The name of Lazarus’ other sister
Who was Mary?
"Into thy Hands I commit my Spirit!" These are the last words of this man in Luke's Gospel.
Who is Jesus?
Two disciples on the road to this village did not recognize the risen Jesus until he broke bread with them
What is Emmaus?
The name of the type of veneration that is given to saints
What is dulia?
I am the container that stores relics
What is a reliquary?
The name of the war 2 Maccabees
What is the Maccabean revolt?
"I have sinned in betraying innocent blood"
Who is Judas Iscariot?
As his successor Elisha watched, this prophet was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind, after a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared
Who is Elijah?
Martin Luther, at the time, a Catholic priest and an Augustinian Monk, challenged the Catholic Church’s teaching on indulgences on the eve of this modern-day holiday
What is All Hallows' eve?
He is a modern saint who was a great teacher who inspired many youth. He recorded many miracle sites in Italy. He built a website on Eucharistic apparitions. He loved gaming; his PlayStation could be considered this class of relic
What is a Second Class Relic?
Jesus’ miracle before raising Lazarus from the dead, which was referenced by some of the people in the crowd
What is curing the blind?
When Peter asked "Tell me whether you sold the land for so much," this woman gave her last recorded words: "Yes, that is the price"
Who is Sapphira?
Jesus took this twelve-year-old girl by the hand and said “Talitha koum” (“Little girl, arise”), then told her family to give her something to eat. Her father was a synagogue official
Who is Jairus' Daughter?
The Church is generally understood in three states: triumphant for those in heaven, and militant for those on earth. This title refers to those in purgatory
What is the Church Penitent?
According to tradition, this martyr joked, “Turn me over; I’m done on this side!” while being roasted on a gridiron
Who is St. Lawrence?
The books of Maccabees give us the origin of this holiday, the Festival of Lights
What is Hannukah?
"Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom" is the last words recorded of the "good thief" traditionally given this name.
Who is St. Dismas?
His Greek name means “fortunate,” which suited a young man who fell from a third-story window while Paul preached until midnight, and who was picked up dead. Paul embraced him and said, “his life is in him.”
Who is Eutychus?
Most saints have feast days marked on the day of their death or martyrdom, their dies natalis. This saint has an additional feast day marked on the day of his birth, June 24, along with the day of his death
Who is St. John the Baptist?
In 1554, an overly enthusiastic pilgrim reportedly bit off this body part of St. Francis Xavier’s corpse to keep as a relic
What is a toe?
While the 73-book canon was formally dogmatized in 1546 at the Council of Trent, the books of Maccabees were affirmed as early as this council
What is the Council of Rome?
"Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter"
Who is Herodias' daughter?
This pope defined in Munificentissimus Deus that the Blessed Virgin Mary was “assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.” It remains the only time since 1870 that a pope has formally defined a dogma ex cathedra
Who is Pope Pius XII?
The Creed’s line calling the Holy Spirit “the Lord, the giver of life” echoes the breath that revives the bones in Ezekiel 37. The line was added in 381 at this council, since the original Nicene Creed of 325 said only “and in the Holy Spirit.”
What is the First Council of Constantinople?
His feast day, October 21, marks the anniversary of his 1911 wedding to Zita, and his cause is considered a model for Catholic rulers and married couples. This blessed was the last Habsburg to rule
Who is Bl. Karl of Austria?