I love Eastertide, quizzicians. There is much to celebrate this season. Divine Mercy Sunday, for example, was April 3. I’ve included questions about Divine Mercy in my latest hodgepodge of Catholic trivia.
1) Saints
Which of the four Gospel writers, whose feast day is celebrated April 25, is often associated with the symbol of a winged lion? (See picture)
a) St. Matthew
b) St. Mark
c) St. Luke
d) St. John
2) Scripture
The Gospel reading for Sunday, April 10, comes from John 21:1-19. In the scripture, to whom does Jesus ask three times, “Do you love me?”
a) Simon Peter
b) Thomas
c) Nathanael
d) Andrew
3) Popes
True or false: The beatification and canonization dates for St. John Paul II both took place on Divine Mercy Sunday.
a) True
b) False
4) Devotions
How many times is the “Hail Mary” said when praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet?
a) 53
b) 5
c) 3
d) 1
5) Arts
What was the name of the artist that created in 1934 the first painting of St. Faustina’s vision of the Divine Mercy image of Jesus? (See picture)
a) Stanisław Batowski
b) Adolf Hyła
c) Eugeniusz Kazimirowski
d) Michael Sopocko
6) Church in Hawaii
How old was St. Damien de Veuster when he died in Kalaupapa on April 15, 1889?
a) 49
b) 75
c) 51
d) 87
7) Religious orders
What is the name of the religious order founded in 1950 by Blessed Teresa of Kolkata?
a) Little Sisters of the Poor
b) Sisters of Mercy
c) Daughters of Charity
d) Missionaries of Charity
Answers: 1) b, 2) a, 3) a, 4) d, 5) c, 6) a, 7) d