General Lent
Which day marks the beginning of Lent?
Ash Wednesday
What were the 3 themes that the groups focused on for the Easter egg hunt?
Trusting God when you pray, persistent and faithful prayer, and forgiveness in prayer
What days during Lent are Catholics required to fast?
Ash Wednesday and all Fridays
What is the collection during Mass called?
The offertory
What classic film features a Kansas farm girl who travels to a magical land and follows a yellow brick road?
The Wizard of Oz
What are the three pillars of Lent?
Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving (Charity)
What is the most perfect prayer?
The Mass
What is one reason why Catholics fast?
Grow in spirit, stengthen relationship with God, penance for sins, etc
What are the two types of works of mercy in the Catholic Church?
Corporal and Spiritual works of mercy
What Pixar movie explores the concept of human emotions through characters like Joy, Anger, and Sadness?
Inside Out
What does purple symbolize during Lent?
Repentance
What traditional Catholic practice involves reading, meditating, praying, and contemplating scripture?
Lectio Divina
Who fasted for 40 days and 40 nights on Mount Sinai?
Moses
What is one way to practice charity during Lent?
Volunteering, donation, kindness, etc
What movie features a young woman who volunteers as tribute to take her sister’s place in a deadly competition?
The Hunger Games
Lent as a time of testing, purification, and reliance on God?
Exodus (the Israelites journey in the wilderness)
What Lenten prayer practice is a devotion that reflects on Jesus’ journey to the cross?
Stations of the Cross
Which prophet said, "Is this not the fasting I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice?"
Isaiah
Which story shows Jesus feeding a large crowd with just a few loaves and fish?
Feeding of the 5,000
In what film do the Avengers attempt a “time heist” to reverse a devastating snap that wiped out half of all life in the universe?
Avengers: End Game
What is the New Testament event in which Jesus prepares for His public ministry through fasting and temptation?
Jesus’ time in the desert (temptation in the wilderness)
What is the Latin phrase, meaning “work of God,” that refers to the official public prayer of the Church, especially the daily prayers said by clergy and religious orders?
Opus Dei (the Divine Office / Liturgy of the Hours)
Whose moral philosophy provides theological support for fasting?
St. Thomas Aquinas
Which apostle organized collections to help struggling churches?
Paul
In what musical film does a high school student audition for a jazz band and fall in love with an aspiring actress?
La La Land