Herald friends,
If you have small children in your life, you might especially like this little story. After a woman picked her 4-year-old up from Catholic school, he asked her, “Mom, am I a priest?” His mother replied, “No, why do you ask?” The child replied, “Because I go to priest-school!”
-H.C. Harold
PRINTABLE QUIZ
1) Latin
When does the lucernarium or fire lighting ceremony take place during Holy Week?
- a) Palm Sunday
- b) Holy Thursday
- c) Good Friday
- d) Easter Vigil
2) Vatican II
Which of these themes was not included in any of the Second Vatican Council documents?
- a) Ecumenism
- b) Religious freedom
- c) Media
- d) Racism
3) Lent
What do the Diocese of Honolulu’s Lenten regulations say about eating fish and shellfish during the Fridays of Lent?
- a) Fish is ok but expensive types of shellfish are not.
- b) Fish and shellfish are OK, but Lent’s penitential goal with abstinence should be kept in mind.
- c) Fish and shellfish should only be eaten by children or those with medical conditions.
- d) Those with shellfish allergies can substitute cheap meat instead.
4) February
In February 2022, the Catholic Church focuses on the theme of “Called to the Joy of Love.” What kind of love does the theme mean in particular?
- a) Love for religious life
- b) Love of the environment
- c) Marriage and family love
- d) None of the above
5) Lent
During Lent, Catholics are encouraged to do all the following except which?
- a) Go to daily Mass
- b) Participate in penance services or go to confession
- c) Tithe 10% of their income during Lent
- d) Practice self-denial
6) Saints
St. Margaret of Cortona (feast day: Feb. 22) had a child while unmarried but turned to a life of penance and service after her lover died suddenly. She and her son then went to live with a religious order, where Margaret became a third-order member and spent her life serving the sick and living like the poor. What was the religious order she joined?
- a) Franciscans
- b) Dominicans
- c) Ursulines
- d) Benedictines
7) Sacraments
After Catholics receive first Holy Communion, what is the minimum number of times a year they should receive Communion?
- a) Twice a year, at Christmas and Easter
- b) Once a month
- c) Every Sunday
- d) Once a year, during the Easter season
Answers: 1) d, 2) d, 3) b, 4) c, 5) c, 6) a, 7) d
