Scripture
According to Luke 23:44, Jesus expired on the cross in the 9th Hour.
When is the 9th hour in today's time?
a. Noon
b. 3 pm
c. 6 pm
d. Midnight
b. 3 pm
On Ash Wednesday, which country lit up their Christ the Redeemer statue?
a. Mexico
b. Italy
c. Brazil
d. France
c. Brazil
Which Saint is known as the "Apostle to the Gentiles"?
a. St Lydia
b. St Paul
c. St Andrew
d. St Phoebe and Aquila
b. St Paul
What is the term for the collection of laws governing the Catholic Church?
a. Papal Infallibility
b. Council
c. Catechism
d. Canon Law
d. Canon Law
Holy Wednesday 2025, gospel reading (Matthew 26:14-16) recounts Judas agreeing to betray Jesus, which is why it is also known as ....?
a. Spy Wednesday
b. Deception Wednesday
c. Silver Wednesday
d. Maundy Thursday
a. Spy Wednesday
Maundy Thursday because after washing His disciples' feet, Jesus commanded (in Latin, Maundy) His disciples to do what?
a. Give to the one who begs from you
b. Love one another as I have loved you
c. Abide in me
d. Let your light shine before others
John 3:34
b. Love one another as I have loved you
What is the name of the Catholic tradition of praying for the souls in Purgatory?
a. Saints Day
b. All Souls' Day
c. Purgatory Day
d. Sorrowful Day
b. All Souls' Day
Mary was a Virgin not in body only, but mind also... God made her whom He had chosen and chose her of whom He would be made"
a. Pope Francis 2025 AD
b. Irenaeus 202 AD
c. Justin the Martyr 165 AD
d. Ambrose of Milan 374 AD
(Ambrose of Milan, De Virginibus, 2, 11)
What major heresy did the First Council of Nicaea condemn?
a. Nestorianism
b. Arianism
b. Arianism
Which liturgical season that lasts from Holy Thursday until Easter Vigil?
a. Vigil Days
b. Final Lent
c. Pentecost
d. Triduum
d. Triduum
19 April 2025 is Holy Saturday, Which Biblical character spent 3 days in the belly of a whale, foreshadowing Jesus' three days in the tomb?
a. David
b. Daniel
c. Jonah
d. Abednego
c. Jonah
Which council required priests to be celibate?
This is also informed through our Lord in St. Matthew 19:12 as the age to come St. Luke 20:34-36 where in the new world where everyone will be celibate
a. First Council of Nicaea 325 AD
b. Second Vatican Council 1965 AD
c. Council of Chalcedon 451 AD
d. Second Council of Lateran 1139 AD
d. Second Council of Lateran 1139 AD
Which Church Father translated the Bible into Latin, creating the Vulgate?
a. St Jerome
b. St Irenaeus
c. St Polycarp
d. St Justin Martyr
a. St Jerome
What is the significance of the term "Immaculate Conception"?
a. Mother Mary was perpetually virgin
b. Jesus was born without original sin
c. John was born without original sin
d. Mother Mary was conceived without original sin
d. Mother Mary was conceived without original sin
Which is the name given to the special prayers traditionally prayed by candlelight each day of the Triduum between 2-3 am?
a. Orandi
b. Nocte
c. Lucerna
d. Tenebrae
d. Tenebrae
On Easter morning, what did the women bring with them to Jesus' tomb
a. Spices
b. Cloth
c. Oils
d. Balm
(St. Mark 16:1)
a. Spices
What is the term for the Pope's official residence in Vatican City?
a. The Shrine
b. The Dome
c. The Apostolic Palace
d. The Cathedral
c. The Apostolic Palace
Who was the first woman to be declared a Doctor of the Church?
a. St Teresa of Lisieux
b. St Teresa of Calcutta
c. St Teresa of the cross
d. St Teresa of Avila
d. St Teresa of Avila
What is the term for the Pope's ceremonial staff?
a. Shiola
b. Loyola
c. Ferula
d. Petola
c. Ferula
During Tenebrae, after each reading about Jesus' final hours a candle is extinguished until the room is entirely dark. Tenebrae is Latin for what?
a. Darkness
b. Candlelight
c. Clandestine
d. Midnight
a. Darkness
Who intercedes through weeping for Israel and refuses to be comforted in Jeremiah 31:15 and the Lord responds?
a. Jeremiah
b. Elijah
c. Moses
d. Rachel
d. Rachel
Which Roman Emperor initiated the last and most severe persecution of Christians?
Emperor Diocletian
Which saint is known for her visions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus?
a. St Clare of Assisi
b. St Camillus de Lellis
c. St Kateri Tekakwitha
d. St Margaret Mary Alacoque
d. St Margaret Mary Alacoque
Which council introduced the Gregorian calendar by Pope Gregory XIII?
a. Council of Florence
b. Council of Chalcedon
c. Council of Nicaea
d. Council of Trent
d. Council of Trent
Which author of "The Power of Silence" wrote, "On Holy Saturday, the voice of God resounded in the realm of death. The unimaginable occurred: namely, love penetrated Hell."?
a. Pope Benedict XVI
b. Venerable Fulton Sheen
c. Robert Cardinal Sarah
d. Fr Jacques Philippe
c. Robert Cardinal Sarah