“Holy Spirit, you are welcome here.” I think of this line from one of my favorite songs whenever Pentecost rolls around, Heraldites. June 4 is Pentecost Sunday, and befitting of the occasion, this quiz aims to test your knowledge of the Holy Spirit in our faith.
1) Saints
Which of the following saints wrote a theological treatise titled, “On the Holy Spirit”?
- a) St. Basil the Great
- b) St. John of the Cross
- c) St. Anthony of Padua
- d) St. Teresa of Avila
2) Scripture
In which Gospel can you find the following verse: “The Advocate, the Holy Spirit that the Father will send in my name — he will teach you everything and remind you of all that [I] told you”?
- a) Matthew
- b) Mark
- c) Luke
- d) John
3) Popes
“Dominum et vivificantem” is the title of the papal encyclical “On the Holy Spirit in the Life of the Church and the World” given by which pope?
- a) Pope Francis
- b) Pope Benedict XVI
- c) St. John Paul II
- d) Blessed Paul VI
4) Devotions
True or false: “The Descent of the Holy Spirit” is the Fourth Luminous Mystery.
- a) True
- b) False
5) Symbolism
Which of the following do Catholics traditionally associate with the Holy Spirit?
- a) A dove
- b) Fire
- c) The color red
- d) All of the above
6) Church in Hawaii
Mary, Spouse of the Holy Spirit monastery in Waialua, Oahu, is run by which religious order (“a public association of the faithful of the diocesan right”)?
- a) Augstinians
- b) Benedictines
- c) Capuchins
- d) Dominicans
7) Prayer
A popular prayer among Catholics begins with the following lines: “Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy.” To whom is this prayer attributed?
- a) Thomas Merton
- b) G.K. Chesterton
- c) Brother Lawrence
- d) St. Augustine
Answers: 1) a, 2) d, 3) c, 4) b, 5) d, 6) b, 7) d