Saints
This is the official process that certifies sainthood. What is:
A. Beatification
B. Canonization
C. Veneration
D Orthodoxification
Canonization
This was the catch phrase of Father Mike Schmitz's homily about "purposeful sacrifice" and "what do you fear losing the most."
A. God of Desires
B. God of Pain
C. God of Comfort
D. God of Reflection
God of Comfort
(Endless scrolling. Anything to not be bored)
This is the number of days it took for God to create the Earth.
What is 6 days
(He rested on the 7th)
This was the first son born to Abraham. Who is:
A. Ishmael
B. Isaac
C. Lot
D. Ishbak
Who is (A) Ishmael
*Name his mother and who she was for bonus
This is what Esau received in exchange for selling his birthright to his brother Jacob. What is:
A. A hunting spear
B. A bowl of stew
C. A flock of sheep
D. A golden idol
What is (B) a bowl of stew
Union of the believers on earth, the souls in purgatory, and the blessed in heaven, altogether forming one church.
A. The Faithful Believers
B. Marks of the Church
C. Adoration Station
D. Communion of Saints
Communion of Saints
Reason(s) we still have new Bible translations after over a thousand years.
A. Discovery of new/better ancient manuscripts
B. Advances in linguistics of biblical languages for better understanding of original manuscripts
C. Changes in current vocabulary
D. Keep Philosophy majors employed
A B & C
This is the tree that the serpent trick Eve into eating an apple after God forbid them to eat fruit of the Tree. What is:
A. The Tree of Life
B Grandmother Willow
C. Tree of Souls
D. Tree of the Knowledge of Good & Evil
Tree of the Knowledge of Good & Evil
These were the twin sons born to Isaac & Rebekah.
A. Peter & Paul
B. Ishmael & Jacob
C. Jacob & Esau
D. Esau & Laban
Who are (C) Jacob & Esau
This blind, elderly man was tricked by his wife and younger son into giving the blessing meant for the elder son to the younger son.
A. Abraham
B. Jacob
C. Esau
D. Isaac
Who is (D) Isaac
This Saint was known as "The Little Flower," she was a Carmelite nun (along with several of her biological sisters.) She used small daily acts of love rather than grand gestures. Who is?
A St Therese of Lisieux
B St Mother Theresa of Calcutta
C St Hollie de Wellington
D St Elizabeth Ann Seton
Who is St Therese of Lisieux
This cloak from 1531 is housed in the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City with an unexplainable imprint of Mary on the fabric. This cloak made of fragile agave fiber that lasts 15-30 years is still intact. What is:
A. The Tilma of St. Anthony of Padua
B. The Shroud of Turin
C. The Tilma of St. Juan Diego
D. The Alb of St Junipero Serra
What is (C) the Tilma of St Juan Diego
These were the original names of Abraham and Sarah before God changed their names. What are:
(write it on the board)
Abram and Sarai
These were the twin sons born to Isaac & Rebekah.
A. Peter & Paul
B. Ishmael & Jacob
C. Jacob & Esau
D. Esau & Laban
Who are (C) Jacob & Esau
This is the name of Rebekah's brother Laban's eldest daughter whom Laban tricked Jacob into marrying when he thought he was marrying his younger daughter. Who is:
A. Hagar
B. Rachel
C. Leah
D. Bilhah
Who is (C) Leah
*The deceiver was deceived*
Bonus: A week later he married whom?
This saint translated the Old and New Testaments in the late 4th century from Hebrew, Greek (including the Septuagint) and Aramaic into the Vulgate, a common Latin translation that was understandable to everyday people. Who is:
A. St. Stephen
B. St. Jerome
C. St. Paul
D. St. Nick
St. Jerome
These are the number and colors of the advent candles
What are 3 purple candles and one rose(pink)
*Optional middle White Christ candle
Bonus question: name & color for the 3rd Sunday in Advent
This woman at the well was the granddaughter of Abraham's brother, Nahor. She married Abraham's son Isaac.
A. Rachel
B. Rebekah
C. Rahab
D. Rapunzel
Who is (B) Rebekah
This was one of the answers the Lord gave to Rebekah about the constant jostling in her womb as she carried twin sons. What is:
A. These two shall be as Cain and Abel
B. The older will serve the younger
C. Pride goes before destruction
D. A brother is born for adversity
What is (B) The older will serve the younger.
Gen 25:23 "Two nations are in your womb, two peoples are separating while still within you; But one will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger."
This is the period of time that Jacob was required to labor for Laban in exchange for marriages to each of his daughters. What is:
A. 7 years
B. 40 years
C. 12 years
D. 1 year
What is (A) 7 years
*After 7 years, tricked into marrying Leah, then agreed to another 7 for Rachel as well
This Saint was beheaded by King Henry VIII after opposing the King's desire for an annulment to Catherine of Aragon.
A. St Francis of Assisi
B. St Nicholas
C. St Thomas More
D. St Anthony
St. Thomas More
(Also wouldn't take "Oath of Supremacy")
These are the two penitential seasons in the liturgical calendar.
What are Advent and Lent
Bonus: What celebrations do each prepare for?
This is one of the 3 promises God made to Abraham. (Name one of the three)
What is:
1. Land
2. Royal Dynasty
3. Worldwide Blessings
This is the land that Jacob fled to in order to avoid Esau's wrath after he tricked his father Isaac into giving him his brother's blessing.
A. the land of Egypt
B. Haran, in Paddan-aram
C. Beer-sheba, in Canaan
D. the land of Midian
What is (B) Haran, in Paddan-aram
These are the names of three of the twelve sons of Jacob.
Who are the patriarchs of the Tribes of Israel.
Name 3 of any of the 12:
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun (from Leah); Joseph and Benjamin (from Rachel); Dan and Naphtali (from Bilhah, Rachel's servant); and Gad and Asher (from Zilpah, Leah's servant)