Wow, Heraldians, are we already at the end of the Easter season? It’s unbelievable how fast time goes by. Here’s another quiz for you as we move into ordinary time.
1) VOCABULARY
What term is defined as “the church’s authority or office to give authentic interpretation of the word of God, whether in its written form or in the form of tradition”?
- a) Sola Scriptura
- b) Magisterium
- c) In Vita Verbo
- d) Mandatum Ecclesia
2) RELIGIOUS READING
What document, subtitled “The Lord’s Teaching Through the Twelve Apostles to the Nations,” is the earliest example of a Catholic catechism?
- a) Codex
- b) Koinonia
- c) Logos Divina
- d) Didache
3) GOSPELS
Fill in the blank from this verse taken from the Gospel of John: “This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have ______ for one another.”
- a) Grace
- b) Concern
- c) Love
- d) Forgiveness
4) SACRAMENTS
True or false: Holy orders is one of the sacraments of initiation.
- a) True
- b) False
5) DEVOTIONS
How many times is the “Hail Mary” said when praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet?
- a) 35
- b) 10
- c) 5
- d) 1
6) HOLY TRINITY
Trinity Sunday is always celebrated on the Sunday after what feast?
- a) Pentecost
- b) Ascension
- c) Transfiguration
- d) Christ the King
7) CHURCH IN HAWAII
How old was St. Damien de Veuster when he died in Kalaupapa?
- a) 65
- b) 80
- c) 49
- d) 35
8) ACCOLADES
Jesuit Father Greg Boyle, founder and director of Homeboy Industries, the world’s largest gang intervention and rehabilitation program, was recently given which award?
- a) Presidential Medal of Freedom
- b) Nobel Peace Prize
- c) Defender of the Faith
- d) Ad Altare Dei
Answers: 1) b, 2) d, 3) c, 4) b, 5) d, 6) a, 7) c, 8) a
