We begin another Lenten journey, quiz maniacs. How blessed we are to have a special season set aside for spiritual self-examination. In between your bites of fish and food for the soul, take a few minutes to ponder this quiz. Learn more about our amazing faith.
1) Saints
Which of the following is true about St. Polycarp, whose feast is celebrated Feb. 23?
- a) He is a patron for earache sufferers
- b) He was ordered to be burned at the stake as a martyr, but the flames did not touch him
- c) He was a bishop of Smyrna
- d) All of the above
2) Scripture
In the first reading for Feb. 25, the Second Sunday of Lent, to whom does God say, “I will bless you abundantly and make your descendants as countless as the stars of the sky?”
- a) Adam
- b) Moses
- c) Abraham
- d) Noah
3) Devotions
What is the Second Station of the Cross?
- a) Jesus is condemned to die
- b) Jesus carries his cross
- c) Jesus falls the first time
- d) Jesus meets his mother
4) Lent
True or false: During Lent, Catholics traditionally abstain from eating meat on Wednesdays.
- a) True
- b) False
5) Popes
True or false: Pope Benedict XVI, who stepped down from the papacy on Feb. 28, 2013, was the first in history to resign as pope?
- a) True
- b) False
6) Church in Hawaii
Which parish serves the Catholic community in Nanakuli?
- a) St. Elizabeth
- b) St. Philomena
- c) St. Rita
- d) St. Ann
7) Mariology
Which of the following Marian apparitions occurred outside of Europe?
- a) Our Lady of Aparecida
- b) Our Lady of Knock
- c) Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
- d) Our Lady of the Pillar
Answers: 1) d, 2) c, 3) b, 4) b, 5) b, 6) c, 7) a