St. Joseph's Quiz - St Joseph's Year 2020 Dec 8 to 2021 Dec 8

Will You Opt Passing Emotions or stable relations? St Joseph Opted for stable relation

1. Year of adding St Joseph to the list of Saints :     1726

2. Who added St Joseph to the list of Saints : Pope Benedict XIII

3. Who ordered to celebrate feast of St Joseph : Pope Gregorius XV

4. Who declared St Joseph as patron saint of Catholic Church : Pope Pius IX

5. Year in which St Joseph was declared as patron saint of Catholic Church : 1870

6. Feast day of St Joseph : March 19

7.  Feast of St. Joseph the Worker : May 1

8. Why do images of St. Joseph show him holding a lily? :  The lily is a sign of St. Joseph’s purity

9. What was St. Joseph’s occupation? Carpenter

10. When Joseph wanted to divorce Mary quietly, Angel Gabriel came to him. How did the angel appear to him?     While he was sleeping / in a dream

11.What title of Joseph that we celebrate on the 1 st of May?   : Saint Joseph the worker

12. Did St. Joseph witness Jesus’ death on the Cross?    No

13.St. Joseph is known as the …………… saint.    :     Silent

14.  How does the Bible describe St. Joseph? :   A just man/ a righteous man

15. . St. Joseph is patron saint of all of the following, except;                a. Fathers b. The Universal Church c. Beekeepers d. Manual laborers    :          Ans : Beekeepers 

16.  St. Joseph was known as a patron of :     Peaceful death

17. In the gospels how many times is the name of St. Joseph mentioned?   14 times

18. Which Pope declared St. Joseph as the patron of the Universal Church?     Pope Pius IX

19. Name the Gospel in which name of St. Joseph is not mentioned?  Mark

20. At the time of his betrothal to Mary, St. Joseph was most likely to be -      a. Old and gray-haired   b. a widower        c. a strong young man      d. a middle aged man              Ans : a strong young man

21. . In what way does Joseph, Son of Jacob, from the book of Genesis, prefigure Saint Joseph? a. They shared the same name. b. They received special messages through dreams. c. They saved their families by bringing them to Egypt. d. All of the above           Ans : All the above

22. Name the Gospel in which Jesus is mentioned as “Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth”?  John

23.The total number of generations from Abraham to Messiah .....     42

24. St. Joseph descended from the house and family of …… David

25.Name the angel who appeared to St. Joseph : Gabriel

26.  How old was Jesus when St. Joseph and Mary lost and found him in the temple?   12 years

27.Where did St. Joseph go when he returned from Egypt?    Nazareth

28. Who blessed St. Joseph and Mary at the temple?     Simeon and Anna

29. Where did St. Joseph and Mary go to get enrolled?     Bethlehem

30. What is St. Joseph’s father’s name according to the Gospel of St. Matthew?    Jacob

31,  In which Gospel is St. Joseph presented as “a just man/ a righteous man”?  MATHEW

32.To whom was St. Joseph betrothed?  Mary

33. Where did St. Joseph go when Herod wants to kill Jesus?   Ejypt

34. Which ancient Christmas carol was written about St. Joseph?     Cherry Tree Carol

35.  The year of St. Joseph was proclaimed to recall   :  150th anniversary of the declaration of St. Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church

36. In which year did Pope Pius IX declared St. Joseph as the patron of the Universal Church?    1870

37. Pope Francis practices this devotion to St. Joseph;   : Slips prayer notes under a statue of St. Joseph so St. Joseph can “Sleep on them”.

38. Who declared the “Year of St. Joseph”?   Pope Francis

39.  Name the Apostolic Letter related to year of St. Joseph : PATRIS CORDE ( With a father's heart )

40. Duration of St. Joseph’s year is  from 2020 December 8 to 2021 December 8

41. What title did Pope Pius IX give to St. Joseph?  Patron of the Universal Church

42. In Patris Corde Pope Francis describes St. Joseph with 7 titles  ( 1. A beloved father ,  2. A tender and loving father,  3. An obedient father,   4. An accepting father ,  5. A creatively courageous father ,  6. A working father ,  7. A father in the shadows )  Read Patris Corde from vatican.va

43. In 1870 Pope Pius IX issued the decree "Quemadmodum Deus", proclaiming Saint Joseph Patron of the Holy Catholic Church.