We are entering into Ordinary Time once again, quizzicians. It’s a long stretch before Lent begins in March. Enjoy the awesome days ahead and the quiz below.
1) Saints
Which saint, whose feast is celebrated Jan. 24, wrote the spiritual classic, “Introduction to the Devout Life”?
a) St. Bernardine of Sienna
b) St. Francis de Sales
c) St. Thomas Aquinas
d) St. Peter Claver
2) Scripture
According to Scripture, how long was St. Paul (then called “Saul”) made blind before his conversion?
a) Three days
b) Three months
c) Three years
d) Three decades
3) Popes
Which pontiff made 104 foreign trips outside Italy during his reign, more than all his predecessors combined?
a) Pope Pius XII
b) Pope Benedict XVI
c) Pope Paul VI
d) Pope John Paul II
4) Sacraments
Which of the following is NOT a Catholic sacrament?
a) Oblation
b) Matrimony
c) Confirmation
d) Reconciliation
5) Church in Hawaii
What was the name of the priest who celebrated the first Mass on Lanai in 1846?
a) Father Damien de Veuster
b) Father Louis Maigret
c) Father Modest Favens
d) Father Barnabe Castan
6) Devotions
Which mysteries of the rosary are said on Wednesdays and Sundays of Ordinary Time?
a) Joyful
b) Sorrowful
c) Glorious
d) Luminous
7) Current Events
Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz was elected in November for a three-year term as the new president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Which archdiocese is Archbishop Kurtz from?
a) Atlanta
b) Milwaukee
c) Newark
d) Louisville
Answers: 1) b, 2) a, 3) d, 4) a, 5) c, 6) c, 7) d
