Lent
All About Color
Gifts of the Holy Spirit
1, 2, 3...
Confirmation
100

Lent begins on this day

Ash Wednesday

100

This is the color of Lent

Purple

100

You see your newborn baby cousin for the first time and it is while you are holding this precious gift that you truly realize the gift of ___________.

FEAR OF LORD / WONDER AND AWE

100

There are this many days in Lent

40 days

100

During Confirmation, candidates take the name of a ______

Saint

200

Lent ends on this day

Holy Thursday

200

The priest wears this color on Good Friday

Red

200

You read the Bible and try to learn more about God. You think about your faith and where it is leading you.

KNOWLEDGE

200

This number represents the Holy Trinity

3

200

A candidate's forehead is anointed with this

Sacred Chrism

300

The ashes from Ash Wednesday come from this

Palm leaves from the previous year

300

The candle in the 3rd week of Advent is this color

Pink
300

You've finished eating a snack and are unsure of what to do with the wrapper. Your friend suggests you just throw it on the ground. Through the gift of ________, you realize that you need to respect God's creations by refraining from littering.

PIETY / REVERENCE

300

There are this many gifts of the Holy Spirit

7

300

This person is chosen by the candidate to help them grow in faith

Sponsor

400

Lent is a time of prayer and penance designed to prepare us for _______

Easter / Resurrection

400

The priest wears this color during ordinary time

Green

400

You choose friends who are positive influences on you. They lift you up, instead of bringing you down.

COUNSEL / RIGHT JUDGMENT

400

According to Code of Canon Law, all Catholics of this age must abstain from meat every Friday during Lent

14 years old

400

Confirmation completes this other sacrament

Baptism

500

The traditional spiritual practices during Lent include praying, almsgiving and ___________

Fasting

500

The priest wears this color on Easter

White (or gold)

500

Your family is having tough financial problems. Through the gift of _________, you see through God's eyes and trust that it's part of God's good plan for you.

WISDOM

500

This is how many times Jesus fell carrying His cross

3 times

500

True or False: Catholics can receive the Sacrament of Confirmation more than once in their life.

False

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