Smells and Bells
This is the name of the holy oil used in Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders.
Chrism
This major event happened in Church history in 1054.
Great Schism between the Eastern and Western Churches
God gave Moses the Ten Commandments on this mountain.
Mount Sinai
This is the name of the Pope’s official Twitter account.
@Pontifex
This saint wrote the Summa Theologica.
St. Thomas Aquinas
The sweet-smelling substance is mixed into chrism to give it its aroma.
Balsam
The Council of Trent was called to respond to this major historical event.
The Protestant Reformation
In Acts of the Apostles, this saint preached for so long that a young man fell asleep and fell out of a window.
St. Paul
Castel Gondolfo is the Pope's official residence for this season of the year.
Summer
This saint founded the Jesuit order.
St. Ignatius of Loyola
This prayer, traditionally marked by bell-ringing at 6am, noon, and 6pm, recalls the Incarnation.
Angelus
In A.D. 313, this edict by Constantine legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire.
Edict of Milan
This was the name of Adam and Eve’s third son.
Seth
Encyclicals are papal letters addressed primarily to this group of people.
Bishops
This saint is known as the Lily of the Mohawks.
St. Kateri Tekakwitha
During Mass or other prayers held in church, the priest or server sometimes places this substance into a thurible.
Incense
On Christmas Day in 800 AD, this Frankish king was crowned emperor by Pope Leo III.
Charlemagne
This is the number of books in the Catholic Bible.
73 books (46 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament)
Pope St. John Paul II's motto was "Totus tuus" ("Totally yours"), as a measure of devotion to this saint.
Mary
This saint is associated with the discovery of the True Cross.
St. Helena
What is the term for the cloth used to wipe the chalice during Mass?
Purificator
In 431, this council affirmed Mary as Theotokos (“God-bearer”).
Council of Ephesus
The two shortest books of the Bible are around the same length. Name one of them.
John 2 or John 3
Pope Urban II initiated this major event in history.
The Crusades
This saint is known as the “Father of Western Monasticism”.
St. Benedict of Nursia