The Weekly Examination
A self-examination drawn from the life of Saint Francis Xavier, the Society of Jesus, and the Roman Catholic Church. The same fifty questions stand for all pilgrims this week — and are renewed with the turning of every seventh day.
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01What date did Xavier arrive in Goa?
02Which of Xavier's companions later led the Jesuit mission in Japan?
03Transubstantiation, reaffirmed at Trent, concerns which sacrament?
04Which other saint was named co-patron of the missions alongside Xavier in 1927?
05In which year was Francis Xavier born?
06Which council (1414-1418) ended the Western schism of multiple rival popes?
07Which Roman dicastery historically supervised doctrinal orthodoxy?
08How many sacraments does the Catholic Church recognize?
09The mother church of the Jesuits in Rome is:
10Which council met from 1545 to 1563 to respond to the Reformation?
11Among which people did Xavier first labor on the Cape Comorin coast?
12The Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome descends from which order's school?
13The Jesuits in Latin are abbreviated:
14The head of the Society of Jesus is titled:
15Which pope issued the Index Librorum Prohibitorum in 1559?
16Which pope reformed the Roman Missal after Trent, issuing the missal of 1570?
17Where was Saint Francis Xavier born?
18Which council was convoked by John XXIII and opened in 1962?
19Which pope suppressed the Society of Jesus in 1773?
20Where are Xavier's relics chiefly venerated?
21The First Vatican Council (1869-1870) defined as dogma:
22Which pope defined the Immaculate Conception as dogma?
23Which Jesuits debated grace and free will in the 'De Auxiliis' controversy?
24Where did Xavier meet the Japanese exile Anjirō (Yajirō)?
25Which French companion of Ignatius and Xavier was the first priest among the first Jesuits?
26Which pope convoked the Council of Trent?
27Xavier often ministered to whom by teaching the Creed with simple songs?
28Which pope closed the Council of Trent and confirmed its decrees in 1564?
29Pope Pius XI declared Xavier patron of what?
30Which venerated formula begins 'Pray, brethren, that my sacrifice and yours...'?
31Which Carmelite was declared a Doctor of the Church in 1970?
32Which Italian saint founded the Oratory and was close to Ignatius' circle?
33Which pope canonized Francis Xavier?
34Which are principal theological constitutions of Vatican II?
35The process by which the Church declares someone a saint is:
36When was Francis Xavier canonized?
37Who is said to have asked Xavier, 'What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul?'
38Which 17th-century Jesuit polymath wrote across natural history and China?
39Where did Xavier first arrive in India?
40Which Japanese port city became a major base for later Jesuit mission work in Japan?
41Where was Ignatius of Loyola born?
42The decree on justification was issued at Trent in which year?
43Which English Jesuit was martyred in 1581 and is among the Forty Martyrs?
44Which Marian apparition in 1531 at Guadalupe occurred during Xavier's lifetime?
45Where was Francis Xavier ordained a priest in 1537?
46Which Jesuit was martyred in North America and is among the North American Martyrs?
47Which Jesuit astronomer contributed to the Gregorian calendar reform?
48Which Jesuit became a 'Roman Brahmin' to adapt Christianity in India?
49The Jesuits' daily review of conscience is called:
50What date is associated with the Montmartre vows?
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