Days
This day marks the beginning of Lent.
What is Ash Wednesday?
During Lent, Catholics commonly participate in this practice, limiting the number and size of meals eaten in a day.
What is fasting?
This color is worn by the priest and used as liturgical decoration during Lent.
What is purple/violet?
The Hebrews declared Pilate was no friend of this important Roman leader when Pilate tried to let Jesus go free.
Who is Ceasar?
This final Sunday of Lent is named for the plant used to welcome Jesus into Jerusalem.
What is Palm Sunday?
Catholics may not eat certain foods such as meat during Lent in this practice.
What is abstinence or abstaining?
Catholics participate in the season of Lent for this biblically significant number of days.
What is 40 days?
These Old Testament prophets appeared during the Transfiguration of Jesus.
Who are Moses and Elijah?
What is Ash Wednesday?
Catholics abstain from meat on these days during Lent.
What is Fridays during Lent and Ash Wednesday?
Lent is spiritual preparation for this season.
What is Easter?
The priest performs this humbling act to various parishioners during Holy Thursday Mass.
What is washing feet?
The Holy Triduum includes these 3 days.
What is Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday?
Beginning at this age, Catholics are expected to abstain from meat on all Fridays during Lent, and on Ash Wednesday.
What is 14?
This Irish saint's feast day is celebrated during Lent.
Jesus models this commandment during the Last Supper which is remembered during Holy Thursday Mass.
What is "Love one another, as I have loved you"?
Lent ends at sundown on this day.
What is Holy Thursday/Maundy Thursday?
Penance can be expressed in various ways but above all in these 3 practices.
What are praying, fasting, and almsgiving?
Ashes for Ash Wednesday are made by burning this plant.
What are palm branches/palms/palm leaves?
Jesus was crucified on this hill also known as "The place called the skull."
Where is Golgotha?
The Triduum officially ends at sundown on this day.
What is Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil?
This Lenten devotion involves meditating on the final hours of Jesus's life on earth.
What are the Stations of the Cross?
This person is forced to help Jesus carry his cross in the 5th station of the cross.
Lent represents this biblical event featuring Jesus.
What is Jesus's 40 days in the desert/Temptation of Jesus in the Desert?
This is the only day of the year that Mass is not celebrated.
What is Good Friday?
This word will not be heard at Mass during Lent.
What is Alleluia?
In the 6th station of the cross, Jesus leaves his countenance on the cloth of this woman.
Who is Veronica?
Who are Peter, James, and John?
The day before Lent begins is marked by a day of excessive celebration known by these 3 names.
What is Shrove Tuesdsay, Fat Tuesday, and Mardi Gras?
This prayer is not said or sung at most Masses during Lent and is not sung again until the Easter Vigil.
What is The Gloria?
The holy oils used for sacraments are blessed by the bishop each year during this Holy Week Mass.
What is Chrism Mass?
The Jews brought Jesus to Pilate for trial instead of trying him themselves because they were seeking this penalty which the Hebrew law forbade.
What is death?
The season of Lent runs 46 calendar days, but it observed for 40 days because this day is not counted.
What is Sunday?
The Stations of the Cross are especially prayed on these days.
What are Fridays during Lent and Good Friday?
This saint has multiple feasts day, but this particular feast day is always celebrated during Lent on March 19.
What is St. Joseph, Husband of Mary?
The act of crucifixion is known to be one of the most torturous deaths with its victims suffering this cause of death.
What is asphyxiation?
The 4th Sunday of Lent, or _________ Sunday, is a day of hope and joy during a season of repentance.
What is Laetare Sunday?
During the Lenten practice of Stations of the Cross, participants meditate on this number of events from the final hours of Jesus's human life.
What is Spring?
This upcoming event was discussed during Jesus's transfiguration.
What is Jesus's crucifixion/what will be accomplished on the cross?