Liturgical Calendar
The first day of the Lenten Season, this is a day of fasting and abstinence from meat for all Catholics.
What is Ash Wednesday?
Who is St. Teresa of Calcutta?
The way the priest begins every Mass.
What is the Sign of the Cross?
What are the Sacraments of the Church?
The sea crossed by Moses and the Hebrew people as they fled Egypt in the great Exodus.
What is the Red Sea?
What is the Feast of All Souls?
Known as "the beloved disciple," this apostle was with Mary at the foot of the cross and lived with her in Ephesus until her Assumption.
Who is John the Evangelist?
(John the son of Zebedee, brother of James the Greater.)
This is the central point of the sanctuary and the point of reverence during the mass.
What is the altar?
The meaning of the name Peter, given to Simon by Jesus.
What is "rock"?
The final book of the Bible this book centers on the apocalyptic vision given to St. John who wrote it.
What is the Book of Revelation?
This Mass is when new Catholics are generally received into the Church and is the longest and most joyful liturgy of the whole year.
What is the Easter Vigil?
The youngest general of a nations army in the history of the world, patron of military, prisoners, and France.
Who is Joan of Arc?
The official language of the Church and the original text of the Mass itself.
What is Latin?
Faith, hope, and charity.
What are the theological virtues?
The second son of Abraham and only son of his wife Sarah, he was the fulfillment of God's promise to this holy couple whose name means "laughter."
Who is Isaac?
On these days of great importance in the liturgical year it is required for all Catholics to attend Holy Mass.
What is a holy day of obligation?
This saint accompanied Tobias on his journey, healed his father Tobit, and helped Tobias and Sara on their wedding night.
Who is St. Raphael the archangel?
A sign of our prayers rising to the throne of the Father in heaven, this is generally used for more solemn liturgies.
What is incense?
This saint founded the Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits.
Who is St. Ignatius?
The children of Adam and Eve, these important figures begin the story of salvation history and the woes of fallen humanity.
Who are Cain, Abel, and Seth?
The 4th Sunday of Lent, the name comes from the antiphon for the day and means "rejoice," and is marked by the hopeful liturgy and rose vestments.
What is Laetare Sunday?
Born to a pagan family in Rome, this physician became one of the greatest defenders of the Christian faith and wrote two books of the Bible despite never meeting Jesus in the flesh.
Who is St. Luke?
Sequentially following the Preface and introducing the Eucharistic Prayer, this is one of the most ancient hymns of the Mass.
What is the Sanctus (Holy Holy)?
Anger is a sin against this commandment.
What is the 5th commandment?
This is the common name of the first five books of the Old Testament, all traditionally said to be written by Moses.
What is the Pentateuch?