A woman reads the Bible in St. Ignatius, Guyana, April 5, 2019. The country’s nine Indigenous peoples make up half of its Catholic population. (CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey)
Heraldites,
The church liturgical year started with Advent, but we are also beginning a new calendar year. So on that note, this quiz focuses on all things “new.”
-H.C. Harold
PRINTABLE QUIZ
1) Catholic Hawaii
As of Dec. 1, almost all Hawaii Catholic churches no longer had to do what after new policies for state and county COVID-19 safety protocols?
- a) Socially distance in church
- b) Wear masks
- c) Skip the use of the chalice at Communion
- d) None of the above
2) Scripture
What book is the shortest in the New Testament?
- a) Letter to Philemon
- b) Second Letter of John
- c) Third Letter of John
- d) Book of Obadiah
Father Jeffrey J. Walsh, a priest of the Diocese of Scranton, Pa., is seen in this undated photo. Pope Francis named him the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Gaylord, Mich., Dec 21, 2021. (CNS photo/courtesy Diocese of Scranton)
3) Current Events
As of this issue’s publication, the newest U.S. bishop to be appointed was for the Diocese of Gaylord, Michigan. Father Jeffrey J. Walsh, a priest from the Diocese of Scranton was picked for the role. Where in Michigan is the Diocese of Gaylord?
- a) Upper Peninsula
- b) Southernmost part of the state
- c) Uppermost part of the Lower Peninsula
- d) Eastern Michigan
4) Scripture
From what book of the Bible is this from? “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The former heaven and the former earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. I also saw the holy city, a new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”
- a) Revelation
- b) Zechariah
- c) Isaiah
- d) John
5) Synod
Pope Francis began a new two-year synod preparation process in 2021. What is the topic of the synod?
- a) Synodality
- b) Vocations
- c) Diversity
- d) Tradition
6) Scripture
What is the version of the Bible produced with U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ oversight?
- a) New American Bible Revised Edition
- b) New Revised Standard Version
- c) New Oxford Annotated Bible
- d) King James Bible
7) Devotions
In 2002, Pope John Paul II instituted a new set of “mysteries” to meditate on while praying the rosary. They focus on Jesus’ baptism, first miracle at Cana, proclamation of the Kingdom of God, Transfiguration, and institution of the Eucharist. What is this newest set of mysteries called?
- a) Joyful Mysteries
- b) Sorrowful Mysteries
- c) Glorious Mysteries
- d) Luminous Mysteries
Answers: 1) a, 2) c, 3) c, 4) a, 5) a, 6) a, 7) d
