Catholic People
What Pope declared himself a prisoner of the Vatican?
Pope Saint Pius IX
What two symbolic pieces of heraldic regalia are found in all basilicas?
A tiny ceremonial bell and an elaborate umbrella.
What were (are) the four “minor orders”?
Porter, Lector, Exorcist, Acolyte.
An atheist does not believe in God. An agnostic is unsure. But what is the technical term for someone who actively hates God?
A misotheist
Which 20th-century saint wrote an autobiography entitled Journal of a Soul?
Pope St. John XXIII
Who was the first non-martyr to be named a saint (pace Mary, St. John the Evangelist and of course, St. Joseph)?
St. Martin.
During his papal installation, Pope Benedict wore what garment in an Eastern Catholic tradition?
Pallium
What was the name of the cave David took shelter in?
Adullam
Who is “The Second Apostle to Germany” (the first being St. Boniface)?
St. Peter Canisius, S.J. is called the “Second Apostle to Germany”
What Doctor of the Church is literally named “Golden-Word”?
Saint Peter Chrysologus
In Italy, which saint is so famous she is simply known as “THE Saint”?
Saint Catherine of Genoa.
A crosier with two horizontal bars on it is called what kind of cross?
A patriarchal cross
During the singing of the Exultet at the Easter Vigil, what insect is extolled?
Bees
Although he is always depicted in art as being shot through with many arrows, St. Sebastian did not die from arrow wounds: how was he finally martyred?
Ultimately St. Sebastian was clubbed to death.
What Renaissance artist practiced the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola?
Bernini
Leon Bloy wrote a famous work on which Marian apparition?
Our Lady of La Salette (She Who Weeps)
In a church what are bobaches used for?
Bobaches catch the wax from candlesticks in Church.
A priest with “O.A.R.” for a suffix belongs to which religious order?
“O.A.R.” is the post-nominals for an Augustinian Recollect member.
What famous Lebanese-American actor had a public and strong devotion to St. Jude?
Danny Thomas went on to found St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
Who is the patron saint of editors?
St. John Bosco is the patron saint of editors.
What cardinal died suddenly and immediately before the conclave of 1958?
Cardinal Edward Mooney of Detroit
The “Miraculous Medal” was manifested to which saint?
St. Catherine Labore
There are two arch-abbeys in the United States: what are their names and where are they located?
Saint Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and Saint Meinrad Archabbey, Saint Meinrad, Indiana.
What are four different names for the Sunday following Easter?
Low Sunday, Sunday in albis, Quasimodo Sunday, Divine Mercy Sunday. Some Eastern Christians refer to it as “Thomas Sunday,” too.
In the West, what are the tradition names given to the Magi (the “three kings”)?
Caspar (alternately, Gaspar), Melchior and Balthazar.