What's Catholic in July?
The feast day of St. James the Apostle occurs during the month of July. True or False.
True! (on July 25th)
This is the only Catholic person to sign the Declaration of Independence
Who is Charles Carroll of Carrollton?
In 1960, he overcame heavy anti-Catholic prejudice to become the first Roman Catholic President of the United States.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
This saint is known as the "Lily of the Mohawks."
Who is St. Kateri Tekakwitha?
This French nun received visions of the Sacred Heart in Paray-el-Monial, France, in the 17th century.
Who is St. Margaret Mary Alacoque?
The month of July is dedicated to....?
What is the Most Precious Blood?
The first Thanksgiving on present day U.S. soil was celebrated in the city of....?
St. Augustine, FL (On September 8, 1565, Spanish explorer Pedro Menéndez de Avilés and 800 settlers held a Mass of thanksgiving and a feast with the native Seloy tribe 56 years before the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock.)
This founder of the Catholic Worker Movement was a prominent 20th-century American journalist, activist, and devout Catholic convert.
Who is Dorothy Day?
This New York born saint was a convert, became a Catholic educator, and known as a founder of the country's parochial school system.
Who is St. Elizabeth Ann Seton? (canonized on Sunday, September 14, 1975 in St. Peter’s Square by Pope Paul VI)
Jesus instructed St. Margaret to establish this specific monthly devotion, which involves receiving the Eucharist on the first Friday for how many consecutive months?
What is nine months?
From last week's Gospel, what two words does Jesus use to describe His heart?
What is meek and humble?
Pope Pius VI made this Maryland born priest the very first Catholic bishop in the United States in 1790.
Who is John Carroll?
Pope Paul VI made this 1965 historic first-ever papal trip to the United States to address this international body in New York.
What is the United Nations?
This Italian-born saint, who founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, became the first U.S. citizen to be canonized.
Who is St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (Mother Cabrini)?
During her apparitions, Jesus promised that those who promote the devotion to His Sacred Heart would have this special guarantee regarding their final moments.
What is having their names written in His Heart, never to be blotted out?
The pope's intensions for July...
What is for the respect and protection of human life?
Where was the first Catholic Mass held in America?
What is the Spanish settlement of San Miguel de Gualdape? (in 1526, located near present day Georgetown, SC)
Founded in 1943 by the U.S. bishops, this prominent organization is the official domestic and international humanitarian agency of the Catholic Church in the U.S.
What is Catholic Charities?
Which saint was the first bishop to be canonized in the U.S. and is credited with creating the first diocesan Catholic school system?
Who is St. John Neumann? (the 4th bishop of Philadelphia)
In 1899, Pope Leo XIII took the step of dedicating the entire world to the Sacred Heart, which he famously called this kind of "great remedy".
What is the Consecration of the Human Race?
From the Parable of the Sower, what happened to the seed that fell upon the path?
What is birds came and ate them?
This 1634 English colony was founded by Lord Baltimore as a safe haven for persecuted Catholics.
What is Maryland?
She was a Catholic sister, teacher, and Nobel Peace Prize winner who worked extensively with the poor in India but operated her order globally, including in the U.S.
Who is Mother Teresa?
Which American saint used her inherited wealth to establish schools and missions for Native American and African American children?
Who is St. Katherine Drexel? (founder of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament and Xavier University of Louisiana)
The first Feast of the Sacred Heart was celebrated on August 31, 1670, thanks to the efforts of this French priest and founder of the Eudists.
Who is Saint Jean Eudes?