sporadically and without conviction
• c)    Rely on their own strength instead of prayer
• d)     Pray and not lose heart

4.Where was St. Shenouda born?

• a)    Alexandria
• b)    Cairo
• c)     Akhmim
• d)    Red Monastery

5.How was St. Shenouda raised in his family?

• a)     To love praying, reading God's word, and attending church services
• b)    With a focus on material wealth and success
• c)    Without any religious influence
• d)    In isolation from the outside world

6.At what age did St. Shenouda start shepherding his father's sheep?

• a)    5 years old
• b)    9 years old
• c)     12 years old
• d)    15 years old

7.What did one of the shepherds witness while secretly following St. Shenouda?

• a)    St. Shenouda dancing and singing
• b)    St. Shenouda performing miracles
• c)     St. Shenouda kneeling and praying with illuminated fingers and incense filling the place
• d)    St. Shenouda having a conversation with an angel

8.Why did St. Shenouda's father take him to the monastery?

• a)    To apprentice him as a shepherd
• b)    To introduce him to the abbot
• c)     Because he recognized St. Shenouda's devotion to prayer
• d)    To remove him from their household

9.Who was St. Shenouda's uncle?

• a)    Anba Pigol
• b)    Anba Cyril
• c)     Anba Athanasius
• d)    Anba Anthony

10.How did Anba Pigol receive St. Shenouda at the monastery?

• a)    He rejected him due to his young age
• b)    He accepted him and treated him as one of the monks
• c)     He appointed him as the abbot
• d)    He sent him back home with his father