Feast Days and Holy Days
This Holy Sunday is the last Sunday in the Liturgical Year. The priest usually dons a white surplice with a gold cincture.
What is Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Sunday?
This NFL team is currently ranked No. 4 in the National Football Conference of the South division.
Who are the Saints?
"...He said to his father in reply, ‘Look, all these years I served you and not once did I disobey your orders; yet you never gave me even a young goat to feast on with my friends. But when your son returns who swallowed up your property with parties, for him you slaughter the fattened calf.’ He said to him, ‘My son, you are here with me always; everything I have is yours."
What is the Parable of the Prodigal Son?
This number, paralleling the number of Apostles, is the same amount of Minor Prophets in the Old Testament? The books include Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.
What is 12?
What year did the first iPhone release, marking the smartphone era for Gen Z?
What is 2007?
Mary celebrates three different Solemnities during the Liturgical Year: The Holy Mother of God and The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and this third one.
What is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary?
The U.S. shares its patron saint with hundreds of other countries. She is regarded as the most important intercessor due to family ties.
Who is Mother Mary?
"How can Satan drive out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand; that is the end of him..."
What is the Parable of The Divided Kingdom?
This prophet, who was originally a fig farmer, complains about the increasing gap between the rich and the poor.
Who is Amos?
This annual, Halloween themed nightly marathon of scary episodes featured on Disney Channel every October. It revamped regular TV shows, and added a creepy flare such as: Halloweentown, Twitches, and the series premiere of Wizards of Waverly Place (original).
This Sunday is the conclusion of the Easter Octave.
What is Divine Mercy Sunday?
From the Gospel of St. Luke, we know that this man was crucified with Christ. He is the patron saint of thieves. We celebrate his feast day on March 25.
Who is St. Dismas?
"A man fell victim to robbers as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho. They stripped and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead. A priest happened to be going down that road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. Likewise a Levite came to the place, and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. But a [...] traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion at the sight."
What is The Parable of the Good Samaritan?
Many Christian scholars believe that Zechariah 9 tells of an important event in the life of Christ. He depicts an image of Christ riding into town on the back of a donkey, with crowd waving a certain plant in their hands.
What is Palm Sunday?
This show originally ran from October 1996 to June 2004. It's mainly known for the main character's love interest, Helga G. Pataki, fondly referring to him as "Football Head".
What is Hey Arnold!?
This Saint's Feast Day is celebrated on July 25th. He was the patron saint of oyster fishers.
Who is Saint James?
This saint, at the age of 19, was burned at the stake for refusing to renounce that she had visions of the Saints speaking to her. (Hint: She fought for King Charles of France)
Who is St. Joan of Arc?
"The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son...But when the king came in to meet the guests he saw a man there not dressed in a wedding garment. He said to him, ‘My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding garment?’ But he was reduced to silence. Then the king said to his attendants, ‘Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the darkness outside, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.’ Many are invited, but few are chosen.”
What is the Parable of the Marriage Feast?
This woman owned a successful business selling purple cloth (very expensive in that time). In Acts 16, she is known for welcoming Paul and Silas into her home, opening her family to Christianity.
Who is Lydia?
This American Idol winner became a pop icon in the early 2000s, winning the first ever season of the show. Her most know songs being "Since U Been Gone" and "Breakaway".
In 1983, these days were established as special days where the Paschal Mystery must be celebrated.
What are the Holy Days Of Obligation?
This saint is known for having cancer in his foot healed by Christ, thus becoming the Patron Saint against cancer. His feast day is May 1.
Who is St. Peregrine (Laziosi)?
"...But God said to him, ‘You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?’ Thus will it be for the one who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich in what matters to God.”
What is the Parable of the Rich Fool?
This Apostle only gained 30 pieces of silver, betraying Jesus with a kiss on the cheek. He was then replaced by Matthias after his death.
Who is Judas Iscariot?
In the popular Mean Girls film, Regina George says this to Gretchen Wieners when she constantly uses a word that does not mean what Gretchen thinks it means.
What is "stop trying to make fetch happen!"?