Latin Lovers
This phrase, meaning "Lord have mercy," is one of the few Greek phrases kept in the Latin Mass.
What is Kyrie Eleison?
This Bishop of Hippo and famous convert taught that our hearts are "restless" until they rest in God.
Who is St. Augustine?
Jesus spent the night before His death praying in this garden.
What is Gethsemane?
Before receiving the 10 Commandments on Mount Sinai, this prophet fasted for 40 days and 40 nights.
Who is Moses?
It's the total number of official Stations of the Cross found in most churches.
What is 14?
Meaning "Lamb of God," we chant this three times before receiving Communion, especially solemnly during Lent.
What is Agnus Dei?
This Italian Doctor and "Angelic" teacher wrote the famous hymns we sing at Adoration and on Holy Thursday.
Who is St. Thomas Aquinas?
Jesus was born in Bethlehem but grew up in this town.
What is Nazareth?
After escaping Egypt, the Israelites wandered in the desert for this many years before entering the Promised Land.
What is 40?
In the Fourth Station, Jesus meets this person on His way to Calvary.
Who is Mary?
This 3-word phrase, often seen on Crucifixes, translates to "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews."
What is INRI?
This Doctor and Pope is credited with finalizing the list of the Seven Deadly Sins, which we focus on rooting out during Lent.
Who is St. Gregory the Great?
This Roman Governor sat on the "Judgment Seat" and washed his hands of Jesus' fate before the walk began.
Who is Pontius Pilate?
While Jesus was in the desert, the devil tempted Him to turn these into loaves of bread.
What are Stones?
DAILY DOUBLE
(Wager!)
What is Falling?
This two-word Latin phrase, meaning "The Way of the Cross," is the formal name for the Stations.
What is Via Crucis?
This "Little Flower" and Doctor of the Church taught a "Little Way" of making small sacrifices with great love.
Who is St. Thérèse of Lisieux?
This is the name of the "Way of Sorrows," the path Jesus walked through Jerusalem to Calvary.
What is the Via Dolorosa?
This prophet sat under a broom tree in the desert and was fed by an angel before walking 40 days to Mount Horeb.
Who is Elijah?
These two people (one man and one woman) are the only specific individuals named in the Stations who help Jesus directly.
Who are Simon of Cyrene and Veronica?
This Latin word, meaning "I Thirst," was one of Jesus’ final words on the Cross and is famously posted in every Mother Teresa chapel.
What is Sitio?
This Doctor and Bishop of Geneva wrote Introduction to the Devout Life, teaching that "a spoonful of honey attracts more flies than a barrel of vinegar."
Who is St. Francis de Sales?
This is the English translation of "Golgotha," the hill where Jesus was crucified.
What is Place of the Skull?
This New Testament figure, the "voice crying out in the desert," wore camel’s hair and ate locusts and wild honey.
Who is St. John the Baptist?
This event that takes place at the 12th Station.
What is Jesus dies on the Cross?