Holy fish fry, People of the Quiz! In another week, the beautiful season of Lent will begin. I pray this will be a season of reflection, repentance and grace for all of us.
1) LENT I
Which of these is NOT one of the “three pillars of Lent”?
- a) Prayer
- b) Adoration
- c) Almsgiving
- d) Fasting
2) LENT II
True or false: Sundays during Lent are not counted as part of the liturgical season’s traditional 40 days.
- a) True
- b) False
3) THE VATICAN
What is Pope Francis’ primary residence?
- a) Castel Gondolfo
- b) Apostolic Palace
- c) Domus Sanctae Marthae
- d) Rivendell
4) HEBREW SCRIPTURE
What is the collective name for the first five books of the Hebrew Bible?
- a) Koran
- b) Tanak
- c) Septuagint
- d) Torah
5) GEOGRAPHY
The Gospel for the first Sunday of Lent this year describes Jesus being tested by Satan in the desert. What do scholars believe is the name of the desert where he went?
- a) Negev
- b) Judean
- c) Galilean
- d) Sinai
6) SOCIAL JUSTICE
Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement, has been declared which of the following by the church?
- a) Servant of God
- b) Blessed
- c) Venerable
- d) Sancta Virtus
7) SAINTS
St. Rose of Lima is the patroness of which country?
- a) Peru
- b) Mexico
- c) Nigeria
- d) India
8) PERSONAL DEVOTION
What is the first sorrowful mystery of the rosary?
- a) The agony in the garden
- b) The scourging at the pillar
- c) The crowning with thorns
- d) The carrying of the cross
Answers: 1) b, 2) a, 3) c, 4) d, 5) b, 6) a, 7) a, 8) a