I love October, quizzicals. It’s the month in which our Hawaii saints were canonized, and it’s also the month of the Holy Rosary! The following quiz celebrates these occasions in timely fashion.
1) Saints
Which of the following saints — a patron for young women, whose feast day is Oct. 21 — was said to be among a group of Christian maidens attacked and killed by the Huns in Germany?
a) St. Genevieve
b) St. Walburga
c) St. Godberta
d) St. Ursula
2) Scripture
The Gospel reading for Sunday, Oct. 13 (Luke 17:11-19) recounts Jesus’ healing of 10 persons with leprosy. The one who returned to thank Jesus was of which biblical group?
a) Philistines
b) Canaanites
c) Samaritans
d) Moabites
3) Terms
What does the Italian Marian term “Madonna” translate to in English?
a) “My Lady”
b) “Blessed Mother”
c) “Holy Queen”
d) “Divine Grace”
4) Devotions
Which of the following is NOT one of the four steps in the “lectio divina” scriptural reading practice?
a) Discuss
b) Meditate
c) Pray
d) Contemplate
5) Church in Hawaii
True or false: The first Catholic Mass recorded in Hawaii’s history was celebrated in Lahaina, Maui.
a) True
b) False
6) Hawaii’s saints
The Diocese of Honolulu’s official relics of Sts. Damien and Marianne of Molokai are housed in which local church?
a) St. Philomena Church, Kalawao
b) St. Francis Church, Kalaupapa
c) Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa
d) Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace
7) Religious orders
Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston is a member of which religious order?
a) Jesuits
b) Dominicans
c) Capuchin Franciscans
d) Basilians
Answers: 1) d, 2) c, 3) a, 4) a, 5) b, 6) d, 7) c