St. Patrick
St. Patrick's day
Lent
AOD Facts
misc.
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What country is St. Patrick the patron saint of?

Ireland

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What color is associated most with St. Patrick's day?

Green

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How many days are there in Lent

40

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What is the name of the Archbishop who is retiring?

Archbishop Allen Vigneron

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What school did Mr. Jordan go to for college?

Franciscan University of Steubenville

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What country was St. Patrick from?

England! St. Patrick was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Ireland. He spent 6 years there and fled after a dream. He returned years later as a missionary.

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The first St. Patrick's day celebration as we know it today occurred in what State

St. Augustine, Florida 1601

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At the end of Lent, which liturgical celebration happens

Holy Triduum

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What was the first church in the Archdiocese?

St. Anne

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What St. do we celebrate on Wednesday this week?

St. Joseph

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Which century did St. Patrick live in?

5th Century

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Which State hosts the oldest St. Patrick's day Parade

New York since 1762

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What special mass is celebrated on Holy Thursday? 

Chrism mass

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What's the name of Fr. John Riccardo's ministry?

ACTS 29

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What is the middle name of Mr. Devine's daughter? (hint: its a fruit of the Holy Spirit)

Joy

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True or false? St. Patrick's sick dance moves were what inspired the "Shamrock Shake"

False

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What is the most amount of leaves ever found on a clover? (hint, it's more than you think!)

63!

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What three things are we instructed to do during lent?

Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving 

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What year did the AOD become and Archdiocese?

1937

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Ms. Endres went to college with OLGC Seminarian, Karl Finkbinder. What's the name of that small college?

University of Michigan

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What year was St. Patrick canonized in?

Trick question. Canonization process didn't exist that early.

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Which is correct: St. Patty's day or St. Paddy's day?

Paddy from the Gaelic "Padraig"

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What year did the church officially start celebrating Lent?

325

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What is the name of the new Archbishop of Detroit?

Archbishop Edward Weisenberger

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What day is Mr. Peper's birthday?

Yesterday!

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