The first month of 2016 has gone by in the blink of an eye, Heraldians. So, too, has the short respite between Christmas and Lent. Oh my! Here’s some timely Catholic trivia to tide you over in this “transitional” period.
1) Saints
Catholic Press Month is celebrated in February. Which saint — a bishop and author of “Treatise on the Love of God” — is the patron for Catholic press staffers?
- a) St. Thomas Aquinas
- b) St. Anthony of Padua
- c) St. Francis of Assisi
- d) St. Francis de Sales
2) Scripture
“Those who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength” is a verse found in which book in the Old Testament?
- a) Isaiah
- b) Deuteronomy
- c) Numbers
- d) Job
3) Lent
What color vestments are traditionally worn by priests when celebrating Mass on Ash Wednesday?
- a) Green
- b) Purple
- c) Red
- d) White
4) Vatican
What is the name of the Vatican’s daily newspaper?
- a) L’Osservatore Romano
- b) Dei Verbum
- c) Laudato Si’
- d) Civita Vecchia
5) Devotions
What is the First Sorrowful Mystery of the rosary?
- a) Jesus is Condemned to Death
- b) The Scourging at the Pillar
- c) The Agony in the Garden
- d) Jesus Bears his Cross
6) Church in Hawaii
The first missionaries to Hawaii from the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts came from which European country?
- a) Italy
- b) Spain
- c) Germany
- d) France
7) Current events
Pope Francis is scheduled to celebrate Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe during his upcoming Feb. 13 visit to which city?
- a) Madrid
- b) Mexico City
- c) Havana
- d) San Juan
Answers: 1) d, 2) a, 3) b, 4) a, 5) c, 6) d, 7) b