Ash Wednesday
What type of leaf does the priest burn to use for ashes?
Palm leaves
True or False you can only fast from food?
False
What is the most important week in Catholicism?
Holy Week
When is Fat Tuesday in relation to Lent?
The day before
How many Stations of the Cross are there?
14
Is Ash Wednesday a Holy Day of Obligation?
No
Instead of meat many Catholics choose to eat....?
Fish
How many days is Holy Week?
8
What is the point of Fat Tuesday?
To get rid of all of the dessert and sweets and different temptations that you have, as well as eating a lot to help with the Lenten fasting, also to get you ready for Lent
How many times did Jesus fall during his passion?
3
Other than Mass, where else can you get blessed by ashes on Ash Wednesday?
Prayer Service
On what day of the week are Catholics required to not eat meat?
Friday
What Catholic holiday is the last day of Holy Week?
Easter
Name one of the three things that Fat Tuesday is also called
Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, Shrovetide
Who helps Jesus carry the Cross?
Simon
From what age does the Catholic Church require you to fast on Ash Wednesday?
14-59
What are the most common things to fast from? Have to get at least three
Sweets, meat, alcohol, social media, gossiping, TV, cursing
Why do they call it Spy Wednesday?
Because this is the day when Judas spies on Jesus and then he secretly plots his arrest
What language is "Mardi Gras" which means Fat Tuesday?
French
Who wipes Jesus' face?
Veronica
What pope encouraged the use of ashes on Ash Wednesday?
Pope Urban II
What desert did Jesus fast in?
Judean desert
What mount did Jesus preach on on the Tuesday of Holy Week?
Mount of Olives
Where does the biggest Mardi Gras celebration take place in the U.S.?
New Orleans
What hill was Jesus taking his Cross to?
Calvary/Golgotha