Depiction of the original sin by Jan Brueghel de Oude and Peter Paul Rubens
My lovely readers, St. Valentine’s Day is coming up! So, here’s a love-themed joke for you. Did Adam and Eve ever have a date? No, they had an apple!
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1) Saints
Speaking of St. Valentine, the third-century Roman martyr is NOT the patron saint of which of these causes?
- a) love
- b) epilepsy
- c) earthquakes
- d) beekeepers
2) Scripture
The first reading from Feb. 14 (Leviticus 12:1-2, 44-46) talks about what condition for which a Jewish person had to present him/herself to Aaron or another priest?
- a) leprosy
- b) blindness
- c) engagement
- d) sin
3) Catholic Hawaii
Sadly, the 180-year-old St. Ann School in Kaneohe announced in late January that it would close at the end of this academic year due to low enrollment and financial difficulties. Which of these is NOT true about the school?
- a) It is the oldest Catholic school in Hawaii.
- b) The Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary started the first classes there.
- c) It’s the only Windward Catholic school without an early learning center.
- d) The Maryknoll Sisters taught there for many years.
4) Religious orders
The first woman to receive a doctorate in computer science was Mary Kenneth Keller. What is her Catholic connection?
- a) Her uncle was a well-known priest radio evangelist.
- b) As a relative of Helen Keller, she introduced the Catholic faith to the famous figure.
- c) She left Catholicism after the execution of her husband.
- d) She was a Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
5) Liturgy
Which is the correct order from first to last of the Introductory Rites in the Roman Catholic Mass? (The Collect is a prayer, not the collection.)
- a) Entrance, Greeting, Glory to God, Collect, Penitential Act
- b) Penitential Act, Entrance, Greeting, Glory to God, Collect
- c) Entrance, Greeting, Penitential Act, Glory to God, Collect
- d) Entrance, Greeting, Collect, Penitential Act, Glory to God
6) Catholic Hawaii
How old is the Diocese of Honolulu this year?
- a) 70
- b) 80
- c) 95
- d) 110
7) Lent
True or false: Children under the age of 18 don’t have to fast on Ash Wednesday or Good Friday.
- a) True
- b) False
Answers: 1) c, 2) a, 3) c, 4) d, 5) c, 6) b, 7) a
