Lent
This day marks that there are 46 days until Easter and begins the Lenten season.
What is Ash Wednesday?
Everything we have is a gift from ______—every blessing in our lives, every person, talent, ability, and interest—every good gift.
Who is God?
What is the free and undeserved invisible gift of God's life and love that helps us grow in holiness so we can be his disciples.
What is Grace?
We do this as a sign of respect when the priest comes into the church.
What is standing up?
This is a pillar of Lent where we deny ourselves something we love, such as food.
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of ________ and abstinence for Catholics.
What is fasting?
This is the carnival that takes place on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday to celebrate before the fasting and sacrifice of Lent.
What is Mardi Gras?
Without the___________, there would be no Mass, no celebration of the Eucharist.
What is the Priesthood/Priest?
God became man in the ______________. The Second Person of the Trinity willingly came down from heaven to become “one of us” in everything but sin.
What is the Incarnation?
This is the place where all the actions takes place, it is the source of all "Grace".
What is the Altar?
This is a pillar of Lent where we talk to God about our own intentions and pray for those of others.
What is prayer?
People from the age of 14 are expected to _____ on Ash Wednesday and Fridays during Lent.
What is abstain from meat/abstinence?
Prior to entering or exiting a pew, we ____________ kneel down on one knee as an outward sign of our reverence for the presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
What is genuflect/genuflection?
Your parents have in place rules for you and your family. God’s rules for us are called:
What are the 10 Commandments?
This is the rite of divine worship proclaiming the gospel and learning how to follow Christ and serve others.
What is the Liturgy?
This is a pillar of lent where we give aide to those in need. This can be through money or donating our time.
What is almsgiving?
"By the sweat of your brow, you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for ____ you are and to ____ you will return." Genesis 3:19
What is dust?
From a Latin word for “sacred” or “holy place,” the “____________” is the area of a church, where liturgical actions take place.
What is the sanctuary?
The Nicene Creed, which we pray every Sunday at Mass, says: “Through him [Jesus] all things were made. For us men and for our_____________, he came down from heaven”
What is Salvation?
The priest does this "lifting up" of the bread and wine during the most important part of the Mass.
What is the elevation?
An offense against God as well as against reason, truth, and conscience.
What is sin?
This is a cross with an image of Jesus' body hanging from it. It symbolizes the sacrifice Jesus made by allowing Himself to be killed.
What is a crucifix?
"The priest receives a special Sacrament, through which he is anointed by the Holy Spirit, and takes the place of Christ in such a way that he can act, __ _________ ________, that is, in the very Person of Jesus Christ."
What is "in persona Christi"?
After the mass begins the priest begins a conversation with (us) the people called the ______. It tells of the wonderful actions of God, both throughout history and in our lives, we give God thanks for all these things.
What is the Preface?
In this part of the Mass the priest calls down the Holy Spirit to transform the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ.
What is the Epiclesis?
or, "This is my body, and this is my blood."
A gift from God that helps you know the difference between right and wrong and helps you choose what is right.
What is conscience?