Cheers to the New Year, quizzicals! Here’s your first quiz for 2026. May the coming year bring you peace, hope, joy and love … and the right answers to all my quizzes!
1) LITURGY
On Jan. 14, Bishop Larry Silva will gather for Mass with civic and religious leaders from across the state. What is this liturgy commonly called?
a) Taize prayer for peace and unity
b) Red Mass
c) Chrism Mass
d) Catechetical Sunday
2) CATHOLIC HAWAII
There are three Catholic churches in our diocese named Holy Rosary. One is in Paia on Maui. On what island will you find the other two parishes?
a) Hawaii island
b) Kauai
c) Oahu
d) Molokai
3) MUSIC
What hymn takes its melody from “Old 100th,” a psalm prayer written by John Calvin?
a) “God Bless America”
b) “Tantum Ergo”
c) “Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow”
d) “Amazing Grace”
4) VOCABULARY
What is a chasuble?
a) The sleeveless outer garment worn by priests at Mass
b) The area of the church where the congregation sits
c) The veil used to cover a tabernacle
d) The small container used to carry the Eucharist to the homebound
5) DEVOTIONS
What is the fifth luminous mystery of the rosary?
a) The baptism of Jesus
b) The institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper
c) The proclamation of the kingdom
d) The wedding at Cana
6) CALENDAR
What feast day marks the end of the Christmas season?
a) Epiphany
b) Candlemas
c) Baptism of the Lord
d) Ash Wednesday
7) ARCHITECTURE
Italian artist Giacomo Manzu created the “Door of Death” at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome for Pope John XXIII, who was a friend. Why did the door get this nickname?
a) During the ransacking of the Vatican in 1527, many Swiss guards were killed here defending the basilica.
b) The door was once the exit used for funeral processions.
c) St. Peter was allegedly martyred on this spot.
d) The door is said to curse anyone who opens it without permission.
8) BISHOPS
Every five years, all Catholic diocesan bishops are required to travel to Rome to report on their diocese’s status. What is the name for this visit?
a) “ad altare Dei”
b) “ad visita papam”
c) “ad majorem Dei gloriam”
d) “ad limina”
Answers: 1) b, 2) a, 3) c, 4) a, 5) b, 6) c, 7) b, 8) d