Posted on 10/27/2007 10:15:15 AM PDT by Salvation
1. I am the apostle to the Gentiles whose letters you read in the Bible.
2. I am the first American citizen to be canonized whose work among the immigrants gave me the title of 'Patron of All Immigrants.'
3. I am the Carmelite saint whose "Little Way" shows us how offering joys and sorrows daily can make us a great saint.
4. I am the foster father of Christ and the patron of a happy death.
5. I am the cousin of Jesus who prepared the way for the Lord.
6. I am the woman who offered my veil to wipe Jesus' face when He was carrying His cross.
7. I am the apostle chosen by Christ to be head of His Church.
8. I am the missionary who made Ireland famous for its piety and learning.
9. I am the beloved apostle and the writer of the fourth gospel.
10. I am the cousin of the Blessed Virgin Mary whose baby was Presanctified.
11. I am the patron saint of music because I sang the praises of God while I was cruelly put to death.
12. I am the modern day saint who chose martyrdom rather than to be impure.
13. I am the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the grandmother of Jesus.
14. I am the valiant young girl who led France to victory over England and then suffered death by being burned at the stake.
15. I am the 'Little Poverino' whose order is now the largest in the world and who so resembled Christ in my life that I was privileged to bear His sacred wounds in my own body.
16. I am the 'Wonder Worker' of Padua and a Doctor of the Church.
17. I am the Patron saint of schools who was once called the Dumb Ox by my classmates but who wrote many treatises on the faith. My teacher was St. Albert the Great.
18. I am the saint who reformed the Carmelite Order and who became the first woman Doctor of the Church.
19. I am the simple parish priest who was tormented by the devil because my great sanctity brought my people closer to God.
20. I am the Visitation nun to whom Jesus appeared showing His Sacred Heart and to whom He delivered His message of love and plea for reparation.
Choices:
| St. Peter | St. Therese of Lisieux |
| St. Anthony | St. Joan of Arc |
| St. Elizabeth | St. Anne |
| St. John the Baptist | St. John the Apostle |
| St. Margaret Mary | St. Patrick |
| St. Maria Goretti | St. Paul |
| St. Teresa of Avila | St. Cecilia |
| St. Elizabeth Ann Seton | St. John Vianney |
| St. Joseph | St. Thomas Aquinas |
| St. Francis Assisi | St. Veronica |
* 20 point bonus for those who know the century in which their saint lived.
* 5 points for each piece of information you know about your saint.
Catholic participation only, please.
This would be neat to print off and have for an activity on the Eve of All Hallows instead of dressing up as monsters, etc. for Halloween. Thus, bringing the real meaning back into the day.
FWIW, our Church is also having a vigil Mass! Great for families!
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“Catholic participation only, please.”
Including Catholics of the Orthodox persuasion, I presume! :)
Sorry about that.
Religion Moderator:
Could you please change that to Catholic/Orthodox Caucus please.
Neat little quiz for the children, though!
I’ll use this for my tenth grade RE class.
Great thought. But I was thinking more along the 4th or 5th grade.
Have the high schoolers really missed out on that much learning?
Pray for Religious Edcuation!
Neat quiz! When our son was searching Saints for a Confirmation name, we ran across St. Isidore of Seville, who is the Patron Saint of Computer Users and the Internet. The search was over; that was just too perfect for him. He’ll be confirmed on Nov. 18th. ;o)
Thanks! I’m surprised that I know so many of them....now I’ll have to quiz the grandkids!
Isidore—I’ll have to tell my son, he just got his master’s in computer science of some sort. Don’t ask me, I don’t understand this stuff. ;-D
This Saint in the Western tradition is known as St. Veronica. But in the Eastern tradition many know her as St. Bernice.
I mean to say they are referring to the same person. St. Veronica = St. Bernice.
We saw a film about St Maria Goretti eons ago when I was a school kid. I guess I was pretty impressed because that year I was St Maria Goretti for halloween. I don’t know if that was a good thing or not. : )
I’m confused between #17 and #19 for St. John Vianney...
17 is St. Thomas Aquinas (13th century?), 19 is St. John Vianney (19th century).
Well, I did quite well, only stumbling on St. Thomas Aquinas.
In addition to teaching on Wednesday nights I chair our parish's RE Board. In my opinion while prayer is great you have to get out there and do it.
Weekly our class touches on current events, some of which I pull off of FR. If you come across good material please pass it along.
Have the high schoolers really missed out on that much learning?
They are all over the place. Some have very little knowledge, some are ready for college theology classes. Depends on the parents.
So where are the answers? :)
Thanks—I shouldn’t have missed it; we used to go to Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve at St. John Vianney parish in a small Missouri town...
You’re welcome. I don’t think I’ve been to a St. John Vianney church, although I’ve been to Mass in some small Missouri towns.
I knew all the saints (good at history). My daughter got 16, I think, without looking at the choices.
Mountain View, Missouri. There’s a very beautiful tinier one in Eminence, St. Sylvester Church. It was built by a St. Louis architect as his first commision, he later became very successful. When he died, he was buried out of the small church he designed and built. Wish I could think of his name.
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