Mass Facts
Every Catholic is required to attend this liturgical celebration once a week.
We saw this famous priest in a video, where he said that at one point in his life he did not like the Church.
Who is Fr. Mike Schmitz?
This volunteer is a huge soccer fan and plays the sport weekly!
Who is Kevin?
At the end of September this American archbishop was made a blessed of the Church in St. Louis, MO.
Who is Fulton Sheen?
This is the number of Sunday Masses (including the Saturday vigil) at St. John Neumann parish.
What is six?
"Dominus vobiscum," the Latin greeting the priest gave the people in the ancient church, is translated this way into English.
What is "The Lord be with you"?
This word is defined as "the state of being weary or restless through lack of interest," and we have all experienced it at Mass at least once!
What is boredom?
This youth group volunteer is getting married in a few months! (December I think?)
Who is Barbara?
This Italian teenager recently became the first saint of the millenial generation.
Who is Carlo Acutis?
This is the full name (first and last name) of the pastor of St. John Neumann parish.
What is Fr. Charles Gallagher?
This is the only day of the year when the Catholic Mass is not celebrated anywhere in the world.
What is Good Friday?
Defined as "the act of applying the mind to something," Fr. Gerard prioritized this word in our first meeting of the year. You need it for Youth Group, Mass, and life!
What is attention?
This youth group volunteer has a picture of Fr. Martin at her desk and at one point it looked like a shrine.
This French saint finished her autobiography, "Story of a Soul," when she was just 24 years old.
Who is Therese of Lisieux?
Fr. Sweeney has been a priest for this number of years.
What is 65 years?
This Creed, though rarely said at Mass, is the alternative to the Nicene Creed.
What is the Apostles' Creed?
We read from the Bible about this person whom the prophet Samuel anointed as King of Israel while he was still a boy. He was "more than meets the eye."
Who is David?
This Youth Group volunteer has never screamed on a roller coaster.
Who is Shaun?
This British saint is the first English-speaking Doctor of the Church.
Who is John Henry Newman?
This was the year in which St. John Neumann Parish was founded.
1978
This is the Latin phrase from which we get the name "Mass." (Hint: these are the last words of Mass).
You cannot love something if you do not (insert word here) anything about it.
What is "know"?
This Youth Group volunteer does nothing but scream on roller coasters.
Who is Michelle?
Blessed Fulton Sheen won this award for his television program "Life is Worth Living" in the 1950s.
What is an Emmy Award?
Fr. Gerard has been a priest for this number of days.
What is 470?