Meaning
What day of the week does Ash Wednesday fall on?
Wednesday
Ash Wednesday initiates ________.
* Lent
Our church offers confession during lent to: ______
to repent and renew their faith
When Flowers return to the church in Easter, they do not return as decoration, but as proclamation.
True
Who was St. Valentine?
Holy priest, who obeyed the Lords will and not Claudius II laws.
What date we will celebrate Ash Wednesday?
February 18th, 2026
The first day of Lent; represents ________?
(many answer applicable)
* penitence
* regret
* repentance
* sorrow
* A season in which Faithful Christians are called to renew their faith and prepare for the resurrection of Jesus Christ through prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
Is Lent a season of Celebration?
No!
(It's a season of purification; we suffer through abstinence- as Jesus suffered in the wilderness fro 40 days.)
After the desert, comes the garden; After fasting comes "more sorrow."
False
After fasting comes "the feast"
Why was St Valentine apprehended, beaten, and beheaded?
He secretly performed the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony for young couples who were in love.
What is the "Ash" made from?
*palm fronds blessed from the previous year's Palm Sunday celebration
*Holy water or Olive Oil
(Palms celebrated Jesus' entry into Jerusalem)
The primary liturgical color for Lent _______.
purple
What does the Altar look like?
(many answer applicable)
* bare
* no beauty display
* Purple garments
After the Cross, comes the Resurrection of our Lord; Jesus Christ.
True!!!
Claudius II, did not want "Young men" to marry, because __________________.
The emperor believed that young men were better and stronger soldiers at war.
Faithful Catholics receive an Ash Cross as a sign of : ___________.
* mortality and repentance
* Proceed with Lent
What is the true meaning of Lent?
(many answer applicable)
*It commemorates Jesus Christ's 40 days of fasting in the wilderness
* season of fasting, prayer, and repentance
* deepening their spiritual relationship with God
The empty altar preaches without words that "this season is not about attraction, it is about ________"
(many answer applicable)
* attention
*sacrifice
* purify the spirit
*Grow our love and Faith for God
During Lent, we await for "Our resurrection"
False!!!!
We await for "Risen Lord."
Why do we celebrate Valentines day on Feb. 14th?
Saint Valentine was killed on February 14th, 269.
Why is this day called "Ash Wednesday,"
(many answer applicable)
* It's 40 days before "Good Friday," and if we count in reverse, it always falls on a Wednesday.
* Faithful Christian who believe in the resurrection, get marked with a cross. To await for resurrection.
Faithful Christians practice Lent by doing what?
(many answer applicable)
*Prayer
* Fasting
* Give up luxuries and comfort
* Add on a goal; charity and helping those in need
* Prepare "spiritually" for Jesus' resurrection
The church strips the Altar to teach the heart something deeper that God is not found in beauty alone: he is found in sacrifice, silence, and __________.
Surrender.
Any aged Faithful Catholic can participate in "Friday Abstinence"
False
Catholics aged 14+ abstain from eating meat on all Fridays during Lent.
Adults with severe illnesss
Valentines day, became a "Feast day" around what year?
Pope Gelasius I established February 14 as the feast day around 496 A.D.
( it was originally a religious commemoration rather than a romantic holiday)