Hey, June! It’s a new month, Heraldites. The Easter season also comes to an end as we celebrate Pentecost. I’ve sprinkled several Pentecost-related questions in the following quiz. It is one of my favorite solemnities of the year.
1) Saints
Which of the following is true about St. Vitus, whose feast day is June 15?
a) He was a martyr
b) He is said to have miraculously emerged unharmed after being heaved into a vat of boiling water
c) He is a patron for comedians
d) All of the above
2) Scripture
The second reading for Pentecost Sunday comes from 1 Corinthians 12. Fill in the blank from the epistle: “No one can say, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ except by ______.”
a) Grace
b) The Holy Spirit
c) Faith
d) God the Father
3) Liturgy
What is the title of the special “sequence” recited during Mass on Pentecost Sunday?
a) Pacem in Terris
b) Evangelii Gaudium
c) Veni, Sancte Spiritus
d) Deus Caritas Est
4) Solemnities
True or false: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity is celebrated on the Sunday after Pentecost.
a) True
b) False
5) Sacraments
During the administration of which sacrament does a priest or bishop say, “Be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit”?
a) Anointing of the Sick
b) Baptism
c) Confirmation
d) Holy Orders
6) Church in Hawaii
Under which bishop did the Newman Center at the University of Hawaii at Manoa become also known as “Holy Spirit Parish”?
a) Bishop John J. Scanlan
b) Bishop Joseph A. Ferrario
c) Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo
d) Bishop Larry Silva
7) Current Events — sports
The National Basketball Association playoffs are in its homestretch. Which of the following members of the Miami Heat team attended either a Catholic high school or college before entering the NBA?
a) Dwyane Wade
b) LeBron James
c) Coach Erik Spoelstra
d) All of the above
Answers: 1) d, 2) b, 3) c, 4) a, 5) c, 6) b, 7) d