What a week, Heraldistas! I’m still buzzing from Pope Francis’ U.S. visit, so I decided to do a special quiz. All of the questions have something to do with the World Meeting of Families. Let’s see how well you do!
1) Saints
The cathedral basilica in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is named for which two saints?
a) Sts. Cosmas and Damian
b) Sts. Peter and Paul
c) Sts. Agatha and James
d) St. Francis de Sales and St. Ignatius
2) Devotions
Thousands of World Meeting of Families pilgrims wrote prayer intentions to be placed in a unique “grotto” for one of Pope Francis’ favorite Marian devotions. What is this image of Mary called?
a) Mary, Our Lady of Compassion
b) Mary, Our Lady of Victory
c) Mary, Undoer of Knots
d) Mary, Spouse of the Holy Spirit
3) Past events
In which city was the last World Meeting of Families in 2012 held?
a) Milan
b) Manila
c) Mexico City
d) Melbourne
4) Current events
True or false: This year’s World Meeting of Families marked the second time the conference was held in the United States.
a) True
b) False
5) Popes
Under which pope was the first World Meeting of Families organized?
a) Blessed Paul VI
b) Pope John Paul I
c) St. John Paul II
d) Pope Benedict XVI
6) Ecumenism
Which World Meeting of Families speaker, the Baptist pastor of Saddleback Church in California, wrote the best-selling book, “The Purpose Driven Life?”
a) D. Todd Christofferson
b) Kimberly van Driel
c) M. Craig Barnes
d) Rick Warren
7) Future events
The next World Meeting of Families is scheduled to take place in 2018. Where will the event be held?
a) Krakow, Poland
b) Buenos Aires, Argentina
c) Montreal, Canada
d) Dublin, Ireland
Answers: 1) b, 2) c, 3) a, 4) b, 5) c, 6) d, 7) d