Lent Basics
This event marks the beginning of Lent.
What is Ash Wednesday?
This symbol on Ash Wednesday reminds us of repentance and mortality.
What are Ashes
The three traditional pillars of Lent
What are Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving
These are things that can be givin up during Lent.
What is Anything?
The Mass of the Lord’s Supper is celebrated on this day.
What is Holy Thursday?
This season lasts 40 days and prepares Catholics for Easter.
What is Lent
This liturgical color is used during Lent.
What is Purple
These two days include required fasting
What is Ash Wednesday and Good Friday
Catholics abstain from meat on these days during Lent.
What are Fridays and Ash Wednesday?
This Sunday commemorates Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem.
What is Palm Sunday?
These days are not counted in the 40 days of Lent.
What are Sundays?
Ashes are made from these blessed items from the previous year.
What are palm branches from Palm Sunday?
This Lenten practice helps detach us from excess and self-reliance.
What is fasting?
Abstinence from meat on Fridays is a penitential practice rooted in remembrance of this event.
What is the death of Christ
This day commemorates the Passion and death of Jesus.
What is Good Friday?
This biblical event inspired the length of Lent.
What are Jesus’ 40 days in the desert?
This joyful hymn is omitted during lent except on solemnities
What is the Gloria.
This practice emphasizes love of neighbor and generosity.
What is almsgiving?
Fasting applies to Catholics in this age range.
What is ages 18–59?
The most important liturgy of the entire Church year.
What is the Easter Vigil?
This liturgical season officially ends at the beginning of this Mass.
What is the Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Holy Thursday evening)?
This phrase is spoken when Ashes are imposed
“Repent and believe in the Gospel”
or
“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
The purpose of all three pillars together is this spiritual goal.
What is conversion of heart?
This is the Church’s goal when asking for fasting and abstinence.
What is spiritual discipline and repentance (not punishment)?
Lent exists to prepare us for this central mystery of faith.
What is the Resurrection of Jesus Christ?