April showers bring May flowers, quizzicians! We’re rolling in Eastertide and reveling in the beauty of this glorious season. Here is my latest quiz for you. Enjoy this fresh “bouquet” of Catholic trivia!
1) Saints
The feast day of St. Catherine of Siena is celebrated April 29. Which pope proclaimed St. Catherine a “Doctor of the Church”?
- a) Pope Pius II
- b) Pope Clement XII
- c) Pope Gregory XVI
- d) Pope Paul VI
2) Scripture
In the Gospel reading (John 20:19-31) for Sunday, April 23, to which apostle does Jesus say, “Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”
- a) Peter
- b) James
- c) Andrew
- d) Thomas
3) Devotions
Fill in the blank: “The Ascension” is the Second _____ Mystery of the rosary.
- a) Glorious
- b) Luminous
- c) Joyful
- d) Sorrowful
4) Liturgy
During which part of the Mass does the congregation say the “Our Father”?
- a) Introductory Rites
- b) Liturgy of the Word
- c) Liturgy of the Eucharist
- d) Recessional
5) Calendar
When does Eastertide end?
- a) Divine Mercy Sunday
- b) Nine days after Easter Sunday
- c) Pentecost Sunday
- d) Solemnity of the Ascension
6) Church in Hawaii
True or false: There is a parish in Hawaii named for St. Marianne Cope.
- a) True
- b) False
7) Popes
In which country was Pope Francis born?
- a) Argentina
- b) Italy
- c) Spain
- d) Colombia
Answers: 1) d, 2) d, 3) a, 4) c, 5) c, 6) b, 7) a