Hold the Line!

 We have three teams:

The Rangers - our most experienced team.

The Reapers - the regulars, who have come into their own, showing their worth under pressure.

The Marines - the fresh blood, probably also soon-to-be-bleeding, but bright eye and bushy-tailed, full of dreams of heroism and valor.

All three teams are pinned behind the Prayer Wall, stuck in the Sanctuary, the last Christian outpost in the War Realm. Outside the Sanctuary the Lost Souls roam in search of meaning. Amongst them unspeakable terrors lurk, looking for fresh souls to devour.

Lillith has recovered, but who will take Salvadore Benson's place as Leader of the World? (btw: RIP 'Baby' Joe).

What will be your contribution? How will this tale play out? It is up to you to be the best Catholic you can be. Otherwise, you might as well give up now...

The Past, Present and Future

 I know what you're thinking.

'No-one died in Saint's Quest until 2021, and that guy was just reduced to being a hobbit baby for a game or two. Then 2022 came round Unit 147 lost one Ridder, and the most powerful unit in all of SQ's history, the famous Unit 137, lost all their players except for one, sole survivor! So, 2021= 1 dead, 2022 = 9 dead...

Things are escalating REAL FAST!"

Indeed.

This year stay close to your Bible, get to the Confessional whenever needed, hold that Rosary in a death-like grip and pray pray pray.

Otherwise who knows if anyone will survive the next year....

Tests and Trials

It is time to test the metal in the fire! (Testing May 10th, possibly also May 17th, if needed)

Here are the different requirements for each group:

Unit 3410 (Our New Recruits)

To be promoted to the rank of Draper you must be able to recall the following:

1.) The Ten Commandments 

2.) The Apostles Creed (English)

3.) The Ave Maria OR Pater Noster

 Unit 147 (Our Regular Unit)

To be promoted to the rank of Ridder you must be able to recall the following:

1.) The Ten Commandments 

2.) The Apostles Creed (English)

3.) The Ave Maria, Pater Noster AND Gloria Patri

4.) The 6 Commandments of the Church:

* Attend Mass every Sunday and holy day of obligation.

* Go to confession annually if not more often or when needed.

* Receive Holy Communion during Easter. Receiving weekly or daily is encouraged, though.

* Observe laws on fasting and abstinence: one full meal on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday; not eating meat on Fridays during Lent.

* Obey the marriage laws of the Church

* Support the Church financially and otherwise.)

Unit 137 (Elite Unit)

To be promoted to the rank of Gold Cross Templar you must be able to recall the following:

1.) The Ten Commandments 

2.) The Apostles Creed

3.) The Symbolum Apostolorum, Ave Maria, Pater Noster and Gloria Patri

4.) The 6 Commandments of the Church:

* Attend Mass every Sunday and holy day of obligation.

* Go to confession annually if not more often or when needed.

* Receive Holy Communion during Easter. Receiving weekly or daily is encouraged, though.

* Observe laws on fasting and abstinence: one full meal on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday; not eating meat on Fridays during Lent.

* Obey the marriage laws of the Church

* Support the Church financially and otherwise.)

5.) General Knowledge: 

6.) And lastly , be able to either bilocate or levitate successfully, for about 5 minutes minimum.

USEFUL VIDEOS AND TEXT:

Pater Noster and Ave Maria

If you are not ready to aim for Templar Knight level, you should still try to learn at least a few lines of these three prayers. If you want to be a Templar Knight, you will have to know all three off by heart.

SIGN OF THE CROSS:

In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen

PATER noster, 
qui es in cœlis; 
sanctificatur nomen tuum:
adveniat regnum tuum
fiat voluntas tua
sicut in caelo et in terra. 
Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie, 
et dimitte nobis debita nostra 
sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris. 
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, 
sed libera nos a malo. Amen.

AVE MARIA, gratia plena, 
Dominus tecum. 
Benedicta tu in mulieribus, 
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. 

Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, 
ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, 
et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.

GLORIA PATRI, et Filio, 
et Spiritui Sancto. 
Sicut erat in principio, 
et nunc, et semper, 
et in saecula saeculorum. Amen. 

Pronounciation in this video:

"And your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations, you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to dwell in." 
Isaiah 58:12

THREE SAINT'S QUEST TEAMS!!!! Here we GO!!!!

 Saint's Quest 1:

The New Guys (almost all from Pilgrim's Quest!)

Check out Information Videos ----->

Hopefully you have printed out your Profile Sheets and Cheat Sheets already.

I will guide you through everything during our first sessions.

Saint's Quest 2:

This is your second year in the saddle. 

This year your goal should be to make Templar Rank.

You should aim to know all the Latin Prayers (except the Creed) and all the other facts listed in posts below.

Otherwise, everything continues where things left off last year, after the Battle at the Lost Desert.

Saint's Quest 3:

We will phase into Catholic Philosopher's Club.

(Unless you want to join SQ 2)

You retain your rank of Silver Cross Templars.

End of Year Challenge for TEMPLARS

 SYMBOLUM APOSTOLORUM (The Apostle's Creed) TEST FOR SILVER CROSS (June 2021)

Credo in Deum Patrem omnipotentem, 

Creatorem caeli et terrae. 

Et in Iesum Christum, 

Filium eius unicum, 

Dominum nostrum, 

qui conceptus est de Spiritu Sancto, 

natus ex Maria Virgine, 

passus sub Pontio Pilato, 

crucifixus, mortuus, et sepultus, 

descendit ad infernos, 

tertia die resurrexit a mortuis, 

ascendit ad caelos, 

sedet ad dexteram Dei Patris omnipotentis, 

inde venturus est iudicare vivos et mortuos. 

Credo in Spiritum Sanctum, 

sanctam Ecclesiam catholicam, 

sanctorum communionem, 

remissionem peccatorum, 

carnis resurrectionem et vitam aeternam. 

Amen.

Here is the link for the Lands of Limbo cheat sheet:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b99crnE_yca_GcKN8eZVVc8S58ml2m5F/view?usp=sharing

22nd of FEBRUARY TEST FOR BOTH GROUPS

  TEMPLARS AND RIDDERS TEST (in CAPS)

NEW PLAYERS (only ones with *)

-  TEN COMMANDMENTS *
-  APOSTLES CREED *
-  LATIN PRAYERS (see below) (* Only Pater Noster)
-  COMMANDMENTS OF THE CHURCH (requirements of the Church for Catholics, see:

* Attend Mass every Sunday and holy day of obligation.

* Go to confession annually if not more often or when needed.

* Receive Holy Communion during Easter. Receiving weekly or daily is encouraged, though.

* Observe laws on fasting and abstinence: one full meal on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday; not eating meat on Fridays during Lent.

* Obey the marriage laws of the Church

* Support the Church financially and otherwise.)

- and learn as much of the following from this photo of a pamphlet (ST. JOSEPH'S WORKERS FOR LIFE AND FAMILY www.sjw.ca)

Pater Noster and Ave Maria

If you are not ready to aim for Templar Knight level, you should still try to learn at least a few lines of these three prayers. If you want to be a Templar Knight, you will have to know all three off by heart.

SIGN OF THE CROSS:

In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen

PATER noster, 
qui es in cœlis; 
sanctificatur nomen tuum:
adveniat regnum tuum
fiat voluntas tua
sicut in caelo et in terra. 
Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie, 
et dimitte nobis debita nostra 
sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris. 
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, 
sed libera nos a malo. Amen.

AVE MARIA, gratia plena, 
Dominus tecum. 
Benedicta tu in mulieribus, 
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. 

Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, 
ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, 
et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.

GLORIA PATRI, et Filio, 
et Spiritui Sancto. 
Sicut erat in principio, 
et nunc, et semper, 
et in saecula saeculorum. Amen. 

Pronounciation in this video:

"And your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations, you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to dwell in." 
Isaiah 58:12

Current Status October 2020

 Since the game is now split into two different directions, I will not be updating these posts unless I need to inform you of something that can be shared without one group getting insight into what the other is doing.  (The two groups are in different parts of the landscape, so they should be kept in the dark about each other unless they can find a way to communicate in the game.)

(Ridders and Templars should tune in at 12:45 so we can do our Latin prayers!)

 If you are starting out, the following is really important:

Use the Profile Cheat Sheet to fill out your Profile Sheet BEFORE THE GAME (can be downloaded from here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MEY3oyWhDbO33bygyu1gq5VBaUGfokam )

Special Tutorial for SQUIRES:

If you want to go up the ranks, you need EXPERIENCE in the game, so be patient. However, it will also help your promotions if you learn the following:

-  TEN COMMANDMENTS
-  APOSTLES CREED
-  LATIN PRAYERS (see below)
-  COMMANDMENTS OF THE CHURCH (requirements of the Church for Catholics, see:

* Attend Mass every Sunday and holy day of obligation.

* Go to confession annually if not more often or when needed.

* Receive Holy Communion during Easter. Receiving weekly or daily is encouraged, though.

* Observe laws on fasting and abstinence: one full meal on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday; not eating meat on Fridays during Lent.

* Obey the marriage laws of the Church

* Support the Church financially and otherwise.)

- and learn as much of the following from this photo of a pamphlet (ST. JOSEPH'S WORKERS FOR LIFE AND FAMILY www.sjw.ca)

NO HEART ATTACKS ALLOWED!: If you are a squire... RELAX! You don't have to learn all this stuff RIGHT NOW! Here is a natural progression:

Squires need to read at least SOME part of the Bible, every day. 
Squires need to pray at least ONCE a day, a prayer of at least a minute long. Try to learn the Rosary.
Squires need to try their best to act righteous.
Squires may not skip Mass on the weekend, at all. (During COVID 19 stage you can also watch a Mass on the Internet).

Begin to learn the Ten Commandments and the Apostles Creed.

Drapers and Sergeants 

Read at least a full page of the Bible every day.

Need to pray at least ONCE a day, at least three decades of the Rosary, or 7 minutes of some other prayer.
Learn the Ten Commandments, the Apostles Creed, and the Pater Noster (Our Father in Latin).
Need to try their best to act righteous.
May not skip Mass on the weekend, at all. (During COVID 19 stage you can also watch a Mass on the Internet).

Ridders 

Read at least one and a half pages of the Bible each day.

Ridders need to pray at least TWICE a day, the full 5 decades of the Rosary, or ten minutes of some other prayer.
Ridders need to try their best to act righteous.
Learn the Ten Commandments, the Apostles Creed and the Commandments of the Church.

Learn to pray the Pater Noster (Our Father in Latin) and Ave Maria (Hail Mary).

Ridders may not skip Mass on the weekend, at all. (During COVID 19 stage you can also watch a Mass on the Internet).

RIDDERS MUST TUNE INTO ZOOM 15 MINUTES EARLY TO PRAY WITH TEMPLARS.

TEMPLARS

Read at least two pages of the Bible each day. OR, read a section from the Old and New Testament, as well as one a section from the Psalms.

Templars need to pray at least TWICE a day, the full 5 decades of the Rosary, or ten minutes of some other prayer.
Templars need to try their best to act righteous.
Learn the Ten Commandments, the Apostles Creed and the Commandments of the Church, as well as all the Doctrine in the Saint Joseph's Workers picture above.

Learn to pray ALL the Latin Prayers listed below.

Templars may not skip Mass on the weekend, at all. (During COVID 19 stage you can also watch a Mass on the Internet).

TEMPLARS MUST TUNE INTO ZOOM 15 MINUTES EARLY TO PRAY.

VIDEO OF THE WEEK: 

If you are not ready to aim for Templar Knight level, you should still try to learn at least a few lines of these three prayers. If you want to be a Templar Knight, you will have to know all three off by heart.

SIGN OF THE CROSS:

In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen

PATER noster, 
qui es in cœlis; 
sanctificatur nomen tuum:
adveniat regnum tuum
fiat voluntas tua
sicut in caelo et in terra. 
Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie, 
et dimitte nobis debita nostra 
sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris. 
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, 
sed libera nos a malo. Amen.

AVE MARIA, gratia plena, 
Dominus tecum. 
Benedicta tu in mulieribus, 
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. 

Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, 
ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, 
et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.

GLORIA PATRI, et Filio, 
et Spiritui Sancto. 
Sicut erat in principio, 
et nunc, et semper, 
et in saecula saeculorum. Amen. 

Pronounciation in this video:

"And your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations, you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to dwell in." 
Isaiah 58:12