Lenten Basics
The number of days in the Lenten liturgical season.
What is 40 days?
These are the two days Catholics are required to fast during Lent.
What are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday?
This plant was laid at Jesus' feet as he approached Jerusalem in Mark 11:1-11 and is also often burned to make the ashes for Ash Wednesday.
What is a palm?
This city is famous for its Mardi Gras celebrations before Lent.
What is New Orleans?
This Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week.
What is Palm Sunday?
The Lenten season begins on this Feast day, which falls in the middle of the week.
What is Ash Wednesday?
Catholics are asked to abstain from this type of food on Fridays during Lent.
What is meat?
The place where the first Passover took place.
What is Egypt?
This saint founded the Franciscans and promoted radical poverty and fasting.
Who is St. Francis of Assisi?
Holy Thursday commemorates this event
What is the Last Supper?
What is purple?
The day before Lent begins.
What is Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras?
This form of prayer involves silently resting in God's presence, often practiced during Lent.
What is contemplative prayer?
This female saint had visions of Christ’s Passion and promoted deep meditation on suffering.
Who is St. Catherine of Sienna?
This person helped Jesus carry his cross.
Who is Simon of Cyrene?
These are the three pillars of Lent.
What are prayer, fasting, and almsgiving?
This is the amount of full meals permitted on fasting days.
What is one full meal, with two smaller meals that do not equal a full meal?
The prayer/song we don't sing during Mass during Lent.
What is the Alleluia?
St. Ignatius of Loyola encouraged this type of prayerful reflection, which is often used during Lent.
What is the Examen?
This is the day of Holy Week when the Passion of Christ is read at Mass.
What is Good Friday?
The ashes we receive on Ash Wednesday symbolize this.
What is mortality and repentance?
These words are said when ashes are placed on our foreheads.
What is "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return"?
These two Old Testament prophets appeared with Jesus during the Transfiguration, a key Lenten Gospel reading.
Who are Moses and Elijah?
This traditional Lenten bread eaten in Germany is made without butter, eggs, or milk and resembles arms crossed in prayer.
What are pretzels?
The name of the garden where Jesus prayed before His arrest.
What is the Garden of Gethsemane?