Dear Herald devotees,
Did you hear about the religious ed teacher who asked her students if they could name a sacrament. One child raised his hand and said, “Bathtism! You know, when the priest gives you a bath!”
-H.C. Harold
PRINTABLE QUIZ
1) Catholic Hawaii
A correction in a recent issue clarified that the bone relic of St. Damien that the Diocese of Honolulu has is not a heel bone but a bone from what part of the Molokai saint’s body?
- a) Elbow
- b) Ankle
- c) Thumb
- d) Jaw
2) Scripture
What is Gehenna in the Bible?
- a) Where those who are damned are in the afterlife
- b) The Promised Land
- c) A type of religious tattoo
- d) The name of the woman at the well
3) Marian Titles
Our Lady of Mount Carmel (feast day: July 16) is the name given to the Virgin Mary as patroness of the Carmelites. What devotional is often associated with that title and the religious order?
- a) the rosary
- b) the brown scapular
- c) the Miraculous Medal
- d) the crucifix
4) Catholic History
Which Roman Catholic council took place in response to the Protestant Reformation?
- a) Council of Chalcedon
- b) Council of Constance
- c) First Council of Lyon
- d) Council of Trent
5) Saints
St. Sharbel Makhlouf (feast day: July 24) was a Maronite priest from Lebanon and is the patron saint of that country. In what manner did he live for his last 23 years of his life?
- a) He was a hermit.
- b) He worked as a healer.
- c) He was bishop of Lebanon.
- d) None of the above.
6) Scripture
What book of the Bible is this passage from: “Thus says the LORD: Just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down and do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, giving seed to the one who sows and bread to the one who eats, so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; my word shall not return to me void, but shall do my will, achieving the end for which I sent it.”
- a) Jeremiah
- b) Daniel
- c) Isaiah
- d) Lamentations
7) Religious Orders
The Canonesses of Saint Augustine of the Mercy of Jesus are also commonly known as what?”
- a) the Augustinian Canonesses
- b) the Hospital Sisters
- c) the Gus Canons
- d) a and b
Answers: 1) b, 2) a, 3) b, 4) d, 5) a, 6) c, 7) d