Holy Days of Obligation
December 25th
A representation of a cross with a figure of Jesus on it.
What is a crucifix
Liturgical color for Christmas and Easter
What is white?
The inspiring sister who won the Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the poor of India.
Who is St. Theresa of Calcutta (Mother Theresa)?
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What is the number of commandments?
December 8th
What is Feast of the Immaculate Conception?
The action where we bend our right knee towards the Tabernacle
What is genuflecting?
Liturgical color for Advent and Lent
What is Purple?
This Mexican martyr died in 1928 at the age of 14, shouting 'Viva Cristo Rey!'
Who is José Luis Sánchez del Río?
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What is the number of Apostles?
OR What is the number of tribes of Israel?
August 15th
What is the Assumption of Mary?
Primary book compiling major teachings of the Catholic faith
What is the Catechism of the Catholic Church?
Liturgical color for Ordinary Time
What is Green?
A priest who took the place of a condemned prisoner in Auschwitz in WWII.
Who is St. Maximillian Kolbe?
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What is the number of sacraments?
November 1st
What is All Saints Day?
A liturgical vessel used to display Jesus in the Eucharist for adoration.
What is a monstrance?
Liturgical color for Good Friday and Pentecost
What is red?
This saint was the first non-Italian Pope in 456 years
Who is Pope Saint John Paul II?
40 days and 40 nights
What is the number of days it rained while Noah was in the ark?
January 1st
The Feast of Mary the Mother of God
Term for the changing of bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Jesus at the point of consecration in the Mass.
What is Transubstantiation?
Liturgical color for Gaudete and Laetare Sunday
What is pink?
This Italian Capuchin friar bore the stigmata and bilocated during his life (recorded to be in two different places at the same time)
Who is Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio)?
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What is the number of Hail Mary's prayed in a Rosary?