Quizzers,
It’s still Lent, which means I have a chance for one more, very holy, Lenten joke. What does the pope eat on meatless Fridays during Lent? Holy mackerel!
1) Catholic Hawaii
What day is Bishop Silva reinstating the use of the cup at Communion at Hawaii Catholic parishes (at each pastor’s discretion)?
- a) Palm Sunday
- b) Holy Thursday
- c) Easter Sunday
- d) Pentecost
2) A to Z Catholic Dictionary
What is an aspergillum?
- a) A term for the breath of the Holy Spirit
- b) Someone in early stages of formation for a religious order
- c) An instrument to sprinkle holy water
- d) The dome over a church entryway
3) U.S. Catholic
The first pope to visit the United States came in what year?
- a) 1946
- b) 1959
- c) 1965
- d) 1971
4) Holy Thursday
Holy Thursday is sometimes called Maundy Thursday after the Latin reference, “Mandatum novum do vobis ut diligatis invicem sicut dilexi vos.” This was which commandment given by Jesus?
- a) “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
- b) “Love one another.”
- c) “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.”
- d) “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.”
5) Saints
St. Joseph’s feast on March 19 was established on the church calendar in what century?
- a) Third century
- b) 10th century
- c) 15th century
- d) 19th century
6) A to Z Catholic Dictionary
What does concomitance mean in regard to the Eucharist?
- a) That the body and blood of Christ is wholly present in either the consecrated Host or the Precious Blood
- b) That the consecrated Host is the preferred form of communion
- c) That bread and wine exist in tangent to the body and blood of Christ at Communion
- d) None of the above
7) Liturgy
What is a sacrarium in a sacristy used for?
- a) It holds all the sacred books used for the liturgy.
- b) It’s another name for a confessional booth.
- c) It’s where the sacristan keeps his tools.
- d) It’s a sink for the disposal of sacred elements directly into the ground
Answers: 1) b, 2) c, 3) c, 4) b, 5) b, 6) a, 7) d
