These are the correct answers to the quiz in an easy-to-print format for additional study. The original letters (A., etc.) are left in order to be able to compare it to the online quiz.
1. Who were significant early promoters of the Sacred Heart Devotion?
A. St. Gertrude (d.1302)
B. St. Mechtilde (d.1298)
C. St. John Eudes (1601-1680)
2. Find the correct statements about St. Margaret Mary Alocoque...
A. She had four major apparitions of Jesus between De
C. 27, 1673 and June 16, 1675
B. She was a sister in of the Visitation order in Paray-le-Monial, France
D. She is the principle source for modern devotional practices of the Sacred Heart
3. What statements are true 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
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. List the true statements about the second apparition on the first Friday of January, 1674:
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 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
6. The fourth vision, on June 16, 1675, mentioned:
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
7. Who was 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
D. Fr. Henri Ramiere who spread the devotion worldwide through the Apostleship of Prayer
8. What are the objects of the devotion to the Sacred Heart:
A. The human heart of Jesus symbolizing His humanity
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:
A. To show our love for Him, particularly in order to console Him
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 are the 'three streams that flow from the treasure-house of heaven' explained by St. Margaret Mary:
B. Mercy for sinners
C. Love and light toward perfect souls
D. Charity
11. What are the three benefits sited by Pope Pius IX in 1875 concerning the Sacred Heart:
A. Refuge against spiritual dangers
C. Strength of the soul in time of troubles in the Church
D. Solace and hope in the midst of afflictions
12. Which practices were 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
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:
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
15. What are appropriate practices 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
16. What are other practices associated with the Sacred Heart:
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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