Saints
This refers to any person in heaven, whether formally canonized or not.
What is a saint?
Though not all books of the bible contain historical truths, though many do, they all contain this type of truth.
What is religious truth?
This is the number of plagues that God sent to Pharaoh to persuade him to release the Israelites from physical and spiritual slavery.
What is ten (10)?
This is a powerful spiritual weapon involving praying decades of prayers on beads while meditating on the events of Jesus' life through the eyes of Mary.
What is the rosary?
This person is the first millennial Saint, canonized just this past year and is also the patron Saint of our classroom.
Who is Saint Carlo Acutis?
This ancient form of praying with scripture includes reading, meditating, relating, and contemplating, typically in that order, and is still heavily practiced today.
What is Lectio Divina
Saint Pier Georgio Frassati, who dedicated his short life to serving the poor and marginalized, balancing mountain climbing, social activism, and deep Eucharistic devotion, lived in this country.
What is Italy?
A term that refers to God's calling in our lives, first to be holy, second to serve him through religious life, as a priest, generous lay single life, or through marriage.
What is a vocation?
Blessed Chiara, known for her radiant joy and inspiring witness while facing a rare form of bone cancer, died at this age.
What is 18?
An event that refers to the Israelite's liberation from slavery through the leadership of Moses.
What is the exodus?
This is the son with whom God blessed Abraham and Sarah in their old age.
Who is Isaac?
The ornate vessel in which the Eucharist is held during Eucharistic Adoration.
What is a monstrance?
This is the formal process in the Catholic (and Orthodox) Church where a deceased person is officially declared a Saint.
What is canonization?
Though some of the Old Testament was written in Aramaic, most of it was written in this language.
What is Hebrew?
This Saint was an exemplar living the path to holiness through doing ordinary, everyday tasks with extraordinary love and attention for God, rather than grand heroic acts, known as The Little Way.
Who is St. Therese of Lisieux?
The immaculate reception, not to be mistaken for the Immaculate Conception, in which Steelers' rookie running back Franco Harris caught the controversial game winning touchdown for the AFC divisional playoff game occurred in this year.
What is 1972?
Saint Francis Xavier, the patron Saint of our diocese, belonged to this religious order.
What are the Jesuits?
In the book of Genesis, we read about this figure, the son of Jacob and Rachel, who was betrayed among his siblings, rose to power in Egypt, then eventually forgave and reunited his betrayers
This refers to Christians on Earth actively engaged in a spiritual battle against sin, evil, and temptation, serving as "soldiers for Christ" in the world.
What is the church militant?
This was the time period from 167-160 BCE that involved a Jewish rebellion against the Seleucid Empire and against Hellenistic influence on Jewish life.
What is the Maccabean Revolt?