Catholic Numbers
The number of commandments.
What is 10?
On this day we celebrate the birth of Jesus?
What is Christmas?
Each group of 10 Hail Marys in the Rosary is known by this term.
What is a decade?
The authors of the gospels.
Who are Matthew, Mark, Luke, John?
This color represents ordinary time in the Church calendar.
What is green?
The number of Apostles who followed Jesus.
What is 12?
The 40 days of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving before Easter.
What is Lent?
He is the current Pope.
Who is Pope Leo XIV?
This special place in a Catholic church holds the consecrated Eucharist.
What is the Tabernacle?
This color symbolizes the Holy Spirit and is worn on Pentecost and feasts of martyrs.
What is red?
The number of sacraments in the Catholic Church.
What is 7?
The period of time leading up to Christmas?
What is Advent?
This event, where Jesus turned water into wine, is known by this name.
What is the Wedding at Cana?
Before entering a pew, Catholics often do this gesture toward the tabernacle as a sign of respect.
What is genuflecting?
This color, associated with penance and preparation, is used during Advent and Lent.
What is purple?
This is how many days Jesus spent in the desert fasting and being tempted by the devil?
What is 40?
The day when the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles
What is Pentecost?
The two sacraments of healing.
What are Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick?
This is the part of Mass where the priest gives a talk about the Scripture readings.
What is the homily?
This color, symbolizing purity and joy, is worn during Christmas and Easter.
What is White?
The number of books in the Catholic Bible?
What is 73?
In this month we celebrate the feast of the Immaculate Conception.
What is December?
The first and last books of the Bible.
What is Genesis and Revelation?
This man is the current Bishop of our Diocese, and our best friend.
Who is Bishop David Toups?
This color may replace purple on the Third Sunday of Advent and Fourth Sunday of Lent to symbolize joy.
What is Rose?