Catholic Pot Pouri IV

Catholic Geography

100

Named after the founder of the Franciscan Order

San Francisco

200

Named after the first Franciscan to become a saint after the founder himself

San Antonio

300

Named after a holy King saint, the ninth with this name

St. Louis

400

Named after the mother of a north African bishop of the 4th and 5th centuries

St. Monica

500

Named after the man who collected the tunics while the first martyr was stoned

St. Paul

Mass vesture

100

The veil worn universally by Catholic women in church before Vatican II to cover their hair

mantilla

200

The white liturgical garment worn over a cassock at Mass by altar boys or by priests who are not concelebrating 

Surplice

300

The outer-most garment worn by a priest at Mass

Chasuble

400

The white robe, or tunic, worn by a priest or deacon under his outer vestments

Alb

500

A deacon wears it diagonally over his alb. A priest wears it straight up and down under his chasuble.

Stole

Three's a charm

100

Joshua, Judges...

Ruth

200

Genesis, Exodus...

Leviticus

300

Pius XII, John XXIII....

Paul VI

400

Deacon, priest...

Bishop

500

Caspar, Balthasar...

Melchior

Rhymes with..

100

Man's home town that rhymes with Eileen  

Cyrene

200

Letter that rhymes with omens

Romans

300

Old Testament figure that rhymes with Himalaya

Isaiah

400

Holy mountain that rhymes with gazelle

Carmel

500

Apostle who rhymes with cashew

Matthew