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1. Name the Apostle that the Catholic Church has not declared a saint.
2. The Blessed Virgin Mary lived with at least eight other people at various times on earth. How many of them can you name?
3. St. Joseph was physically present at which mysteries of the Rosary?
4. Name a non-mythical animal that was not on Noah’s ark.
5. How many times did Moses lead God’s people around the walls of Jericho?

Answers: [highlight to reveal]

1. Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve.
2. Mary’s housemates included her parents (traditionally, Joachim & Anne), Zachariah, Elizabeth, & John the Baptist, Joseph & Jesus, & the Beloved Disciple (traditionally, John the Apostle. See John 19:27.)
3. Joseph was present for the Nativity, the Presentation, & the Finding of Jesus in the Temple. (See Luke 2)
4. Fish, dolphins, whales, etc.
5. None. Moses died outside the Promised Land, but Joshua took them for 13 laps around the city in one week. (See Joshua 6)

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