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Old Testament
This is the second book of the Bible
This Jewish woman is the mother of Jesus.
Who is St. Mary?
Deuterocanonical additions to this Old Testament book include the story of Bel and the Dragon.
What is Daniel?
This night-time prayer is the final service in the Daily Office, coming after Evening Prayer.
What is Compline?
This Italian friar is known for loving animals, living in voluntary poverty, and founding the order of the Franciscans.
Who is St. Francis of Assisi?
According to tradition, this Hebrew prophet wrote the first five books of the Bible.
Who is Moses?
One of the original Twelve Apostles, this man betrayed Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane.
This book is named after the disciple and secretary of Jeremiah.
What is Baruch?
This is the year that the most recent edition Book of Common Prayer was adopted by the Episcopal Church
What is 1979?
This French military leader was a teenage girl when she was burned at the stake after being found guilty of heresy.
Who is St. Joan of Arc?
This book is a collection of 150 religious songs.
What is Psalms?
This book describes a series of prophetic visions and is the last book of the Bible.
What is Revelation (or Apocalypse)?
This is the name of two books ("First" and "Second") which describe the Maccabean Revolt.
What is Maccabees?
This 16th-century Archbishop of Canterbury wrote and edited a large portion of the original Book of Common Prayer.
Who is Thomas Cranmer?
According to legend, this patron saint of Ireland banished snakes from the island.
Who is St. Patrick?
This book, named after a major prophet, contains the following famous verse: "'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'" (chapter 29, verse 11)
What is Jeremiah?
Thirteen New Testament epistles are traditionally attributed to this apostle, although many Biblical scholars think he only wrote seven.
Who is St. Paul?
This book is named after a Jewish widow who uses her beauty to assassinate an Assyrian general.
What is Judith?
This is the only book of the Bible included in its entirety in the Book of Common Prayer.
What is Psalms (or the Psalter)?
This 20th-century Albanian-Indian Catholic nun established the Missionaries of Charity.
Who is St. Mother Teresa?
This book contains erotic poetry.
What is the Song of Songs (or the Song of Solomon)?
This book recounts the founding of the early Christian church.
What is Acts?
This book is named after a blind Israelite who gets healed by the Archangel Raphael.
What is Tobit?
The word "AMEN" is printed in all capital letters at the end of this prayer.
What is the Eucharistic Prayer (or the Great Thanksgiving)?
This 13th-century Catholic priest is invoked as the patron saint of finding lost things.
Who is St. Anthony of Padua?