Lenten Facts
What is the day before Ash Wednesday called?
Fat Tuesday
What city in the U.S. is known for celebrating Mardi Gras?
New Orleans
How long did Jesus hang on the cross?
3 hours
How long did Jesus fast and pray in the desert?
40 days
Who helped Jesus carry his cross?
Simon of Cyrene
Once you are fourteen, you are to abstain from what on Friday?
meat
purple, yellow, and green
What day did Jesus ride a donkey into Jerusalem?
Palm Sunday
What color do priests wear during Lent?
purple
Who wiped Jesus face while he carried is cross?
St. Veronica
How long is Lent?
40 days
When does Mardi Gras begin?
January 6th/Feast of the Epiphany
Who betrayed Jesus?
Judas
What are the three pillars of Lent?
prayer, fasting, and almsgiving
Who was at the cross when Jesus was crucified?
St. John and the Blessed Mother
What day of the week is not included in Lent?
Sunday
What dessert is commonly consume during Mardi Gras?
king cake
How many pieces of silver was Jesus betrayed for?
30 pieces of silver
Where do the ashes used on Ash Wednesday come from?
burned palm branches from Palm Sunday
Who provided a tomb for Jesus?
What do we call the time from Holy Thursday evening till the start of the Easter Vigil?
Triduum
Brazil has celebrations before Lent begins. They do not call it Mardi Gras. What do they call it?
Carnival
What is the name of the good thief who hung next to Jesus?
St. Dismas
Who created the Stations of the Cross?
St. Francis
Who as the high priest at the time Jesus was crucified?
Caiaphas