St. Francis de Sales & Friendship
Charity
Who was Christ's "beloved" apostle?
St. John
Who King David's close friend in the bible?
Jonathan, son of Saul
True or False: St. Francis says if we begin a purse friendship here it will endure forever in heaven.
At whose death did Christ weep?
Lazarus
Which is St. Paul's epistles says this:
"Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing."
?
1 Thessalonians 5:11
"...Of spiritual friendship that binds souls together, leading them to share devotions and spiritual interests, so as to have but one _____ between them."
Who found Jesus' tomb empty?
Mary Magdalene (along with Mary, mother of James, and Salome)
What book of the Old Testament states this:
"Faithful friends are a sturdy shelter; whoever finds one finds a treasure."
?
Sirach or Ecclesiasticus (6:17)
Why does St. Francis say we "form" friendships instead of something else?
Because friends are those we deliberately choose (versus the "natural bonds to relations, connections, benefactors or neighbors")
Which three apostles often stuck to Jesus closer than the others?
Peter, James and John
How many friends did Job have in his time of sorrow?
Three friends (Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar)
St. Francis says that Christ loved which four people especially? (excluding his mother)
St. John, Lazarus, Martha and Magdalene
Who is Christ's "bride"?
The Church
Which apostles wrote this:
"Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends."
?
John (15:13)