Saints
On February 3 the priest blesses throats with two crossed candles because of this bishop and martyr.
Who is St. Blaise?
At Baptism, and again at the Easter Vigil, Catholics reject sin and profess the Creed. These are called this.
What are the baptismal promises?
God gave this king wisdom. He built the Temple in Jerusalem.
Who is Solomon?
In 1453 this great Christian city of the East fell to the Ottoman Turks, and the Eastern Roman Empire ended.
What is Constantinople?
This short Greek prayer at the start of Mass means “Lord, have mercy.”
What is the Kyrie?
This soldier-saint is often shown slaying a dragon and is a patron of England.
Who is St. George?
The ordinary minister of Confirmation is this person.
Who is a bishop?
This strong man lost his strength when his hair was cut.
Who is Samson?
In the 1430s this council tried to reunite the Catholic Church and the Eastern Churches.
What is the Council of Florence?
The priest’s opening prayer of the Mass, which changes each day, is called this.
What is the Collect?
This Irish abbess of Kildare is a patron of Ireland, with Patrick and Columba.
Who is St. Brigid?
On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, Catholics ages 18 to 59 are asked to eat only one full meal.
What is fasting?
What is the parable of the lost coin.
In the 1450s this German craftsman printed a Bible with movable type, helping spread Scripture and learning.
Who is Johannes Gutenberg?
This square of linen is spread on the altar under the paten and chalice.
What is the corporal?
This king of France gave to the poor, led a crusade, and is a patron of the Secular Franciscans.
Who is St. Louis IX?
The individuals who are supposed to help guide someone's faith and accompany them through the Sacraments of Initiation.
What are godparents/sponsors?
The traditional name of one criminal who, on his own cross, asked Jesus to remember him. Jesus promised he would be with him in paradise that day.
Who is the good thief?
(St. Dismas)
In 1534 Parliament declared the king, not the pope, head of the Church in England. That law is called this.
What is the Act of Supremacy?
On some solemnities (like Easter and Pentecost) a special hymn may be sung before the Gospel.
What is a Sequence?
This bishop of Milan baptized St. Augustine and wrote hymns still sung today.
Who is St. Ambrose?
What is absolution?
This Moabite woman stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi and became an ancestor of King David.
Who is Ruth?
In 1870 Italian troops entered Rome, and the pope lost rule over these lands he had governed for centuries.
What are the Papal States?
Holy water is sprinkled on the people with this instrument.
What is an aspergillum?