Here’s the first official quiz of the new year, Heraldistas! Time to shake off the holiday hibernating and get right to another round of Catholic trivia tidbits!
1) Saints
The feast days of the following saints are celebrated in January. Which of them was NOT a priest?
a) St. Thomas Aquinas (Jan. 28)
b) St. Francis de Sales (Jan. 24)
c) St. Sebastian (Jan. 20)
d) St. John Bosco (Jan. 31)
2) Scripture
True or false: In the Bible, the prophet Elijah was a disciple and successor of the prophet Elisha.
a) True
b) False
3) Calendar
In which month is the Solemnity of the Assumption celebrated?
a) July
b) August
c) September
d) October
4) Devotions
“O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee” is a prayer linked to which Marian devotion?
a) Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
b) Our Lady of Fatima
c) Our Lady of Sorrows
d) Our Lady of Knock
5) Liturgy
True or false: In Mass, the “Sign of Peace” immediately follows the collect.
a) True
b) False
6) Church in Hawaii
The earthly remains of St. Marianne Cope, whose feast day we celebrate Jan. 23, are enshrined in which Island church?
a) Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
b) Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa
c) St. Francis Church, Kalaupapa
d) St. Damien Church, Kaunakakai
7) Popes
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was born in which country?
a) Denmark
b) Sweden
c) Poland
d) Germany
Answers: 1) c, 2) b, 3) b, 4) a, 5) b, 6) a, 7) d