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I am Raphael, one of the seven angels who stand and serve before the Glory of the Lord.
What is Tobit? (Tobit 12:15)
His Confessions and The City of God rank among the most influential works in Christian history.
Who is Augustine?
Founded in the sixteenth century by a former soldier from Spain, this order became known for its missionaries, educational institutions, and the Spiritual Exercises of its founder.
What are the Jesuits (Society of Jesus)?
Robert Prevost
Who is Pope Leo XIV?
After Adam and Eve were expelled from Eden, God placed cherubim and this weapon at the entrance to guard the way to the tree of life.
What is a flaming sword?
He then took up a collection among all his soldiers... which he sent to Jerusalem to provide for an expiatory sacrifice... Thus he made atonement for the dead that they might be absolved from their sin.
What is 2 Maccabees? (2 Maccabees 12:43, 46)
Known as "The Little Flower," this French saint wrote Story of a Soul and developed the spirituality of the "Little Way."
Who is Thérèse of Lisieux?
This order is known for its tradition of preaching and theology, and produced such Doctors of the Church as Thomas Aquinas and Albert the Great.
What are the Dominicans (Order of Preachers)?
Karol Wojtyła
Who is Pope John Paul II?
This descendant of Seth "walked with God," and Genesis says that God took him rather than allowing him to experience ordinary death.
Who is Enoch?
Jerusalem, take off your robe of mourning and misery; put on forever the splendor of glory from God
What is Baruch? (Baruch 5:1)
This sixteenth-century Spanish mystic and Carmelite reformer authored The Interior Castle and The Way of Perfection.
Who is Teresa of Ávila?
This contemplative order includes such saints as John of the Cross and Thérèse of Lisieux and is known for its tradition of mystical prayer.
What are the Carmelites?
Giovanni Montini
Who is Pope Paul VI?
This man, grandfather of Noah, is said to have lived 969 years, the longest lifespan recorded in Scripture.
Who is Methuselah?
Let us lie in wait for the righteous one, because he is annoying to us; ... For if the righteous one is the son of God, God will help him and deliver him from the hand of his foes.
What is Wisdom? (Wisdom 2:12,18)
This Archbishop of Constantinople was nicknamed "Golden-Mouthed" for his preaching.
Who is John Chrysostom?
This reform movement within the Franciscan family is recognized by its brown habit with a long hood and includes St. Padre Pio among its members.
What are the Capuchins?
Giuseppe Sarto
Who is Pope Pius X?
These mysterious beings are mentioned in Genesis as existing before the Flood, described as the offspring of "the sons of God" and "the daughters of men."
Who are the Nephilim?
Those who eat of me will hunger still, those who drink of me will thirst for more. Whoever obeys me will not be put to shame, and those who serve me will never go astray.
What is Sirach? (Sirach 24:21-22)
This seventh-century Spanish bishop compiled the Etymologiae, the medieval world's most influential encyclopedia.
Who is Isidore of Seville?
This reform of Benedictine monasticism, named after an abbey in France, became associated with figures such as St. Bernard of Clairvaux and a strict return to the monastic ideal.
What are the Cistercians?
Rodrigo Borgia
Who is Pope Alexander VI?
This descendant of Cain is remembered in Genesis as "the ancestor of all who forge instruments of bronze and iron."
Who is Tubalcain?