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Think you have what it takes to name these special Catholic celebrations? Take this quiz now to test your knowledge of the many important days in the church.
What is the name of the Catholic feast day that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ?
Palm Sunday
Holy Thursday
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday typically falls in March or April. Easter Sunday begins the 50 days of Easter.
Good Friday
The Sunday before Easter Sunday is known as ________ Sunday.
Precious
Patient
Palm
Palm Sunday celebrates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem from the desert.
Peter's
Also known as The Lord's Passion, this is the day in which Catholics reflect on the suffering and death of Jesus Christ...
Easter Sunday
Good Friday
Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. It is the Friday immediately preceding Easter Sunday.
Christmas Eve
Pentecost
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Forty days after Easter Sunday is known as _________ Thursday.
Fortieth
Holy
Ascension
Ascension of Christ, or Ascension Thursday, is the day in which Catholics and Christians alike celebrate the ascension of Jesus into Heaven.
Assumption
_________ is celebrated on the 50th day after Easter when the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles.
Fiftieth Sunday
May Day
Assumption Sunday
Pentecost
Pentecost is also called Whitsunday. It is said the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 2:1-31).
On January 6th, Catholics celebrate Three Kings Day which is also known as the Feast of the _______.
Christ
Epiphany
Observed by Christians, the Epiphany is a feast day that celebrates the revelation of God incarnate as Jesus Christ. It is also known as Theophany.
King
Magi
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On which day do Catholics celebrate and remember The Last Supper?
Good Friday
Holy Thursday
Holy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus with the Apostles. It is the fifth day of Holy Week.
The Assumption
Christmas Eve
Following Halloween, this Catholic feast day is on November 1st each year...
All Saints Day
Also known as All Hallows' Day, All Saints Day celebrates and honors all the saints, known and unknown.
All Hallows' Eve
Christ the King
Immaculate Conception
When is the Feast of All Souls' Day celebrated?
October 31st
November 2nd
All Souls Day commemorates the souls of Christians who have died. Christians tend to remember their deceased relatives on this day.
December 31st
December 25th
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Catholics on the Emerald Isle celebrate this Patron Feast Day on March 17th...
St. James' Day
St. Patrick's Day
Along with mass in the morning, many Irish Catholics will celebrate this feast day with parades, Irish soda bread, potato soup and green beer!
St. Margaret's Day
The Immaculate Conception
To whom are the 31 days of the month of May dedicated?
Jesus
Joseph
Elizabeth
Mary
Catholics and Christians alike celebrate Mary, the mother of Jesus, throughout the entire month of May. Young boys and girls also make their First Holy Communion during the month of May.
This Saint is known as the Little Flower and her feast day is celebrated on October 1st with lots of roses...
St. Therese of Lisieux
On the feast day of St. Therese, roses are traditionally blessed and given to the sick, elderly or other special-needs parishioners. Roses are a symbol of St. Therese.
St. Margaret
St. Anne
St. Agnes
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What is the name of the feast which celebrates the Blessed Virgin Mary conceived without sin?
Holy Saturday
Christmas
Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception is celebrated on December 8th each year. It is a holy day of obligation in the Catholic church.
Feast of Mary
Many Italian Catholics celebrate the Feast of St. _________ of Padua which falls on June 13 each year.
Paolo
Matthew
Anthony
St. Anthony of Padua was born Fernando Martins de Bulhoes in 1195. He was born in Lisbon, Portugal and died in 1231 in Padua, Italy.
George
Catholics and Christians around the world celebrate the birth of Christ on this day...
New Year's Day
Christmas Day
Christmas Day is a holy day of obligation for Catholics. It is required that Catholics receive Communion on this day.
Labor Day
Assumption
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New Year's Day, or January 1st, is known as the Feast of _______.
Mary
Mary receives special adoration from Catholics on January 1st - not to be confused with the month of May which is dedicated in its entirety to her.
God
Jesus
Joseph
What is the season of 40 days leading up to Easter known as?
Advent
Lent
Many Catholics will offer up a Lenten sacrifice during those 40 days.
Obligation
Summer
What is the name of the day which begins the 40 days of Lent?
Holy Sunday
Palm Sunday
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday can fall as early as February 4th or as late as March 10th. Lent represents the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert where he was tempted by Satan.
Holy Wednesday
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What is the name of the feast which celebrates both the body and soul of Mary taken up into Heaven?
Feast of Candelmas
The Assumption of Mary
The Assumption of Mary is celebrated on August 15th each year. She was so holy that she was assumed fully into heaven upon her death.
Christmas Eve
Passion Sunday
Which feast day celebrates the close of the Christmas season?
New Year's Day
Christmas Day
The Baptism of Christ
The Baptism of Christ is the feast day which commemorates Jesus' baptism in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. It is now celebrated on the Sunday following the Epiphany.
New Year's Eve
On this special feast day, white beeswax candles are blessed during or after mass...
Feast of Candlemas
The Feast of Candlemas is also known as the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is celebrated on February 2nd.
Ash Wednesday
Palm Sunday
Christ the King Day
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March 19th celebrates ________, the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
St. Jude
St. Joseph
The Feast of St. Joseph is celebrated annually on March 19th. It is the Patron Feast day for Poland and Canada. It also serves as Father's Day in some Catholic countries, such as Spain and Italy.
St. Andrew
St. Robert
On which day is the Great Easter Vigil held?
Palm Sunday
Holy Thursday
Holy Saturday
Also called the Paschal Vigil or simply Easter Vigil, this service is held between sunset on Holy Saturday and sunrise on Easter Day.
Holy Wednesday
Hispanic Catholics celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of _________ about two weeks before Christmas every year.
Honduras
Guatemala
Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe is also known in Spanish as Virgen de Guadalupe - the Blessed Virgin Mary's title.
Passion
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What is the name of the season which precedes Christmas?
Lent
Assumption
Advent
Advent represents the 'coming' of Jesus Christ. The season prepares for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus.
Spring
This is the name of the feast celebrated 60 days after Easter.
Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi is also called Corpus Domini. It is celebrated 60 days after Easter or the Sunday immediately following.
Benediction
Assumption
Christ the King
On which day is the Solemnity of St. Peter and St. Paul commemorated?
December 25th
August 15th
June 29th
This feast commemorates the martyrdom of the apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul. They were martyred in Rome.
December 8th
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July 26th celebrates the Feast of St. _______, the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and grandmother of Jesus.
St. Paula
St. Anne
The Feast of St. Anne is celebrated on July 26th according to the Western Christian Calendar, and on July 25th on the Eastern Christian Calendar.
St. Agnes
St. Agatha
September 8th celebrates the Nativity of _______, as she was born without sin.
Mary Magdalene
Elizabeth
Mary
Mary's birth, by her mother Saint Anne, is known as the Nativity of Mary or the Birth of the Virgin Mary.
Anne
July 26th is the feast day of St. ________, the father of the Blessed Mother Mary.
James
Luke
Matthew
Joachim
The first mention of Joachim and Anne appear in the apocryphal Gospel of James. They are not mentioned in the Bible.
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Celebrated on June 24th, the Feast of St. ____________ celebrates he who baptized Jesus Christ.
Elijah
Judas
John the Baptist
John the Baptist was born in the late 1st century BC.The Church of St. John the Baptist is a major shrine in Jerusalem.
Peter
This patron saint of travelers is celebrated on July 25th, the feast day of ________.
St. Christopher
A martyr, St. Christopher is believed to have died circa 251 in Asia Minor. He is believed to have carried a child across a river before the child revealed himself as Christ.
St. Anthony
St. Andrew
St. Bernard
Known as the patron saint of animals, as well as the country of Italy, this saint's feast day is celebrated on October 4th.
St. Bartholomew
St. Francis of Assisi
Born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone in or around 1191, St. Francis of Assisi is associated with Italy, as well as animals and the natural environment.
St. John
St. Luke
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An influential philosopher, theologian and the patron saint of academics, this saint is celebrated annually on January 28th...
St. Kevin
St. Patricia
St. Thomas Aquinas
Born in the Kingdom of Sicily in 1225, Tommaso d'Aquino died on March 7, 1274 in the Papal States.
St. Andrew
Canonized on April 27, 2014, this Saint served as Pope of the Catholic Church from 1978 - 2005. His feast day is celebrated on October 22nd.
Pope Benedict
Pope Francis
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II was born Karol Jozef Wojtyla in Wadowice, Poland in 1920. His motto was Totus Tuus (totally yours).
Pope Peter IV
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