Advent is one of my favorite times of year, Heraldians. The candles, the anticipation and the community’s preparation for Jesus’ birth reinvigorates my spirit. Let’s start off the liturgical season with a new quiz.
1) Saints
Which of the following is true about St. Cecilia, patron of musicians, whose feast day is Nov. 22?
a) She led a chaste married life with her husband, Valerian
b) She was martyred
c) Her body was discovered incorrupt in 1599
d) All of the above
2) Scripture
In which Gospel is the story of the Annunciation — the visit of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary — found?
a) Matthew
b) Mark
c) Luke
d) John
3) Liturgy
True or false: The Nicene Creed is not said during Sunday Masses in Advent.
a) True
b) False
4) Literature
The author of “The Lord of the Rings” is a famous devout Catholic, who was raised in childhood by a priest. His eldest son also became a clergyman. Of which writer am I speaking?
a) T.S. Eliot
b) G.K. Chesterton
c) J.R.R. Tolkien
d) C.S. Lewis
5) Popes
True or false: Before becoming Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio served as the prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
a) True
b) False
6) Church in Hawaii
On Nov. 10, 1845, King Kamehameha III granted some land in windward Oahu for the building of Hawaii’s first Catholic school. What was the name of this school?
a) Ahuimanu College
b) St. Louis College
c) St. Stephen Seminary
d) St. Mary School
7) Demographics
Which of the following countries is NOT predominantly Catholic?
a) Jamaica
b) Poland
c) Colombia
d) Philippines
Answers: 1) d, 2) c, 3) b, 4) c, 5) b, 6) a, 7) a