Friends, Roman Catholics, countrymen,
Lend me your ears and your intellect as you take this issue’s quiz! And speaking of Romans, here’s a joke for you. What do you call a sleepwalking nun? A roamin’ Catholic!
Harold
Troyan Monastery mural painting of Sts. Cyril and Methodius
1) Saints
You might think of Feb. 14 as Valentine’s Day but it also marks this memorial feast day.
- a) St. Agatha
- b) St. Polycarp
- c) Sts. Cyril and Methodius
- d) Chair of St. Peter, Apostle
2) Saints continued
Now that you’ve got the answer for question #1, did you know that Sts. Cyril and Methodius helped perfect an alphabet? What language was it in?
- a) Slavonic
- b) Greek
- c) Latin
- d) Italian
3) The infant Jesus
Feb. 2 is this feast day, marked 40 days after the birth of Jesus.
- a) The Baptism of the Lord
- b) The Presentation of the Lord
- c) The Annunciation of the Lord
- d) The Holy Family Fleeing to Egypt
4) Current events
Pope Francis just became the first pontiff to visit which country?
- a) Morocco
- b) United Arab Emirates
- c) Panama
- d) Egypt
5) Scripture
The first reading for Sunday, Feb. 10, includes these well-known verses. “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?’ ‘Here I am,’ I said; ‘Send me!'” Who is God talking to here?
- a) Sirach
- b) Jeremiah
- c) Isaiah
- d) Ezekiel
6) True or false
March is associated with the month of St. Joseph.
- a) True
- b) False
7) Catholic Hawaii
St. Raphael in Koloa, Kauai, is the site of the oldest church structure on the island. It was built in what year?
- a) 1902
- b) 1826
- c) 1779
- d) 1842
Answers: 1) c, 2) a, 3) b, 4) b, 5) c, 6) a, 7) d