People who the Catholic Church verifies are in heaven with God
What are Saints
100
In order to be considered for Sainthood, this is the first thing that must occur before anything else can happen
What is the person must be dead
100
The Patron Saint of our Parish
Who is Saint Joseph
200
True or False - All Saint's Day is a Holy Day of Obligation.
What is True. However, in the United States if Nov 1st falls on a Saturday or a Monday, the close proximity to Sunday makes it act as a non-Holy Day of Obligation.
200
True or False - All Soul's Day is a Holy Day of Obligation.
What is False
200
This Carmelite nun, called the Little Flower, died when she was 24 but not before she wrote what would become one of the most treasured Personal reflection books in recent memory, "Story of a Soul".
Who is St Therese of Lisieux
200
The number of verified miracles required to be named a Saint if a person was NOT a martyr
What is 2. If they were a martyr, they only need one!
200
The Patron Saint of France, she is also mentioned by name by Princess Anna, who references her picture, in the animated movie 'Frozen'
Who is Saint Joan of Arc
300
All Saint's Day is often overshadowed the night before by Halloween, which used to be called this
What is All Hallow's Eve. Hallow's means to make Holy or sacred, Saintly
300
We pray for these individuals on All Soul's Day, to help get them out of Purgatory and into Heaven
What is the Faithfully Departed (all those who have died).
300
He was recently declared a Saint by Pope Francis after being Pope for almost the last quarter of the 20th century
Who is John Paul II (John Paul the Great)
300
We call someone this once they have their case for Canonization accepted by the Pope, before any miracles have been attributed to them
What is Vernerable
300
The Patron Saint of Athletes, this martyr was sentenced to death and shot with arrows but miraculously didn't die. When he recovered, he publicly denounced the emperor and was sentenced to death again
Who is Saint Sebastian
400
On All Saint's Day, we commemorate and pray for what individuals
Who are Saints, or those who are in Heaven with God
400
The Spanish name for this celebration of all those who have died
What is Dia de los Muertos
400
True or False: We worship Saints
What is False. We venerate them and relics of them, but we merely ask them to intercede for us with God, much like you would ask a friend to pray for you.
400
The length of time after a person's death that must pass before their Cause for Canonization can be opened.
What is 5 years.
400
This Saint was sentenced to death by being roasted alive on an iron grill. Filled with Faith, he famously quipped 'Turn me over, I'm done on this side"
Who is Saint Lawrence
500
All Saint's Day was originally celebrated in this month, but was moved to its current month of November in the 8th century.
What is May
500
The specific Catholic practice of a remission of the temporal punishment in purgatory due to sin, the guilt of which has already been forgiven
What is an Indulgence
500
The first canonized Saint of the New World, she was born in Peru and famously used to pray "Lord, increase my sufferings, and with them increase Your love in my heart."
Who is Saint Rose of Lima
500
Feast days of Saints are typically, but not always, held on this day
What is the date of their death. The Book of Psalms tells us "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints." Psalm 116:15.
500
This Patron Saint of Teenagers, she refused to give in to the sexual advances of a neighbor, saying she would rather be killed than give in to him. The man who killed her eventually repented and was present at the canonization celebration for this Saint in 1950