“Our Canadian Saints and Blessed Ones

FAITH KNOWLEDGE QUIZ FOR ADULTS October 18, 2020 O u r C a n a d i a n “ S a i n t s ” a nd “ B l e ss e d O n e s” Msgr. Pat Stilla (Scroll down to the bottom of page 2 for the correct answers) 1. In the Catholic Church, a model Christian who has died is declared a canonized “Saint”: a. if he/she is a martyr or after one miracle takes place through his/her intercession; b. after six proven miracles take place through their intercession; c. if he/she is a martyr or after two miracles take place through his/her intercession; d. if they appear in multiple apparitions to others after their death. 2. In the Catholic Church, a model Christian who has died is beatified (declared, “Blessed”): a. after one proven miracle takes place through their intercession; b. after four proven miracles take place through their intercession; c. after two proven miracles take place through their intercession; d. after three proven miracles take place through their intercesssion. 3. In the Catholic Church, the person named, “The Devil’s Advocate” is: a. an evil person who resists admitting to and repenting of one’s sins; b. an atheist who prints materials aimed at destroying the Church of Christ; c. one who convinces others to worship the Devil, as a god; d. one who opposes declaring a person a Saint in the Church’s Canonization Process. 4. Our Canadian “Saints” and “Blesseds” (apart from the 8 Jesuit Canadian Martyrs) number: a. eighteen; b. ten; c. twenty-three; d. six. 5. Of all our current Canadian “Saints” and “Blesseds”: a. only two were laypersons, the others were clergy or Religious Sisters or Brothers; b. only six were laypersons, the others were clergy or Religious Sisters or Brothers; c. only one was a layperson, the others were clergy or Religious Sisters or Brothers; d. only five were laypersons, the others were clergy or Religious Sisters or Brothers 6. The first Bishop of Québec is a Canadian canonized Saint. His name is: a. St. Francois de Laval; b. St. Hubert du Gaspé ; c. St. Louis Moreau; d. St. Marcel Boisvert 7. Another name often used to identify our Canadian, St. Kateri Tekakwitha is: a. the “Saint of the Ojibway”; b. the “Indigenous Miracle Worker”; c. the “Faith Teacher of the Mohawk Chiefs”; d. the “Lily of the Mohawks”. 8. St. Marguerite d’Youville was a widowed Canadian mother who founded: a. the “Sisters of Notre Dame of Québec”; b. the “Secular Lay Community of the Mothers of Our Lady”; c. the “Sisters of Charity of Montreal” often referred to as “The Grey Nuns”; d. the “Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows”. 9. A Canadian “Blessed” once visited Thunder Bay and blessed a Catholic Church in our City: a. in 1925; b. in 1918; c. in 1930; d. this statement is not true 10. Our Canadian, St. Brother André Bessette (1835-1937) was a Religious Brother of: a. the Order of the “Brothers of St Anne de Beaupré”; b. the Order of “the Holy Cross”; c. the “Jesuit” Orderof St. Ignatius; d. the “Brothers of St. Joseph” Order. 11. Our Canadian, “Blessed” Frédéric Janssoone, who established the Shrine of “Our Lady of the Cape” (Cap-de-la-Madeleine) in Trois Rivières, Québec: a. was a Franciscan priest who had once been a travelling salesman; b. was a convert to the Catholic Faith; c. was once a professional soldier in the Franco-Prussian War; d. was an Oblate priest who had once been a fighter pilot in World War I . 12. Canada’s National Shrine of the Holy Canadian Jesuit Martyrs is: a. the Shrine of “St. John de Brébeuf and Companions” in Kingston, Ontario; b. the Shrine of “St. Marie among the Mohawks ” in Brantford, Ontario; c. the Shrine of “St. Marie among the Hurons”, in Midland, Ontario; d. the Shrine of St. Ignatius of Loyola and the Jesuit Martyrs in Ottawa. CORRECT ANSWERS 1. c.This is why the canonization process takes 7. d. “Lily” is the flower in Christian art that so long after one’s death (often many years). represents chastity and purity. St. Kateri, who 2. a. To be canonized a Saint, one must first be was Mohawk, remained chaste all her life. beatified by the Church and named, “Blessed”. 8. c. They were maliciously nicknamed “Grey 3. d. This person argues that the one who has Nuns” because they helped the poor in the been considered for canonization was not holy streets of Montreal who were “grey” (dirty). enough in life to be named a Saint. 9. b. Blessed Nakita Budka was the Ukrainian 4. a. Six are canonized “Saints” and twelve are Catholic Bishop who blessed the Church of the beatified, “Blesseds”. Transfiguration in 1918 in our City’s ‘East End’. 5. c. As of 2020, St. Kateri Tekakwitha is the 10. b. He was not accepted to join the Order only layperson among the 18 Canadian Saints at first“because of poor health”. He died at and Blesseds to be canonized a Saint. age, 91, outliving those who had rejected him! 6. a. The University in Québec City, which he 11. a. It’s never too late to answer God’s call! originally founded, bears his name: “Laval”. 12. c. The Shrine’s Church is named, St. Joseph..

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