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1. Who was not a significant early promoter of the Sacred Heart Devotion?
A. St. Gertrude (d.1302)
B. St. Mechtilde (d.1298)
C. St. John Eudes (1601-1680)
D. St. Simon Stock
2. Find the incorrect statement about St. Margaret Mary Alocoque...
A. She had four major apparitions of Jesus between Dec. 27, 1673 and June 16, 1675
B. She was a sister in of the Visitation order in Paray-le-Monial, France
C. She was the primary individual used in the actual spread of the devotion around the world
D. She is the principle source for modern devotional practices of the Sacred Heart
3. What statement is false about the St. Margaret Mary's first vision of December 27, 1673?
A. Jesus took her heart and 'plunged' it into His flaming heart of love
B. She saw flames, and a sword piercing the heart of Jesus
C. She was given the mission to spread the devotion of the Sacred Heart to all men
D. She was before the Blessed Sacrament when the vision took place
4. Find the false statement about the second apparition on the first Friday of January, 1674:
A. The flames purified the heart of bitterness caused Jesus by the humiliation, poverty, pains and scorn of men
B. Jesus said he wanted the image of His Heart, exposed, to be honored by the Church
C. The devotion was the last effort of His love to draw men from Satan's empire
D. The heart was transparent on a throne of flames, surrounded by a crown of thorns, with a cross implanted in the top
5. What was not revealed in the third apparition on July 2, 1674:
A. Jesus said that ingratitude and contempt of men hurt him more than the Passion
B. He asked the Saint for a Holy Hour of reparation for sin from 11pm-midnight on Thursdays
C. The Communion of Reparation on First Fridays was commanded
D. All who emulate the Holy Hour will partake of the sorrow of the Garden of Olives, just as St. Margaret Mary did
6. The fourth vision, on June 16, 1675, did not mention:
A. A request that a feast honoring the Sacred Heart be established on the first Friday after Corpus Christi (in June)
B. An act of reparation and Holy Communion on that day should be offered as atonement for outrages against the exposed Eucharist on the altars of the Church
C. Those who participate will receive a bountiful influence of Divine love from the Sacred Heart
D. Jesus is more hurt by those who don't know Him at all than by those who know him but who act with irreverence and coldness toward Him
7. Who was not instrumental in spreading St. Margaret Mary's revelations:
A. St. Claude de la Colombiere, her spiritual director, whom Jesus mentioned as 'His servant'
B. Fr. Jean Croiset, who wrote a book under the direction of St. Margaret Mary: Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
C. Pope Leo III who consecrated the world to the Sacred Heart in 1899
D. Fr. Henri Ramiere who spread the devotion worldwide through the Apostleship of Prayer
8. What is not an object of the devotion to the Sacred Heart:
A. The human heart of Jesus symbolizing His humanity
B. The heart of Jesus itself as separate and distinct from His complete body
C. The spiritual heart of Jesus representing His great love for us
D. His entire inner life/person (virtues, emotions, etc.)
9. The goals of the devotion include all but one of the following:
A. To show our love for Him, particularly in order to console Him
B. To do something the Church approves of, even though Jesus never asked for the particular devotion to be established
C. Reparation for the ingratitude, coldness, contempt and indifference of men toward Him
D. To win souls to and through His love as symbolized by His heart
10. What is not one of the 'three streams that flow from the treasure-house of heaven' explained by St. Margaret Mary:
A. Justice for the oppressed
B. Mercy for sinners
C. Love and light toward perfect souls
D. Charity
11. What is not one of the three benefits sited by Pope Pius IX in 1875 concerning the Sacred Heart:
A. Refuge against spiritual dangers
B. Forgiveness of sins
C. Strength of the soul in time of troubles in the Church
D. Solace and hope in the midst of affilictions
12. Which practice was not directly recommended by St. Margaret Mary:
A. Consecration to the Sacred Heart "giving of oneself totally and freely to Him"
B. Holy Hour on Thursdays, and a communion of reparation every First Friday
C. Home enthronement of an image or statue of the Sacred Heart with a family consecration
D. Establishment of the Feast of the Sacred Heart the first Friday after Corpus Christi
13. What is not a goal of frequent Masses and communions of reparation:
A. To honor those Saints and others who have promoted devotion to the Sacred Heart
B. For reparation and atonement for sins against the Sacred Heart, particularly those offenses against the Eucharist on the Altar
C. As a thanksgiving for the Sacred Heart
D. To make devotion to the Sacred Heart more widely known and practiced
14. The Holy Hour on Thursday evenings gains a plenary indulgence with three of these conditions:
A. Praying and meditating in honor and memory of Christ's agony in the Garden of Gethsemane
B. Confession, communion and prayer for the Pope's intentions on Thursday or Friday
C. To be a member of the Apostleship of Prayer or an Archconfraternity of the Holy Hour, or to publicly carry out the devotion with others in a Church
D. To carry out the devotion with two or more individuals any setting (home, office, Church, etc.)
15. What is not an appropriate practice associated with the First Friday devotion:
A. Mass and a Communion in the spirit of Reparation
B. Meditation/reading on the Sacred Heart, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, and devotions as an Act of Reparation (Litany of the Sacred Heart or Way of the Cross)
C. To renew that Consecration to the Sacred Heart and participate in a Thursday Holy Hour the night before
D. To go to Confession within 8 days of the Holy Hour and communion
16. What is not one of the other practices associated with the Sacred Heart:
A. To abstain from meat on Fridays as a continuation of St. Margaret Mary's personal practice
B. Wearing of a Sacred Heart scapular or medal
C. Observing the month of June to honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus, sometimes beginning a novena on the eve of Corpus Christi
D. Frequent Communions of Reparation, and placing an image or statue of the Sacred Heart in the home (often as part of a 'home enthronement' ceremony
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