November already, quizzicals? This Year of Faith went by far too quickly. Enjoy this last quiz in Ordinary Time – we’ll be entering Advent when I see you next.
1) Saints
Arriving in New York in 1889, this Italian nun and patroness of immigrants founded orphanages, schools and hospitals. In 1946, she became the first American citizen canonized; her feast day is Nov. 13. Of whom am I speaking?
a) St. Rose Philippine Duchesne
b) St. Theodore Guerin
c) St. Katharine Drexel
d) St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
2) Scripture
In Genesis 21, Abraham and Sarah name their long-awaited son, Isaac. What does the name mean?
a) “Laughter”
b) “Salvation”
c) “Strong-willed”
d) “Promised one”
3) Calendar
True or false: Advent begins on the second Sunday after the Feast of Christ the King.
a) True
b) False
4) Religious orders
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta founded which religious order in 1950?
a) Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy
b) Missionaries of Charity
c) Daughters of Our Lady of Compassion
d) Little Sisters of the Poor
5) Church in Hawaii
Which of the early Sacred Hearts missionaries to Hawaii died at sea and is buried on the tiny reef island of Na in the Caroline Islands?
a) Father Patrick Short
b) Father Arsensius Walsh
c) Father Alexis Bachelot
d) Father Louis Maigret
6) Vatican
What is the parish church of the Vicariate of the Vatican City?
a) St. Anne Church
b) St. Peter’s Basilica
c) Church of St. Peregrine
d) Church of St. Stephen of the Abyssinians
7) Clergy
Which Catholic clergymen wear purple skullcaps?
a) Cardinals
b) Monsignors
c) Bishops
d) Transitional deacons
Answers: 1) d, 2) a, 3) b, 4) b, 5) c, 6) a, 7) c