We are rolling through the start of 2016, quizzicals. I’ve thrown a couple of questions in this quiz to keep you mindful of the Year of Mercy. It’s just the beginning of what is sure to be an “extraordinary” year.
1) Saints
All of the following saints have feast days celebrated in January. Which of them was NOT canonized a martyr?
- a) St. Sebastian
- b) St. Agnes
- c) St. Francis de Sales
- d) St. Vincent of Saragossa
2) Scripture
The second reading for Sunday, Jan. 17, comes from 1 Corinthians 12:4-11. “There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit,” a verse in the epistle says. Which of the following “spiritual gifts” are listed in the Scripture passage?
- a) Interpretation of tongues
- b) Faith
- c) Healing
- d) Self-control
3) Popes
Which pope wrote an encyclical titled “Dives in misericordia,” which in English is translated as “Rich in Mercy”?
- a) St. John XXIII
- b) St. John Paul II
- c) Pope Benedict XVI
- d) Pope Francis
4) Devotions
Fill in the blank from the Divine Mercy Chaplet: “Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy _____ One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.”
- a) Eternal
- b) Triune
- c) Beloved
- d) Immortal
5) Photo
Pope Francis recently made a surprise visit to the Italian shrine shown here, where the world’s first nativity scene is said to have been created. This first nativity scene was created by which saint?
- a) St. Francis of Assisi
- b) St. Clare of Assisi
- c) St. Catherine of Siena
- d) St. Innocent I
6) Church in Hawaii
True or false: The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace is a “major” basilica.
- a) True
- b) False
7) Liturgy
During the Liturgy of the Eucharist, what is the congregation’s response after the priest says, “Lift up your hearts”?
- a) “Thanks be to God”
- b) “It is right and just”
- c) “We lift them up to the Lord”
- d) “Amen”
Answers: 1) c, 2) d, 3) b, 4) d, 5) a, 6) b, 7) c
