Lent
How many days are in Lent?
40
Which season begins 4 weeks before Christmas?
Advent
Women are exempt from fasting if they are?
Pregnant
We are all born with?
Original sin
The month of March is dedicated to which saint?
St. Joseph
Lent begins on what day?
Ash Wednesday
Which season begins 6 weeks before Easter?
Lent
These two specific days are obligatory for both fasting and abstinence from meat for Catholics.
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday
Through what Sacrament are we washed from Original Sin and are given a life of grace
Baptism
Ireland
What day starts Holy Week? (Jesus rode into Jerusalem on this day)
Palm Sunday
What word means not eating?
Fasting
14
We all bear crosses, which act as an act of?
Self-Denial
What do we celebrate on March 25th?
The Annunication
What do we remember on Sundays - even during Lent?
In the Church to not eat meat on Fridays is a form of?
Abstinence
What age range is required for those fasting (one full meal/2 smaller meals - not amounting to a full meal)
18-59
When Jesus carried his cross, how many times did he fall?
3 times
Who did Jesus raise from the dead shortly before his crucifixion?
Lazarus
What color is worn during Lent?
Purple
This means doing something that we may not like or refusing pleasure for the sake of a greater good.
Self-denial
What day of the week do we show penance?
Our cross may be suffering that allows who in our life?
God
How many Sacraments does the Church have?
Seven