The Annunciation
The word 'Annunciation' derives from the same root word as this other word, something Cedar Catholic students should hear daily each weekday morning.
What is Announcement(s)?
Biblical scholars believe this evangelist had to have interviewed Mary for his gospel because of the amount of details of Jesus's early life it contains.
Who is St. Luke?
Generally, from this Sunday of Lent until the beginning of the Easter vigil, the Catholic Church places veils over crucifixes, statues, and other religious images, a practice that is meant to help us anticipate Easter and is a form of penance.
What is the 5th Sunday of Lent?
Lasting for 50 days, Easter is the second longest liturgical season of the Catholic Church’s year, only behind this season.
What is Ordinary Time?
The big bang, modern genetics, and the explanation of how a rainbow works were all discoveries made by these people, who are now more well-known for their ability to celebrate the Sacraments.
Who are priests? (Fr. Georges Lemaitre - Belgian Catholic priest, Fr. Gregor Mendel - Austrian Catholic priest, and Fr. Theodoric of Freiberg - German Catholic priest)
The Solemnity of the Annunciation celebrates Mary's response to Angel Gabriel's message of becoming the Mother of God, her 'yes' is known in Catholic circles as this word, which is also the name of the largest automobile manufacturer in Italy.
What is Fiat
This sacramental was given to St. Catherine Laboure in Paris and contains an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Mary promised that "All who wear it will receive great graces".
What is the Miraculous Medal?
This famous menu item from America’s most popular restaurant was introduced in 1962 to provide an option for Catholics during Lent.
What is the Filet-O-Fish?
The Second Sunday of Easter celebrates this, something Jesus Himself desired according to St. Faustina.
What is Divine Mercy?
This country apparently has more Catholic dioceses (275-281) than items on the menu at The Cheesecake Factory (~250).
What is Brazil?
Unlike this New Testament person who reacted in skepticism upon hearing they would have a son, Mary responded with to the proposition with faith.
Who is Zechariah?
Catholic tradition holds that Mary's first apparition actually occurred before her Assumption into Heaven. In this apparition, she appears to this apostle who would be the first apostle to experience a martyr's death.
Who is St. James the Greater?
While we often talk about the 40 days of Lent, the Lenten season is actually longer than 40 days, consisting of this many days instead.
What is 46?
A Greek tradition to celebrate Easter includes the making and eating of Tsoureki, a dish that would be generally considered under this food group.
What is grains? (Tsoureki is a lightly sweet bread, similar to brioche, that is braided and adorned with red-dyed hard-boiled eggs)
The chapel where St. Joan of Arc prayed at was actually moved piece by piece and was rebuilt in Wisconsin and is currently located at this University, the same university to have made a run to the Sweet 16 in 2023 in the March Madness Tournament.
What is Marquette?
Although the solemnity of the Annunciation typically occurs on March 25th, it is not always the cause because of this other movable feast.
What is the Triduum and/or Easter?
Mary was a descendent of two famous families of the Old Testament. Through her father, St. Joachim, she is descended from this person who is known for his sling skills and his music prowess. Through her mother, St. Anne, she is descended from this person of the Old Testament person, whose staff helped bring the Israelites out of slavery to Egypt.
Who is David and who is Aaron?
Although the Church rules that meat is not allowed on Ash Wednesday and Fridays of Lent, what the Church saw as ‘meat’ is not what we typically consider. Rather, the Church defined meat as flesh and bodily products of warm-blooded, land animals. Please name 3 animal ‘meats’, outside of fish, Catholics could technically eat and still fulfill the Lenten requirements.
What is Shrimp, Crabs, Lobsters, Clams, Oysters, Scallops, Frogs, Snails, Alligators, Iguanas, (other Amphibians), Muskrats, Beavers and/or Capybaras?
The name Easter, is actually believed to come from an Anglo-Saxon goddess, Eostre, and many Easter traditions like eggs and bunnies stem from pagan spring festivals honoring Eostre who is the goddess of this (these customs would later be adapted to the Christian celebration).
What is Spring and Fertility?
Pope Liberius has the infamous recognition as being the first pope to not be considered a saint, meaning this many consecutive popes of the Early Church are considered saints until Pope Liberius.
A common translation of Mary's question of: "How shall this be, since I have no husband?" is actually a mistranslation because at this point she is legally married despite living separately. This should have been known because of Luke's use of this old-English sounding word.
What is 'Betrothed'?
Despite it being a common Catholic belief and tradition since the early ages of the Church, the Assumption of Mary wasn’t an official Church Dogma until this year, the same year that the Peanuts comic strip (starring Charlie Brown) was first debuted.
What is 1950?
The word ‘Lent’ comes from the Old English word of ‘Lenten’, which actually has nothing to do with sacrifice, fasting, or prayer, but the word rather focuses on this, known as a time of renewal and growth.
What is the Spring Season?
The timing of Easter depends on when this natural phenomena occurs on or after the spring equinox.
What is the first full moon?
The world’s largest rosary features car-sized concrete beads that also serve as chapels and extends over 5 football fields is located in this country, also known for their ‘cedar’ trees.
What is Lebanon?