Wow, we’ll soon be welcoming the month of March! The year goes on, Heraldians, as does this season of Lent. Slowly but surely we are approaching Easter. Here is another quiz with timely Catholic trivia to enrich your Lenten journey.
1) Saints
Which saint, whose feast day is celebrated March 7, was a young mother who was imprisoned and died a martyr alongside St. Felicitas (Felicity)?
- a) St. Agnes
- b) St. Gertrude
- c) St. Perpetua
- d) St. Margaret of Cortona
2) Scripture
The first reading for Sunday, Feb. 28, comes from the book of Exodus. In this Scripture passage, who witnesses the angel of the Lord appear in the form of a burning bush?
- a) Moses
- b) Daniel
- c) Jacob
- d) Elijah
3) Devotions
What is the Third 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
4) Lent
True or false: Sundays during Lent are not counted as part of the liturgical season’s traditional 40 days.
- a) True
- b) False
5) Popes
Pope Francis has been known to enjoy a traditional herbal tea drink from Argentina. What is this drink called, which he is sipping in this photo?
- a) Atoles
- b) Refresco
- c) Horchata
- d) Yerba mate
6) Church in Hawaii
The parishes on Molokai currently fall under the auspices of which local vicariate?
- a) Maui
- b) Central Oahu
- c) West Honolulu
- d) East Hawaii
7) Creed
Fill in the blank from the Nicene Creed: “I confess one ______ for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead … “
- a) Sacrament
- b) Baptism
- c) Faith
- d) Absolution
Answers: 1) c, 2) a, 3) c, 4) a, 5) d, 6) b, 7) b
