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St. Nicholas
Holy Spirit
Prayer Forms
Liturgical Year
100
What popular holiday figure is based on the true story of Saint Nicholas?
Santa Claus
100
Which teacher is expecting a baby?
Mrs. Limpert
100
What group of women at our school will lift up your prayer intentions?
Moms In Prayer
100
What season is Ash Wednesday the beginning of?
Lent
200
What did Nicholas give the poor man with 3 daughters?
Bags of gold for a dowry.
200
When is this year's Christmas concert? (date and times)
Next Thursday, December 13th at 2:00 and 7:00.
200
What is a prayer circle with an intricate design that you can draw or color to focus your prayer?
A mandala
200
How many days after Easter is Pentecost?
50
300
What miraculous thing happened when Nicholas was sailing during a terrible storm?
He prayed and the seas became calm.
300
What encouraging message does Ms. Lenoch or the 8th grade reader give after morning prayer?
Work hard.
300
What is a one-pathway "maze" that can be walked, to "center" your prayer and go to the core of your spirituality.
A prayer labyrinth
300
Besides the Triduum, on what 2 occasions will the priest wear a red chasuble?
Pentecost and feast days of martyrs
400
Nicholas was the bishop of which city?
Myra
400
Name two of our lunchroom workers (cooks and servers).
Mrs. Brandt, Mrs. Cors, Mrs. McCarthy, Mrs. Branson, (and Mrs. Jepson)
400
What words do we pray at the end of class to bless people who have died?
"May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace."
400
Besides Christmas and Sundays, name and give the date of one of the other five Holy Days of obligation.
Solemnity of Mary = Jan 1 Ascension Thursday = 40 days after Easter Assumption = August 15 All Saints Day = Nov 1 Immaculate Conception = Dec 8
500
Why did Nicholas slap a bishop (Arius) which got him thrown into prison?
Arian heresy (words against the True Faith)
500
When are Home and School Association meetings held?
Second Monday of the month.
500
What prayer form entails reading scripture 3 times, focusing on a different word or phrase that stands out for you?
Lectio Divina
500
How is the date of Easter determined?
The Sunday after the 1st full moon after the vernal equinox.