Journey of Lent
What is the first Sunday of Lent which focuses on our heavenly belongings instead of our earthly possessions?
Treasures in Heaven
What is preparation week?
Introductory week to "prepare" spiritually and physically to transition into the 40 day fast.
What day of the week did Jesus enter Jerusalem?
Palm Sunday
What does "Pascha" mean?
Passover
This Sunday of Lent teaches us about repentance and God's mercy always accepting us back.
Prodigal Son
How many pieces of Silver did Judas betray Jesus for?
30 pieces of silver
Where was Jesus Christ crucified?
Golgotha.
When does the church read the entire book of Revelation?
Bright Saturday (Apocalypse Night).
On this Sunday, we hear the Gospel about Christ defeating Satan in the wilderness.
Temptation Sunday
What does Metanoia mean?
Repentance/ to go back.
What is Palm Sunday?
The day where Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a colt, accompanied by His disciples, while crowds of people covered the streets ahead of him with their cloaks and with palm branches.
What does the church symbolize by lighting candles on Bright Saturday?
Christ's victory over darkness and death
This Sunday of Lent teaches us that God came for the sinners.
The Samaritan Woman
What are the 9 weeks of lent?
Preparation, Treasures in Heaven, Temptation on the mountain, Prodigal Son, Samaritan women, Paralyzed man, Man born blind, Palm Sunday, Easter.
Yours is the power
After the Resurrection Liturgy, the church enters a joyful season with no fasting, what is this period called?
Holy fifty days
This Sunday of Lent teaches us about patience and to not lose hope in God.
Paralyzed Man
What was Jesus' cause of death?
Asphyxiation; process of being deprived of oxygen.
On what day of the week did Judas agree to betray Jesus?
Wednesday
If Jesus was in the grave for three days, how did he die on Good Friday and resurrect on Sunday?
Jews count their days from sunrise to sunset.