Iconic First Lines
Saints once said...
Catholicism 101
Name that genre
100

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

The Gospel of John

100

Pray, hope, and don’t worry.

St Padre Pio

100

How many sacraments does the Roman Catholic Church have?

7

100

usually involves the main character going on a quest or journey and experiencing extreme conditions

Adventure

200

Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy.

The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis

200

I am not afraid... I was born to do this.

St Joan of Arc

200

The part of the Mass wherein the word of God is proclaimed

Liturgy of the Word

200

This genre of books has been written with the intention to scare the reader with gory details of blood, ghosts, vampires, skeletons, demons and the supernatural world

Horror

300

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

300

Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.

St Augustine

300

The time of the year when Catholics wait for the coming of Jesus

Advent

300

Think imaginary lands, myths and magic

Fantasy

400

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

400

Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me.

St Patrick
400

The part of the Mass where Catholics believe that the bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ

Consecration

400

set in new or alternative worlds, or futuristic societies and is characterised by degradation in values, social hierarchy, terror and oppression

Dystopian

500

It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.

1984 by George Orwell

500

Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.

Pope St John Paul II

500

The feast celebrated on the last Sunday of the liturgical calendar 

Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

500

These novels have the story and characters pitched against a significant backdrop of time or history of a place or country

Historical Fiction