Devotions
During the Easter season, this prayer replaces the Angelus.
What is the Regina Caeli?
In 1531, Pope Clement VII denied King Henry VIII's request for this document.
What is an annulment?
The manner in which the Romans martyred the first Pope, St. Peter.
What is upside-down crucifixion?
After the Collect, we enter into the portion of the Mass known as this.
What is the Liturgy of the Word?
Oremus
What is, "Let us pray"?
This is the fourth Station of the Cross.
What is, Jesus meets His sorrowful mother?
This Roman emperor convened the first ecumenical council in Nicea in 325.
Who is Constantine I?
On April 27, 2014, these two Popes were canonized in the same ceremony.
Who is Pope St. John Paul II and Pope St. John XXIII?
The oblong vestment worn over the shoulder of priests used to cover the hands when handling the monstrance.
What is a humeral veil?
Ad maiorem Dei gloriam
What is, "For the greater glory of God"?
This sacramental, well known for countless miracles of cures and conversions, is sometimes called a "pocket scapular".
What is the Green Scapular?
The year the "Great Schism" occurred between East and West.
What is 1054?
The eighth pope, Telesphorus, is credited with instigating this Christmas tradition which is still in practice today.
What is midnight Mass?
These are the three ecclesiastical offices allowed to carry out the ablutions of the sacred vessels.
What are the Priest, Deacon, or Acolyte?
Adoro te devote, latens Deitas
What is "I adore Thee, O hidden God"?
In 1905, Pope St. Pius X attached several indulgences to this sacramental staple.
What is the Pardon Crucifix?
This Roman Emperor executed over 3,000 Christians during his reign in the late 3rd and early 4th centuries.
Who is Diocletian?
This canonized Pontiff succeeded St. Peter as the second Pope.
Who is St. Linus?
Priests and religious who are required to pray the Liturgy of the Hours, pray this on All Souls' Day.
What is the Office of the Dead?
Dominus meus et Deus meus
What is, "My Lord and my God"?
This Church-approved devotion was given to the Bl. Alexandrina de Costa in 1949 through a series of apparitions.
What is the First Thursday devotion?
Martin Luther is credited with initiating the Protestant Reformation by writing this infamous document in 1517.
What is the "95 Thesis"?
Cardinal Pacelli occupied the Petrine office in the midst of wartime under this name.
Who is Pope Pius XII?
The Agnus Dei litany accompanies this rite performed by the Celebrant Priest which takes place during the Liturgy of the Eucharist.
What is the Fraction Rite?
Salus extra ecclesiam non est
What is, "There is no salvation outside the Church"?