Lent

Ash Wednesday

100

This day marks that there are 46 days until Easter and begins the Lenten season.

What is Ash Wednesday?

200

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?

300

People from the age of 14 are expected to _____ on this day. This means abstain from meat and on certain days, eat smaller meals.

What is fast?

400

"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?

500

This is the symbol we wear to show our repentance of sin.

What is an ashen cross?

Easter Symbols

100

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?

200

This is without the figure of Christ crucified--reminds Christians of Jesus' victory over death and the new life and hope this victory brings to believers.

What is a cross?

300

This represents Jesus as "the Light of the World." Many churches extinguish these on their altars on Good Friday to show that Jesus' light has gone out. It is relit on Easter Sunday to represent Jesus' return to life.

What is a candle?

400

This was placed on Jesus' head before he was crucified, used by the Roman guards to mock Jesus - to make fun of him.

What is the Crown of Thorns?

500

The large, pure white blossoms remind Christians of the pure new life that comes to them through the Resurrection of Jesus.

What is an Easter Lilly?

Holy Week

100

This is the final week of Lent that begins on Palm Sunday and ends on Holy Saturday.

What is Holy Week?

200

This is the day when we remember Jesus' death and crucifixion. We attend mass to listen to the Passion. On this day, Jesus was taken into Roman courts, before Pontius Pilate and Herod Antipas, who sent him back to the Jewish court. Roman soldiers took him to Golgotha, the place of the skull, where he was crucified.

What is Good Friday?

300

This is 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 is Palm Sunday?

400

On this day, Jesus washed the feet of the disciples and celebrated the Feast of the Passover, instituting the Sacrament of Holy Communion. After the supper, Jesus and his disciples went to Gethsemane to pray, where he was arrested by the Temple guard and taken to an illegal night session of the Jewish court, the Sanhedrin.

What is Holy Thursday?

500

This is the day when Jesus' body was entombed. The most important time is at sundown when we recognize the Easter Vigil.

What is Holy Saturday?

Words of Faith

100

An offense against God as well as against reason, truth, and conscience.

What is sin?

200

To give up something enjoyable or important that does not please God.

What is sacrifice?

300

A gift from God that allows you to make our own choices guided by the teachings of Jesus and what He taught us about how to live good lives. 

What is free will?

400

A serious sin that willfully breaks God's laws and separates us from God.

What is the mortal sin?

500

The Jewish holy day that celebrates God's leading the Israelites out of slavery into Egypt.

What is the Passover?

Grab Bag

100

This is a pillar of Lent where we deny ourselves something we love, such as food.

What is fasting?

200

This is a pillar of Lent where we talk to God about our own intentions and pray for those of others.

What is prayer?

300

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?

400

This is not celebrated on Good Friday services

What is the Eucharist?

500

This is the reading of the Bible where we hear about Jesus' conviction and crucifixion.

What is the Passion?