Symbols of Religious Life
This part of the habit is a sign of humility. Novices usually wear a white one. Professed usually wear a darker solid or black one. St. Paul talks about them.
What is the veil?
These WERE the 3 titles of Our Lady of the 3 Houses before Therese, Kolbe and Frassati. (Must get all 3.)
Who were Our Lady of Knock, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady of Czestochowa?
These are the LIHM's two Patron Saints.
Who are St. Therese & St. John Bosco?
This word is translated from the Greek to mean "gift". It is the unique gift which a particular religious community offers to the Lord and Church.
What is a charism?
This woman is the patron saint of the Archdiocese of Omaha.
This part of the habit symbolizes the vow of chastity and is an image of how religious sisters are bound to Christ.
What is the cincture?
This priest is the pastor of Holy Ghost.
The Missionary Benedictines were founded in this country.
Where is Germany?
These 3 vows are referred to as "the Evangelical Counsels" because those who profess them are striving to imitate the life of Christ in the Gospels.
What are poverty, chastity, and obedience?
This is the name of our current Archbishop here in Omaha.
This object was held by the women in the parable of the 10 Virgins. Some of them were more prepared than others.
What is an oil lamp?
This is the name of the play JP2 is doing this Spring.
The founders of the Missionary Benedictines went to visit Rome at the exact same time as this 19th century saint, also beloved by the LIMH.
Who is St. Therese?
These two famous founders formed the mendicant or "begging" orders in the 1200s.
Who are Sts. Dominic & Francis?
This Archbishop Emeritus of Omaha shares names with a famous movie producer.
Who is Archbishop George Lucas?
This symbol represents the mystical wedding between Christ and the soul. Most sisters only receive this at their FINAL profession of vows.
What is a wedding ring?
This is the name of our "bus" and it's patron.
Christopher
This is the decade the LIHM were founded.
When is 1991?
This is the name of the active part of a religious sister's life. It can look different for different charisms.
What is the apostolate?
This decade saw the first recorded mass in Nebraska. Hint: It predates ArchO's founding in 1859.
When is 1938?
Religious are often buried with objects like a copy of their Rule and Constitutions. This object is often placed on the casket of a religious sister at her funeral.
What is a crucifix?
This is the name of the bearded dragon in Mrs. Carrothers' class. Hint: Female version of a character in the Hobbit.
Smaugette
Both of our visiting sisters have a house in this country.
Where are the Philippines?
This saint is known as the "Founder of Western Monasticism".
Who is St. Benedict?
This is the only Archbishop of Omaha to be a native of Nebraska and the name of a high school in the Archdiocese. He was known as the "building bishop".
Who is Archbishop Bergan?