Palm Sunday Symbols
Easter
Good Friday
Holy Thursday
Easter Vigil
100
The people waved these as Jesus entered Jerusalem
What are palm branches
100
This Easter symbol is used at every Baptism.
What is a candle?
100

The hour of the Divine Mercy (Jesus death).

What is 3 pm?

100

This object was blessed by Jesus and became his body at the Last Supper.

What is bread?

100

Of water, ashes, or a crucifix, this is the item the priest blesses as a reminder of our initiation into the life of Christ.

What is water?

200
Palms left over from Palm Sunday are burned and the ashes are used on this day.
What is Ash Wednesday?
200
When the women went to the tomb on Easter morning, this was rolled back.
What is the stone?
200

This came out of Jesus' side when he was pierced with a sword.

What is blood and water?

200

Peter, James, and John did this when Jesus went to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray. (symbolizing while the spirit is strong the flesh is weak)

What is fell asleep?

200

During the Easter Vigil, this is lit from the Easter fire.

What is the Easter candle?

300
This was the animal that Jesus rode into Jerusalem.
What is a donkey?
300

Daily Double:  The woman consistently identified as the first person to discover that Jesus wasn't in the tomb and then to tell Peter and John.

Who is Mary Magdalene?

300
These depictions show fourteen events from the last hours of Christ's life.
What are stations of the cross?
300

When he washed these, Jesus showed us not only how to love but how to serve others.

What are the apostles' feet? 

300
These two Greek letters are often inscribed on the Easter candle.
What are the alpha and the omega?
400

This is the word that the people repeated over and over as Jesus entered Jerusalem. It means "save us!"

What is hosanna?

400
This is the liturgical color for Easter.
What is white?
400
These letters appear on the top of most crucifixes and stand for the Latin words for "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews."
What is INRI?
400

Daily Double: The two Holy Sacraments were instituted on Holy Thursday. When he washed these, Jesus showed us not only how to love but how to serve others.

What are the Holy Eucharist (Holy Communion) and Holy Orders (Priesthood)? What are the apostles' feet?

400

People receiving Holy Sacraments of initiation at the Easter Vigil. 

Who are OCIA candidates (new people being initiated into the Catholic Church).

500

The Gospel read at Mass on Palm Sunday.

What is The Passion of Christ"?

500

Last day of the Easter season.

What is Pentecost Sunday?

500
This daily Catholic ritual is not celebrated on Good Friday.
What is the Mass?
500

Judas betrayed Jesus with this.

What is a kiss on the cheek?

500
The five grains of incense inserted into the Easter Candle represent these.
What are the five wounds of Christ?
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