Dear Quizmanians, It is hard to believe another Advent has arrived. This year’s season is mighty short, with only one day between the fourth Sunday and Christmas. So let’s make the best of it!

1. Feast Day Question

The Solemnity of Christ the King is celebrated on the last Sunday of Ordinary Time (this year it was on Nov. 25). But before the reform of the Roman Calendar in 1969, when was the feast day celebrated?

• a) on the Sunday before Thanksgiving
• b) on the last Sunday of October
• c) two Sundays before the start of Advent
• d) the week after Easter

2. Saints

This fourth century bishop-saint (feast day: Dec. 6) was the predecessor of a now popular and commercialized holiday icon.

• a) St. Valentine
• b) St. Easterian
• c) St. Nicholas
• d) St. Januarius

3. Hawaii’s Beatified

Where was Father Damien ordained a priest?

• a) Honolulu, Hawaii
• b) Brussels, Belgium
• c) Paris, France
• d) aboard ship on the way to Hawaii

4. Scripture

What book of the bible, attributed to the apostle John, is full of symbolic and allegorical language and speaks of a vision of a new heaven and earth?

• a) Daniel
• b) Colossians
• c) Wisdom
• d) Revelation

5. Church Trivia

Maranatha is the Aramaic word for what?

• a) bitter fate
• b) Glory to God
• c) Come, Lord Jesus
• d) peanut butter

6. Picture

This stiff, ridged, square hat was worn by clergy at Tridentine Masses in pre-Vatican II days. It is still worn today but usually by cardinals and bishops and it is now optional for a priest to wear at a Latin Mass. The color of the hat denotes a clergy’s rank.

• a) biretta
• b) galero
• c) zuchetto
• d) mitre

7. Theology

What does parousia mean?

• a) It is an infectious disease that afflicts sinners.
• b) The Greek word for “presence,” it means the Second Coming of Christ.
• c) When a person is temporarily paralyzed by the Holy Spirit.
• d) Speaking prophetic words.

8. Religious Orders

This congregation of women religious was founded by Josephine Potel in Paris, France, in 1824 with a mission of caring for the sick and dying. Their name means “good help.”

• a) Notre Dame Sisters
• b) Marie Auxiliatrice Sisters
• c) Les Filles de la Charité
• d) Bon Secours Sisters

9. Current Events

A possible solution to the controversial practice of using embryonic stem cells for research was announced on Nov. 20 by scientists, who said they found a way to reprogram this kind of human cell to be used in the same way as embryonic stem cells, but without having to create or destroy embryos.

• a) skin cells
• b) liver cells
• c) brain cells
• d) blood cells

10. Sacraments

What is the minimum number of times a Catholic should confess a serious sin through the Sacrament of Reconciliation each year?

• a) during both the Advent and Lenten seasons
• b) one time
• c) four times
• d) There is no minimum number.

11. Church in Hawaii

What is the oldest Catholic lay organization in Hawaii?

• a) Filipino Catholic Clubs
• b) Young Ladies Institute
• c) Holy Name Society
• d) Catholic Women’s Guild

12. Sin & Virtue

The virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance are called what?

• a) old-fashioned virtues
• b) theological virtues
• c) cardinal or moral virtues
• d) venial virtues

Answers: 1) b  2) c  3) a  4) d  5) c  6) a  7) b  8) d  9) a  10) b  11) d  12) c