The Mystery in History
The rock upon whom Christ built his Church; the first pope.
Who is St. Peter?
The patron saint of Alaska.
Who is Saint Thérèse of Lisieux?
This angel appeared to Mary, announcing that she would bear Jesus, the Son of God.
Who is Gabriel?
The first church document released in the current papacy, which was started by Pope Francis and completed by Pope Leo XIV?
What is Dilexi Te?
The six liturgical seasons.
What are Advent, Christmas, Lent, Triduum, Easter, and Ordinary Time?
The religious movement starting in 1517 in which Martin Luther protested against and left the Catholic Church, starting his own branch of Christianity.
What is the Protestant Reformation?
Known as the Angelic Doctor, this saint wrote Summa Theologica - a summary of Catholic theology. He taught: "To one who as faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible."
Who is Saint Thomas Aquinas?
The first five books of the Bible are collectively known as this.
What is the Pentateuch?
The city where Pope Leo XIV was born.
What is Chicago?
The doctrine that the bread and wine consecrated during the Eucharist miraculously change in substance into the actual body and blood of Jesus Christ, while retaining their original appearance, taste, and smell.
What is transubstantiation?
A series of military campaigns launched by the papacy between 1095 and 1291 against Muslim rulers for the recovery and defense of the Holy Land.
What are the Crusades?
An uneducated laywoman, this saint of the Middle Ages was an adviser to popes and was later named a Doctor of the Church. She preached: "All the way to heaven is heaven."
The first miracle performed by Jesus.
What is turning water into wine?
The current bishop of the Anchorage-Juneau diocese.
Who is Bishop Andrew Bellisario?
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The number of hours in the complete Divine Office.
+50 bonus point for each hour you can name by the Latin term.
What are seven hours?
The first ecumenical Council in 325 A.D., which served primarily to combat the Arian heresy that Christ was not fully divine.
What is the Council of Nicaea?
This saint, canonized in 2022, was a French aristocrat and soldier who underwent a profound conversion to Catholicism, becoming a priest and hermit in the Sahara Desert. He was known for his life of radical simplicity and hidden holiness, often remembered through his "Prayer of Abandonment".
Who is Saint Charles de Foucauld?
He built the first temple for the Jewish people.
Who is King Solomon?
The continent in which Catholicism is growing the most rapidly.
What is Africa?
The official collection of ecclesiastical laws, first promulgated by Pope John Paul II in 1983.
What is the Code of Canon Law?
Widely considered as the founding text of Catholic Social Teaching, this 1891 encyclical from Pope Leo XIII primarily addressed the harsh working conditions of the industrial revolution.
What is Rerum Novarum?
A Church Father and bishop in Lyon, France, he taught that "the glory of God is man fully alive."
Who is Saint Irenaeus?
The number of books written by the apostle John.
What is five? (The Gospel of John, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Revelations)
The percentage of Alaskans who identify as Catholic. (Within 10%)
What is 10-15%?
The number of Rites in the Catholic Church. (Within three)
What is 24?