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1. Church Trivia

What is a celebret?

• a) the document of recommendation from a bishop stating that a priest is in good standing and able to celebrate the sacraments.

• b) the bishop’s ring

• c) the white, loose, large-sleeved shirt-like vestment that clerics wear over a cassock

• d) the book of official church blessings

2. Church in Hawaii

In 1962, this was the last Catholic parish to close on Oahu.

• a) St. James, Halawa

• b) Sacred Heart, Moanalua

• c) St. Agnes, Kakaako

• d) St. Clare, Liliha

3. Saints

St. John Leonardi (feast day: Oct. 9) was a priest who lived in post-Reformation Italy. He founded the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD), co-founded the Society for the Propagation for the Faith, and started this small religious order.

• a) The Leonardites
• b) Clerks Regular of the Mother of God
• c) Brothers of John the Baptist
• d) The Confraternity of Jesus

4. Current Events (answer found in this issue)

Six sisters from the Monastery of Our Lady of Charity and Refuge in Arkansas were excommunicated by the Catholic Church in September for their involvement in this Quebec-based schismatic association. The group is also known as the Community of the Lady of All Nations.

• a) The Army of Mary
• b) Mary’s Helpmates
• c) Quebec Believers
• d) The Second Coming of Mary

5. Sin & Virtue

Who is the patron saint of drug addiction?

• a) St. Morphinus
• b) St. Isadore
• c) St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
• d) St. Maximilian Kolbe

6. Hawaii’s Beatified

Where was Blessed Marianne Cope serving as a hospital administrator before coming to Hawaii in 1883?

• a) Springfield, Mass.
• b) Syracuse, N.Y.
• c) Scranton, Pa.
• d) Steubenville, Ohio

7. Picture

Traditional nun habits often include this piece of white fabric covering the head, neck, and ears and worn below a veil.

• a) wimple
• b) scapular
• c) head cloth
• d) cowl

8. Creed

Why is the word “catholic,” in the phrase in the Apostles’ Creed “holy catholic church,” not capitalized?

• a) In the time of the Apostles, words were not capitalized
• b) The church did not want to offend the Protestant churches that use the creed
• c) It was originally a typographical error by a Irish monk transcribing the Book of Kells and has since become a cherished vestige of Catholic tradition
• d) The word “catholic” does not refer specifically to the Roman Catholic Church but means “universal”

9. Devotions

St. Faustina Kowalska was the founder of this Catholic devotion, to which Bishop Larry Silva dedicated the Diocese of Honolulu in 2006.

• a) the Rosary
• b) the Divine Mercy
• c) Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
• d) the Infant Jesus of Prague

10. Sacraments

What is an ordo?

• a) a meeting place sanctioned for a Eucharistic celebration when a church is not available
• b) another name for a confessional
• c) an annual manual for Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours, including feast days, liturgical seasons and colors, and a clergy necrology
• d) the order of the succession of popes

11. Theology

Who is not an archangel?

• a) Raphael
• b) Gabriel
• c) Michael
• d) Gamaliel

12. Scripture

How many Wisdom Books are there in the Bible?

• a) 4
• b) 1
• c) 7
• d) Trick question. There is no such categorization!

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