Ash Wednesday
This day marks the beginning of Lent, 46 days before Easter
What is Ash Wednesday?
This symbol shows Jesus on the cross and represents the sacrifice He made for us.
What is a crucifix?
Holy Week begins on this day, when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey.
What is Palm Sunday?
This is the word for something we do that offends God and goes against what we know is right.
What is sin?
If you give up chocolate for Lent, you are practicing this pillar — bonus points if you can name all three pillars!
What is fasting? (Fasting, Prayer, Almsgiving)
This big celebration happens on the Tuesday right before Ash Wednesday.
What is Mardi Gras?
This large, decorated candle is lit at the Easter Vigil and represents Jesus as the light of the world.
What is the Paschal candle?
After the Last Supper, Jesus went to this garden to pray before he was arrested.
What is the Garden of Gethsemane?
This is what we call God's gift of wiping away our sins and restoring our friendship with Him.
What is forgiveness (or reconciliation)?
Catholics age 14 and older are expected to do this on Ash Wednesday — it means eating less and no meat.
What is fasting?
Candles on church altars are put out on Good Friday to represent this — and relit on Easter Sunday.
What is the death (and resurrection) of Jesus?
On this night, Jesus shared a special meal with his disciples and gave us the Eucharist.
What is Holy Thursday (or the Last Supper)?
This is the gift from God that helps us know right from wrong.
What is conscience?
This is the one Sunday in the middle of Lent where the priest wears pink instead of purple and Catholics get a small break from fasting.
What is Laetare Sunday?
The ashes placed on your forehead come from these, burned from the previous year.
What are Palm Sunday palms?
This animal is a symbol of Easter because Jesus is referred to as "the _____ of God."
What is a lamb?
Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday together make up the Sacred _______.
What is the Triduum?
This is the sacred promise or agreement God made with his people.
What is a covenant?
This is the mark placed on your forehead on Ash Wednesday to show sorrow for sin.
What is the sign of the cross (or ashes)?
These large white flowers are used at Easter to symbolize the pure new life Jesus gives us.
What are Easter Lillies?
This is the day Jesus' body lay in the tomb — and the most important moment is at sundown, called this.
What is Holy Saturday / the Easter Vigil?
This is what a priest grants you at the end of Confession when your sins are formally forgiven.
What is absolution?
Similar to the phrase "Memento Mori," this Latin phrase is said by the priest on Ash Wednesday as he places ashes on your forehead — what does it remind us of?
What is "Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return?"