Quiz Time :-)
- The first week of Advent
- The first moment of Mary’s life in her mother’s womb
- The first moment of Jesus’ life in his mother’s womb
- The Ascension of Christ into heaven
- Easter
- The birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- It is a teaching that all Catholics must believe
- It is a teaching we can choose to believe if we feel it will enhance our personal faith
- It is a teaching your local bishop may or may not choose to emphasize
- Fatima, Portugal
- Guadalupe, Mexico
- Lourdes, France
- The Immaculate Conception is not specifically mentioned in Scripture
- It’s in the book of Luke like most of the other information we get about Mary.
- You can find it in the Old Testament
- The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
- The Solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord, Jesus Christ
- Ash Wednesday
- A memorial
- A feast
- A solemnity
ANSWERS:
A. 2 (Answer here)
B. 3 (Grownups – having the answer to #1, you will have no trouble figuring out this one)
C. 1 (Answer)
D. Lourdes, France
E. Actually, all are correct. While you won’t find the phrase “Immaculate Conception” in the Bible (or for that matter anything else about Mary’s childhood), you have read about the angel who addressed her by saying, “Hail, full of grace.” (Luke 1:28) The Church has long held that the only way she could be “full” of grace was to be completely empty of sin. This was officially proclaimed as dogma in 1854 by Pope Pius IX. It is believed that this wondrous event is foreshadowed in Genesis 3:15 which is the first place that mentions the mother of the Redeemer.
F. 2 (Answer)
G. 3
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December 6, 2009 at 11:16 pm
I think part of the reason it’s confusing for some people is that #1, the gospel reading on this Feast Day is the account of the Annunciation (Gabriel visiting Mary and telling her she’s with child) which is applicable to the Church’s teaching (“Hail Mary”) but can still confuse the issue. And #2, Protestant traditions, in error, call the conception of Jesus in Mary’s womb “The Immaculate Conception”. Great idea posting this quiz. It’s always good to refresh the facts.