Give it Up
"40 days" that the Catholic Church recognizes as a preparation time before Easter.
Lent
A time to gather with other believers and celebrate the Eucharist.
Mass
The act of communicating to God, whether in private or with a community
Prayer
he day before Ash Wednesday“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become ___________.’” (Matthew 4:1-25)
bread
The three days before Easter
Triduum
Abstaining from food or drink for spiritual purposes.
fasting
Praying before the Blessed Sacrament.
adoration
The Book, literally; the book on which Christianity is based, in addition to tradition.
The Bible
Church Law requires the observance of ____ and ____ during the Lenten Journey.
Lent ends on this day
Holy Thursday
Giving of one's resources, financially.
almsgiving
A Sacrament, the church's proclamation of God's forgiveness of our sins.
confession or reconciliation
Last year's palms are burned to create this substance.
ash for Ash Wednesday
“And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have _____ ____ _____.” (Matthew 6:16-18)
"received their reward"
No meat is allowed on this day
Friday
A person who shares God's love with the people around them.
missionary/saint
The prayer that Jesus taught his disciples.
The Lord's Prayer or The Our Father
Ashes represent and remind us that we are _____ on Ash Wednesday.
made of dust
According to Canon Law what is the normal age a member in the church starts to sustain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Friday's during lent, and Good Friday.
14
The Lord's Passion is re-enacted on this day
Good Friday
The place where Christians go to worship God together
Parish/church
An expression of sorrow for one's sins; usually said after a confession is made
Act of Confession
The number of weeks in Lent
six
What do some people do before Ash Wednesday?
Celebrate Mardi Gras or Shrove Tuesday
Jesus rises from the dead in the dark of the night at what mass?
Easter vigil